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Fircrest, Point Defiance, UP Loop  
by dreese41

The way points of this bicycle route:

Fircrest Rec Center

Head north on Contra Costa

Left on Regents

Take the Right fork onto Alameda

Tacoma

Crossing 19th, the traffic light sensor doesn't read bike weight. Push cross walk button or wait...for a long time

Right on S 12th. Busiest traffic area is 12th to Orchard

Left on Orchard

N Tacoma

Right on N 9th

Left on Stevens. Bike Lane for the next few miles

Bike Lane ends and narrows or no shoulder - but light traffic

Raod turns and becomes N 46th

Ruston

Right on Pearl. Heavy traffic but wide lane/shoulder

Point Defiance Park

Follow park road through 5-Mile Drive. Most of 5-Mile drive is closed to vehicle traffic on weekend mornings so peds and bikes only

Exit park at Mildred Exit

Left on Mildred. Short but steep down and up

Left on 51st

Right on Vassault

Vassault becomes Narrows

Left on N 26th

Right on N Vassault

Right on Westgate

Left on Skyline

Cross Hwy 16 via the pedestrian bridge on Skyline. Continue on Skyline, which becomes Oxford as you cross 6th Ave

Turn Right on S 10th

Left on Meyers

Left on Geiger

Right on 16th

Left on Geiger

Right on 19th and cross Bridgeport

Left on Sunset

Right on 27th

Left on Grandview

Road bends and becomes 64th and then GO STRIGHT becoming Chambers Creek Rd heading toward UP - DO NOT TURN RIGHT ON CHAMBERS GOING DOWN HILL

Turn Right continuing on Chambers Creek Road

Right turn on Alameda

University Place

Road is not complete for a short distance (200 yards), but sidewalk is smooth concrete all for this span

Back on the road again

Busy Roun About. Merge in and keep pace. Contine out of Round About on Alameda. Bike Lane up the hill

Right on Electron

Fircrest

Left on Contra Coasta toFircrest Rec Center

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Start and end at Fircrest Rec Center. Wide shoulder or bike lanes on most streets. 5-mile drive closed to cars until 1:00PM on weekends

Tagged with: Recreational, Onroad, Low traffic, Safe, Scenic

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