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Lake Washington Circumnavigation  
by russgl

The way points of this bicycle route:

Gas Works Park

An old gas processing plant, now a rusty hulk and regional park. The first 15 miles of this route follows the Burke Gilman Trail. Thanks Rails To Trails!

Sand Point

Watch for many roads and driveways crossing the trail for 5 miles

Kenmore

Leave the trail here. Stay to the right.

Kenmore

Turn right. Busy road with little bike lane for 1/4 mile.

Kenmore

First hill. :)

Downhill for 3.5 miles!

Juanita

Turn right here. No bike lane for 200 yards.

You can go straight here over the old Market road, but it's very rough.

Kirkland

Second hill.

Kirkland

Left turn. Traffic from straight ahead has a stop sign. Left turn traffic has the right of way.

No bike lane for 3 blocks.

Right turn onto Lake Washington Boulevard

Bellevue

Left turn. No bike lane, busy road for 500 yards. Use extreme caution.

Bellevue

Left turn onto 108th. Watch for cars getting onto 520. Use extreme caution until past the 520 entrance ramps.

Bellevue

Third hill

Bellevue

Narrow/no bike lane through downtown Bellevue, but it's downhill so you can get through it fast.

Bellevue

Left turn. Much less traffic from here on.

Bike lane resumes

Bellevue

Shortcut back to Gasworks. Turn right to take the trail across Mercer Island and I90 bridge.

Factoria

Turn right onto bike trail

Factoria

Left onto road. No bike lane but there's very little traffic.

Left onto bike trail

Renton

Left onto Ripley Lane

Renton

Right onto Lake Washington Boulevard

Renton

Gene Coulon Park

Renton

Welcome to Boeing. I believe 737's are built here.

Renton

Turn right. Busy road and no bike lane for 1 mile. Consider riding on the sidewalk.

Renton

Right onto N 6th.

Renton

Enter the bike trail on the left of the road. Turn left.

Renton

Right onto Logan

Right turn just past the bridge, and then an immediate left onto Perimeter.

Watch for aircraft

Left up short hill and immediate right onto Rainier Avenue

Rainier Avenue. Very busy road with bike lane.

Rainier Beach

Right onto Seward Park Avenue

Veer right down the hill

Turn right down steep hill.

Seward Park

Left onto Lake Washington Boulevard

leschi

Shortcut rejoins from Bellevue

Madrona

Fourth hill

Caution: narrow lane with curb.

Caution: 520 traffic for 100 yards

Montlake

Right onto 24th

Right onto Montlake. Use caution crossing bridge.

University of Washington

Cross Montlake at crosswalk

Cross Pacific Place and rejoin Burke Gilman

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