The way points of this bicycle route:
Start at the Tibbets Valley Park Park & Ride Lot, across Newport Way from the new Issaquah Park & Ride.
Left on Newport Way
Cross SR-900
Left at Zoo sign onto SE 54th St. Cougar Mountain Way. This is the first climb and the steepest of the ride!
Right to stay on Cougar Mountain Way.
Right on Lakemont Blvd. SE.
Control #1. Lewis Creek Park, corner of SE 58th St & Lakemont.
Left on SE Newport Way.
Left on SE 164th Ave SE.
Right on Lakemont Blvd SE.
Control #2, corner of SE 58th & Lakemont Blvd SE.
Turn left onto Coal Creek Pkwy.
Ride cautiously in the road construction.
Left onto SE May Valley Road
Right onto SE 148th Ave SE.
Left on NE 2nd St.
Right onto Orcas Ave. NE.
Orcas Ave becomes SE 2nd St
Right onto 156th Ave SE.
Bear right on SE 142nd Pl.
Becomes 154th Pl SE (downhill)
Left (BEFORE BRIDGE) onto SE Jones Road.
Control #3 at Intersection with 169. Write down the time and answer the question on the control card. Turn left on SR-169.
Left on Cedar Grove Road.
Right before bridge onto SE 156th St.
Right onto Issaquah-Hobart Road.
Left onto Tiger Mountain Road
Tiger Mountain Control #4. Eastside Fire & Rescue Station. Answer the question on the control card and write down the time.
Right on Issaquah-Hobart Road.
Right on 2nd Ave SE
Right onto E Sunset Way
Ride around barrier onto shoulder/sidewalk
Cross freeway on-ramp onto bike path/sidewalk
Left into tunnel (sign "Issaquah")
Left (180 degrees) (sign "Highlands")
Get on main road (Highlands Dr NE) and continue north on Highlands Drive.
Right on SE Issaquah-Fall City Rd.
Right on Issaquah-Fall City Road
The road becomes SE 40th St.
Left on 308th Ave SE.
Right on SR-202 (Redmond-Fall City Road)
Left onto 202/203
Left at roundabout onto 203 toward Carnation
Control #5, Sandy's Espresso. Get something to drink, get your card signed and turn around.
Right onto NE Tolt Hill Road
Informational Control. At 29836 Tolt Hill Road answer the question on your control card and write down the time.
Left on SR-202 (Redmond-Fall City Road)
Right on 292nd Ave SE, becomes Duthie Hill Road
Left onto Highlands Drive
Move to left lane as you approach I-90
Straight on Sunset Way
Official end of ride, the Issaquah Brew House. Get your control card signed here. The rest of the ride directions just get you back to the parking lot.
Right on Newport Way NW
Left on Newport Way
Left into parking lot.