This is a cue sheet for the Kent to Seattle and Lake Union Commuter Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.
| Cumulative | Distance | Where | Notes | Direction | Elevation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0km | 0km | Kent | This route starts at the Kent P&R, but the Interurban trail comes up from the south, so you can start even further south than this. For me, I start about 4 miles away to the east. | NNE | 8° | 10.9m |
| 0.05km | 0.05km | Interurban Trail. There is a ped/bike crossing light to get across W. James St. | N | 0° | 10.9m | |
| 1.27km | 1.22km | Cross 228th St. Not much traffic to deal with, but the ped/bike crossing signal isn't completed. | N | 0° | 10.8m | |
| 2.88km | 1.61km | Only the third street crossing. This one has a signal for you. There's a convenience store to the west on S 212th, at the intersection of 68th S. Fast food to the east on S 212th. | NNW | 360° | 9.4m | |
| 4.52km | 1.64km | Pass under a fairly new overpass. You can get off the trail here if that's as far as you're going. | NNE | 1° | 8.7m | |
| 6.12km | 1.6km | Renton/Tukwila | Passing over 180th | NNW | 358° | 9.9m |
| 7.21km | 1.09km | More railroad tracks to cross. | NNW | 357° | 9.1m | |
| 7.87km | 0.66km | This is your exit if you want to stop off at the South Center Mall. | NNW | 359° | 8.4m | |
| 8.01km | 0.14km | A convenience store here sells bananas. I sometimes stop here on my way to work, if I left without water. It's about 9 miles into my commute (about 5 from the Kent P&R). | NNW | 358° | 8.5m | |
| 8.23km | 0.22km | Watch out for peds crossing the trail to and from this hotel. I've had to call out loudly a few times. | NNW | 354° | 7.2m | |
| 8.51km | 0.29km | Northbound: You can continue on the trail, but I prefer to take to the road here, and cross under 405 on the street. There's a couple sharp turns on the trail, and I'm usually in a hurry. | WNW | 273° | 8m | |
| 8.8km | 0.29km | If you're looking for a safe car-free route, the trail turns right here, passing to the south of 153rd/Grady Way. But don't worry, it circles the Family Fun Center and rejoins the road at Fort Dent Way. The road here has no room for bikes though, so take the trail unless you're in a hurry. | E | 77° | 9.7m | |
| 9.7km | 0.9km | Northbound: Here again, there's the scenic route around this business park along the lake, or turn right on Fort Dent Way for a shortcut. End of the Interurban trail. Now we're on the Green River trail (which also comes from the south). | NNE | 20° | 11.1m | |
| 9.89km | 0.18km | Northbound: If you're on Fort Dent Way, turn left. | NW | 302° | 8.5m | |
| 9.97km | 0.08km | NB: There is a bike trail over the bridge but it's very narrow. I take the street over into the park. | NW | 306° | 3.8m | |
| 10.02km | 0.05km | NB: Trail loops around to the right, crossing under the bridge you just went over. Or you can just drive through the parking lots and meet up with the trail north along the river. | E | 68° | 9.1m | |
| 10.95km | 0.92km | NB: Watch for cyclists coming down this crufty old bridge. | NNW | 339° | 6.5m | |
| 11.71km | 0.76km | The trail joins Interurban Ave S. but it's on the sidewalk. Technically I think the trail is the asphalt to the east of the concrete sidewalk, but the peds mostly walk/run on that side. | NW | 313° | 7m | |
| 12.47km | 0.77km | Foster Golf Course, in case you brought your clubs! | NW | 312° | 7.9m | |
| 12.77km | 0.3km | If you want to catch a bus the rest of the way into Seattle, you can get the Metro #150 here. It's on the freeway from this point to Spokane St. | NNW | 334° | 6.5m | |
| 14.04km | 1.27km | BECU has a surcharge-free ATM here. | NNW | 338° | 6.8m | |
| 16.27km | 2.23km | Check out the satelite photo. You can see two cyclists on the trail! | W | 268° | 3.7m | |
| 16.71km | 0.44km | NB: Short climb around to the overpass. Watch for bikes hotrodding down the hill (limited sight distance). | WSW | 245° | 2.6m | |
| 16.87km | 0.16km | Hard left off the street back down along the Green River again, this time on the east bank. | WNW | 287° | 8.1m | |
| 17.28km | 0.4km | Cool old bike/ped bridge. During the salmon spawn, stop here and watch them swim up through the shallows. There are often predators fishing here on the rocks directly north. | WNW | 274° | 0.3m | |
| 17.43km | 0.15km | Restroom. I've never used it. | NNW | 344° | 5.9m | |
| 18km | 0.57km | NB: Cross this intersection, and continue parallel to the freeway. The trail isn't well marked, and it peters out shortly, so just ride hard along the shoulder. Traffic is light, and most people give you lots of room. | NNW | 347° | 5.1m | |
| 18.18km | 0.18km | Watch for storm drains sunk into the shoulder edge of the pavement. Some are quite deep, and will toss you off your bike if you drop in one. | NNW | 319° | 5.6m | |
| 19.85km | 1.67km | South Park | 14th Ave. S is a busy street, with little room for bikes. South Park isn't the best cycling; the streets are rough and there's lots of cars. | NNE | 1° | 7.1m |
| 19.95km | 0.1km | NB: An alternate route goes up the hill to your left on S. Director, then right on 12th, and left down S. Henderson. You can pick up a short section of the trail at the foot of Henderson, but it's not well travelled and there's blackberry thorns and such. If you go this way, you end up north on 8th. Ave S. until you intersect the route again crossing S. Cloverdale. | NNE | 0° | 6.1m | |
| 20.42km | 0.47km | Left on S. Cloverdale. There's no left turn lane, but if there's a break in traffic, you can turn left from the left lane. | WNW | 270° | 5.9m | |
| 21.03km | 0.61km | Turn right on 8th. Ave. S. | NNE | 1° | 4.5m | |
| 21.63km | 0.61km | Left on S Kenyon St. | WNW | 271° | 4.4m | |
| 21.84km | 0.2km | Right on 7th Ave. S | NNE | 0° | 4.6m | |
| 22.56km | 0.72km | NB: Finally you're out of the streets, and back on the trail. This time it's the Duwamish River Trail. | NNW | 340° | 4.9m | |
| 23.15km | 0.59km | Leave the trail down off the curb, crossing the street. | NW | 305° | 5.8m | |
| 23.31km | 0.16km | NB: If you're going to the SODO district, you might prefer to double back here on a trail that goes up and over the Duwamish river on the 1st Ave. S bridge. I've tried it, but prefer the Duwamish trail to get into Seattle iteself. SB: Be careful you don't take the trail to the left. It goes up and over the 1st Ave. S. Bridge. | NW | 294° | 5.9m | |
| 23.35km | 0.04km | Cross at the light, watching for truck that turn here. | WNW | 282° | 5.6m | |
| 24.56km | 1.21km | For the next couple miles, watch for trucks crossing the trail to get to W. Marginal Way. Generally I've found them to be watchful and even had them back up off the trail as I approach. | NNW | 348° | 5.6m | |
| 25.45km | 0.89km | Trail turns right over railroad tracks. Watch out! | NNE | 2° | 5.7m | |
| 25.49km | 0.04km | Interesting bit of historical info here on a sign to your right. | NNW | 319° | 4.9m | |
| 26.95km | 1.46km | The trail peters out here, so watch for traffic (NB cars go way over the speed limit here) and sprint up the street about 1/4 mile. | NW | 305° | 4.7m | |
| 27.18km | 0.23km | Veer left across the street (watch for cars and trucks from all directions), and climb the short hill at an angle to your left. | NNW | 322° | 5m | |
| 27.49km | 0.31km | Seattle | You pick up a popular trail from West Seattle right here, and cross the Duwamish River on the lower drawbridge. Pray that it doesn't open; its about a 15 minute wait if it does. | E | 90° | 12.9m |
| 28.15km | 0.66km | Choices abound here. I turn right and follow the trail around back behind and under the bridge. | SSE | 149° | 5m | |
| 28.52km | 0.37km | Cross this little road, but watch for all the trucks. They've been battling traffic, and don't really want to stop for a bike. | NNE | 12° | 5m | |
| 29.2km | 0.68km | Onto Alaskan Way now, but on the side of oncoming traffic. At some point along here, you'll probably want to cross over the road. Watch out for trucks coming out of the freight terminal; they're not watching to the right as you approach. | NNE | 1° | 4.7m | |
| 29.54km | 0.33km | There's a bike lane of sorts along here, but currently there's a lot of construction, and the pavement might be torn up. Parked cars add to the hazards, but you're in Seattle now, so that's a given. | NNW | 359° | 4.7m | |
| 31.48km | 1.94km | Watch for cars crossing this intersection here. I've had a couple close calls. | NNE | 19° | 5m | |
| 31.52km | 0.04km | NB: You're on the Elliot Bay bike trail now, but there's a lot of pedestrian traffic, so watch for the tourists. They have a habit of suddenly veering to one side or another. "On your left!" | NNE | 12° | 5.5m | |
| 32.55km | 1.03km | NB: Foot traffic gets heavier here. | NNW | 338° | 4.7m | |
| 32.72km | 0.17km | I turn right on Marion, but you might want to continue down the waterfront, depending on your destination. | ENE | 57° | 4.7m | |
| 32.87km | 0.15km | I usually turn left on 1st Ave. In the evening, I'm coming down 2nd Ave. | NNW | 328° | 9.8m | |
| 34.22km | 1.35km | NB: Most people go straight here, and left on Westlake. It's a nice route, but the lights are terrible, and there's a ton of construction going on around South Lake Union, so I turn right on 5th Ave. | SE | 131° | 36.6m | |
| 34.41km | 0.19km | Left on Olive, staying in the left curb lane. | ENE | 55° | 34.1m | |
| 34.73km | 0.31km | Bear left on Howell. | NE | 39° | 39.9m | |
| 35.02km | 0.29km | I'm usually in the second lane from the right along Howell. The way the lights are timed, I'm just as fast as any car, and the right lane becomes right-only at the freeway. | NE | 41° | 42.7m | |
| 35.28km | 0.26km | Left on Eastlake ave, and begin the descent to Lake Union. | N | 0° | 41.6m | |
| 36.23km | 0.95km | It gets steeper here. In winter, watch for ice along this route. | NNE | 0° | 31.6m | |
| 36.69km | 0.46km | Lots of pedestrians crossing here, since Zymogenetics has buildings on both sides of the road. | NE | 42° | 12.7m | |
| 36.97km | 0.29km | Here you are. From here go left to South Lake Union, or continue up the hill to the U-District! | NNE | 16° | 11.3m | |