Category: Bike trails
Saturday is Opening Day for Trails, a good time to go out and celebrate the arrival of spring with a bicycle ride on a local trail.
I’ve never heard of Opening Day for Trails until the Rails to Trails Conservancy sent me a reminder about a free T-shirt offer for telling them about my favorite trail.
The event is obviously ceremonial — like the first pitch at a baseball game — because there is no end to the trail season. Most are open year-round.
Here in my neck of the Pacific Northwest, the rail-trails …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/03/28/take-your-bike-to-opening-day-for-trails-on-saturday/
Rail-to-trail enthusiasts might enjoy an open house and tour on the Eastside Rail Corridor coming up in Renton on March 30.
King County government officials want to call attention to the acquisition of nearly 20 miles of the abandoned BNSF right-of-way, part of the corridor that runs between Renton and the King County line. Redmond, Kirkland and Sound Transit own other parts of the old railroad corridor.
The open house is scheduled from 12 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, at the Seahawks Headquarters and Training Facility at 12 Seahawks Way, Renton. To get there …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/03/14/open-house-for-trails-and-transit-on-eastside-rail-corridor-is-march-30/
The Centennial Trail in Snohomish County grows to 29 miles in length on Saturday when an additional 4 miles of paved bicycle path opens to the public.
The new section rolls out between Bryant (just north of Arlington) and the historic Nakashima Barn at the Skagit County line. [The photo at right shows the bridge …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/11/01/centennial-trail-bike-path-segment-opens-saturday-link-in-arlington-still-missing/
Gosh. I just love the sound my bicycle tires make as they zip through puddles and slosh over soggy leaves that fall on wet autumn days. That’s why it was so much fun to ride through the first decent rain of the season on Sunday.
OK. That’s a bunch of malarkey.
I never enjoyed bicycling …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/15/bicycling-with-the-return-of-weather-and-fall-foliage-forecasts/
The Mountains to Sound Greenway was happy to announce last week that it received a $150,000 grant from Waste Management to make improvements in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Valley.
One of the big draws to that area in the rugged mountains north of the Interstate 90 corridor is the Middle Fork Trail, which is used by mountain bikers, hikers and equestrians.
The Middle Fork Trail starts about 12 miles east of North Bend on the western slopes of the Cascades. I happened to visit the trail on Thursday and was amazed that such a wild area …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/09/16/trail-news-middle-fork-snoqualmie-gets-funding/
There’s some good news for mountain bikers seeking better access to the more than 9 miles of trails in Grand Ridge Park near Issaquah.
King County Parks is getting public comment about a new parking lot to served the 1,800 acres of wildland in the Grand Ridge Park and adjoining Mitchell Hill Forest.
Presently, parking is available at either end of the Issaquah Preston Trail — at High Point Way to the east and Sunset Way in Issaquah to the west. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/09/15/bicycle-trail-news-grand-ridge-park-near-issaquah/
The last gaps in the gem of a bicycle trail in Snohomish County are expected to be filled by late fall.
When finished, the Centennial Trail will stretch all the way from the town of Snohomish to the Skagit County line, a distance of some 29 miles. (See Map.)
I happened to visit the trail …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/07/02/fall-completion-set-for-centennial-trail-for-29-miles-of-traffic-free-biking-in-snohomish-county/
The Sammamish River Trail in Redmond, pictured at left last fall, leads a list of 20 best bicycle paths in western states chosen by Sunset magazine.
Also on the list from Washington state are No. 8 Spokane River Centennial Trail in Spokane and No. 19 Burke Gilman Trail in Seattle.
California led the list with 7 bicycle paths (see below).
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/07/magazine-picks-20-best-bike-paths-3-are-in-washington-state/
Public officials are looking for some input on mountain biking trails in Kirkland and the Spruce Railroad Trail over on the Olympic Peninsula.
Remember, if you don’t speak up now, you don’t really have a right to grouse later.
Big Finn Hill
At left is a bridge over Denny Creek in Big Finn Hill Park. It was funded and built by the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance in cooperation with neighbors and the King County parks department….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/05/trail-news-comments-sought-on-big-finn-hill-in-kirkland-and-olympic-peninsulas-spruce-railroad/
Time for some good news and bad news updates on a couple of King County bike trails.
Good news: The King County Flood Control District has allocated money to remove sandbags from the bike trail atop the Green River levee in Tukwila and Kent.
Bad news: A 2.2-mile stretch of East Lake Sammamish Trail is closed for up to a year for paving and other work just north of Issaquah. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/05/30/nw-bike-trails-news-east-lake-sammamish-and-green-river/
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