Category: Cycling
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Eastside Rail Corridor: (Draft) Master Plan
King County seeks public review, comment on Eastside Rail Corridor trail draft master plan. King County is moving ahead with plans to build a new regional trail on the Eastside to better connect communities and offer more mobility options – and public input is an essential part of the upcoming planning process. Read more…
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Reminder: Short detour starting tomorrow on the Burke-Gilman Trail in Lake Forest Park for hazardous tree removal
Beginning Oct. 26, King County Parks will set up temporary detours around segments of the Burke-Gilman Trail in Lake Forest Park while crews begin removing 40 hazardous Lombardy Poplar trees. The hazardous trees are located along the Burke-Gilman Trail between Ballinger Way Northeast and Northeast 165th Street in Lake Forest Park. The temporary closure will…
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Trail Alert: Snoqualmie Valley Trail – Meadowbrook Bridge Open
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Timber! The First 24
For more pics checkout Flickr
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Don’t Stop Pedaling….Especially on a Fixie
It’s time for the annual Friday Night Track Racing Series (“The Show”) at the Marymoor Velodrome. Every Friday, at 7pm sharp, the spotlights come on and world-class athletes get ready to compete on the steeply banked oval track. Since 1975 the velodrome has hosted eight National Championships as well as many other track racing competitions….…
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Feel the Burn- Bike to Work Day 2015
It’s time to dust off your seat and oil your chain because this Friday, May 15 is the annual F5 Bike to Work Day. Join your fellow PNW two-wheelers and get your morning dose of cardio! Cycling is one of the best forms of exercise because it’s a low impact activity (great for all ages), environmentally friendly…
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Field notes: Keeping your trails clean safe and open without the use of gnomes
As much as we’d all like to believe that gnomes are trained and disciplined enough to maintain our parks, the reality is that they are unskilled labor (with no basis in reality). On the other hand, King County Parks employees are tangible human beings, not mythical fantasy creatures, and they take care of a large swath…
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Trail alert: Downed tree on Samm. River Trail near Luke McRedmond
Crews will be out this morning to clean up. Update: Trail cleared
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Trail Photo Contest: King County’s regional trails through your eyes
What do you see along King County’s 175-mile Regional Trails System? Share it with us and your photo could make the next cover of the regional trails map! You’ve got until September 28 to submit your photo via our Flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/rtsmapcovercontest/. Here’s how it works: 1. AM I ELIGIBLE? King County Parks employees, their…
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Random photo post: Sammamish River Trail
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Trail alert: Snoqualmie Valley Trail
Mon 7/14 we will be adding gravel to the trail with large trucks and equipment, leading to temporary closures. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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2014 Duthie Hill Mountainbike Festival
To see more photos of the event, visit
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2014 Bike to Work Day
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Trail alert: Burke-Gilman
Trail closure at Wayne Tunnel, Mar 24 – 27, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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The First Ever Regional Trails System Map Cover Photo Contest!
Share your best photo of the recreation activities you enjoy on the regional trails system (RTS) in King County, and it could wind up as the cover on the official RTS map. We know you’re doing fun things out there on the RTS, so show us what you got! In addition to winning the cover…
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USA Today names Burke-Gilman one of top ten trails in the nation; infographic to follow 😉
No joke, they love us, they really love us! Yes, we know Seattle gets some credit too. “One of the most heavily ridden multi-use paths in the country, it’s often called the “backbone” of Seattle’s cycling infrastructure, and its flat terrain, beautiful views, and plentiful access points invite casual cyclists and alley cat messengers alike.”
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The Hammer breaks a velodrome record at the Marymoor Grand Prix
A longstanding track record held at the Marymoor Park velodrome, circa 1986, has finally been broken by the force that is Sarah Hammer, a four-time world track cycling champion. The record for the 3k individual pursuit had been held by Rebecca Twigg, a Northwest native and two-time Olympic medalist with an extensively decorated cycling resume…
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“Two men enter, one man leaves”
…wait, different drome, errr dome. But seriously, who doesn’t want to see Olympians compete for the Golden Fleece and strike down Medusa? Yeah, that’s what’s happening this Friday and Saturday at Marymoor’s velodrome, only on two wheels, in circles and really fast. Don’t believe us? Well, we have third party validation, check out this write-up…
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Are you still around?
Are you still around these parts this holiday weekend? Well, the weather forecast looks good, so we here at King County Parks suggest you take a little “staycation” and go tour your big backyard! No shortage of things to explore, just a hop skip and bike pedal away. May we offer some suggestions? Why of…
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Trail alert: Cedar River Trail
Essential repair project leads to closure of half-mile stretch of Cedar River Trail Work to curb erosion from the Cedar River that threatens a state highway and major fiber optics cable requires a month-long closure of a portion of King County’s Cedar River Trail in Maple Valley. Beginning Monday, July 8, a half-mile-long portion of…
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Join us on the trail: East Lake Samm Trail, Issaquah segment grand re-opening tomorrow!
We here at King County Parks are delighted to announce the grand re-opening of the Issaquah segment of East Lake Sammamish Trail. Join us on the trail this Wednesday to celebrate! Wednesday, June 12 11 a.m. East Lake Sammamish Trail terminus at Gilman Boulevard in Issaquah The second portion of the 11-mile-long trail to be…
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Dirt and Bike Lovers Paradise: The Evergreen Mountain Bike Festival
For the hard-core, adrenaline seeking mountain bikers or those flirting with the idea of giving it a try for the first time and everyone in-between, come join us for the annual Evergreen Mountain Bike Festival at King County Parks’ Duthie Hill Mountain Bike Park. There will be lots to see and do with 40+ vendors,…
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Catch your rolling high-five on Bike to Work Day
You read it here first! We are handing out rolling high-fives to any and all cyclists that cruise by one of our cheering stations on the annually celebrated Cascade Bicycle Club’s F5 Bike to Work Day happening this Friday. We are excited to see every make and model of bikes from recumbent to tandems and…
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Thunderdome has nothing on Marymoor’s velodrome
TRACK DAY – Marymoor Velodrome Association from Motofish Images on Vimeo.
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Field Notes: Count down is on for one more chunk of the East Lake Samm Trail
The count down is on: we’re paving like mad and ready to knock out another 2.2 miles of the 11-mile East Lake Sammamish Trail corridor! The Issaquah Segment, which closed in May 2012 for construction, is in its final stages. Paving is nearly complete (hurrah for good weather), and next up comes the finishing touches:…
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Ceeeeelebrate good times c’mon!
So this is happening and you should come because the weather’s going to be great and your favorite local parks and trails agency will be there too! The official word… King County’s long-sought-after acquisition of nearly 20 miles of the Eastside Rail Corridor is complete – and the Corridor is now preserved for multiple near-…
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Trail alert: Cedar River Trail
King County Parks crews will be adding gravel to the 5-mile-long soft-surface portion of the Cedar River Trail between SE 228th street and Landsburg Road SE starting Monday, March 18th. Trail users will be directed around the work but should be aware of intermittent delays and heavy equipment on the trail. The work should be…
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Seattle Bike Expo 2013
Seattle Bike Expo is this weekend. Who’s comin’ with us? No seriously, we will have a booth, with shiny things and lots of knowledge to dispense. We have the new regional trails map to show off, as well as, updated backcountry maps AND five new ones! Hint, Duthie Hill is one of them. Get the…
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Get fit. Have FUN!
Winter hibernation is over. It’s time to get fit and (gasp!) have fun while doing it. You read that right; it’s not as far fetched as you may think. Sure, you still might have to put on a few extra warm layers, but once you’re outside and filling your lungs with fresh and tasty air,…
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The Green River Trail Says “Buh-Bye” to 20,000 Sandbags
Say goodbye to those tens of thousands of giant sandbags lining the Green River Trail and protecting Green River Valley cities from the possibility of flooding – and blocking access to the trail. Howard Hanson Dam has been repaired, and the threat of catastrophic flooding has diminished in Auburn, Kent, Renton and Tukwila. Dump trunks…