Interurban to Burke-Gilman?

[salsabike]

This is from Chris (Mr. Salsa):


The Interurban is supposed to be extended to 110th St. from 145th but it does not reach the Burke Gilman. They did the bit from 128th to 110th but otherwise you are on your own. Watch out for bad potholes in the road between 145th and 128th. http://www.seattle.gov/transportatio...antrailmap.htm

I think the best route southbound from the Interurban to the BG trail is:

Cross 205th on Meridian and continue to 194th Sreet. Turn left (West) on 194th and take the 2nd left on 3rd Ave. NE. Go 1 block to 195th and take a right. Stay on 195th across I-5 on a pedestrian bridge. 195th curves right and becomes 10th Ave. NE. Stay on 10th to a stop sign at a 5-way intersection. Take a hard left and go Northeast on NE Perkins Way. After a short climb, it starts a great downhill run to Lake Forest Park and the BG trail. Perkins Way becomes NE 180th St., which intersects NE 178th St. At that intersection, cross 178th and get on Brookside Blvd. NE. That will take you right past the south side of Lake Forest Park shopping center to Bothell Way NE. The BG trail right across Bothell Way.

Perkins Way is a lot less fun going the other way. I'm nt sure what the best way is northbound.

[KnottedYet]

Perkins has been the inspiration for many long cell-phone calls to Trek, as I slooooowly walk my bike up from the BG to 185th-ish. I didn't know I could connect via 195th instead.

One of these weekends I'll just have to go out and figure out a route. After I get some #$%%^ medical or accident insurance.

I haven't ridden my bikes in a month (since I lost ins) and it shows!

[Susan126]

Here is a link with bicycle maps. You can download and print them. They are all pdf files.

Bicycling Guidemaps

[East Hill]

BG does not link up with the southern end of Interurban at all. I encountered some trail surveys this past Tuesday, and made the comment on the two I took that ALL these trails need to link up with each other.

There is no direct link to the Cedar River Trail from Interurban/GRT.

There is no direct link with Interurban from Big Soos Creek.

There is no direct link from Big Soos Creek to Cedar River.

There is no direct link with Interurban and I-90 (which would get you on the Lake Washington Loop).

East Hill

[mimitabby]

BG does not link up with the southern end of Interurban at all. I encountered some trail surveys this past Tuesday, and made the comment on the two I took that ALL these trails need to link up with each other.

There is no direct link to the Cedar River Trail from Interurban/GRT.

There is no direct link with Interurban from Big Soos Creek.

There is no direct link from Big Soos Creek to Cedar River.

There is no direct link with Interurban and I-90 (which would get you on the Lake Washington Loop).

East Hill

yeah, we're supposed to fly our bikes from one trail to the other.

[East Hill]

It's a great batch of trails, but it's a PATCHwork of trails, too.

I would SO love to be able to go from home here on the East Hill down to Interurban, then through Seattle over to MI via I-90, down to Cedar River, and finish my loop through Big Soos Creek.

Or perhaps even just an easy way to Alki from the Interurban? I know, there's a way, but it's not an EASY way.

Sigh...

East Hill

[Eden]

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Or perhaps even just an easy way to Alki from the Interurban? I know, there's a way, but it's not an EASY way.

Sigh...

East Hill

It might not be as hard as you think and you probably know most of the way already- you can get there mainly on trails - you go from the Interurban to the Green River trail (this starts up at Fort Dent Park - and you can get to it without having to go on streets) The Green River trail goes all the way down to the mail processing facility. From there you do have to get on some streets to get through South Park and down to the Duwamish Trail, but its not so bad as it seems and on weekends there is little traffic. From the Duwamish trail you can pick up the Alki Waterfront trail.