The way points of this bicycle route:
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!
Watch for many roads and driveways crossing the trail for 5 miles
Leave the trail here. Stay to the right.
Turn right. Busy road with little bike lane for 1/4 mile.
First hill. :)
Downhill for 3.5 miles!
Turn right here. No bike lane for 200 yards.
You can go straight here over the old Market road, but it's very rough.
Second hill.
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
Left turn. No bike lane, busy road for 500 yards. Use extreme caution.
Left turn onto 108th. Watch for cars getting onto 520. Use extreme caution until past the 520 entrance ramps.
Third hill
Narrow/no bike lane through downtown Bellevue, but it's downhill so you can get through it fast.
Left turn. Much less traffic from here on.
Bike lane resumes
Shortcut back to Gasworks. Turn right to take the trail across Mercer Island and I90 bridge.
Turn right onto bike trail
Left onto road. No bike lane but there's very little traffic.
Left onto bike trail
Left onto Ripley Lane
Right onto Lake Washington Boulevard
Gene Coulon Park
Welcome to Boeing. I believe 737's are built here.
Turn right. Busy road and no bike lane for 1 mile. Consider riding on the sidewalk.
Right onto N 6th.
Enter the bike trail on the left of the road. Turn left.
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.
Right onto Seward Park Avenue
Veer right down the hill
Turn right down steep hill.
Left onto Lake Washington Boulevard
Shortcut rejoins from Bellevue
Fourth hill
Caution: narrow lane with curb.
Caution: 520 traffic for 100 yards
Right onto 24th
Right onto Montlake. Use caution crossing bridge.
Cross Montlake at crosswalk
Cross Pacific Place and rejoin Burke Gilman