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Permanent Route Updates

Jeff Loomis put 02249 Rome to Blaine and Back, 100 km, back in commission.

A couple of new routes are in the works. Hopefully I can announce them next week.

In other news:

  • The construction closure on the I-90 trail at the future Light Rail station at 23rd Ave S/Judkins Park is over.
  • In really big news, the I-90 trail bike flyover in Factoria across Factoria Blvd is open! A bonus is by not descending to Factoria Blvd, the flyover reduces the climbing on 36th Ave SE. The flyover connects to a new trail on the north side of 36th. Presently the new trail terminates at 132nd Ave SE, where a traffic light aids turning left to the old uphill bike lane on 36th. (The top of 36th is still steep.) Seattle Bike Blog article.

    If you are doing routing work in Ride with GPS, the new flyover is mapped on the “RWGPS” map.

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Anthony Medina designed a new route in the vicinity of Poulsbo: 04086 Missiles, Torpedoes, and Vikings, 103 km.

At Anthony’s suggestion a control was added to 00998 Whidbey Coast at the Keystone ferry terminal to provide a convenient start for west Sounders.

The east end of the Cedar River Trail is closed until May 10.
Trail Alert: Cedar River Trail closed south of Dorre Don Natural Area (govdelivery.com)
Affected routes include 00401 Leschi-Auburn-Leschi and Southern Exposure and 01076 Southern Exposure. It is straightforward to detour on SE 248th St, work through the subdivision, to Maple Valley Highway and get back on the trail in Maple Valley.

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Mark Thomas created a new route, 04078 Snakebit, 208 km. Escape from the urban eastside to the Middle Fork Snoqualmie and Rattlesnake Lake.

Ronald Long joined Baked Goods 100 and Centennial Trail 100 to create – can you guess – 04073 Baked Goods and Centennial Trail, 201 km. This is a low elevation route good for winter riding. Fans of Snohomish Bakery take note: it visits the bakery three times!

Route 03788 Preston Trail Mix, 100 km, was reactivated.

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Rick Groth nearing Artist Point, 2013

Graham Ross updated 01124 Portland-Olympia, 200 km. Since this is a popular route, I am working on having the Olympia-Portland version created as a new route.

Jeff Loomis updated two routes:

Pining for summer? Here are routes you can dream about:

  • 00206 Mount Baker Climb, 200 km. From Bellingham, visit Lynden for pastries to fortify yourself for the climb to Artist Point, elevation 5090 ft, then coast home. The route was shifted away from Sumas and state highways as much as possible.
  • 02723 Snohomish-Baker Lake, 302 km. Load up on pastries at the start at Snohomish Bakery.
  • 00163 Redmond-Baker Lake, 404 km, formerly named Baker Lake 400k. This visits the Snoho Bakery early but you’ll need more than some croissants and cookies – even the Bakery’s giant cookies – to get you through this route.
  • 01555 Olympic Peninsula Spin, 609 km. This route got a few changes:
    • The start/end was shifted to Bremerton since there is no longer a motel in Kingston.
    • At Lake Quinault the route goes around the lake on quiet, scenic roads.
    • On the way to Forks the route goes inland to avoid the frequently shoulderless and busy stretch of 101 between Queets and Ruby Beach. You can opt to ride the coast if you like, but that is shorter so you will have to add a few makeup kms somewhere.
    • At Lake Crescent the route takes the newly rebuilt Spruce Railroad Trail around the north side of the lake, avoiding shoulderless US-101 on the south side.
    • These changes added enough distance that the jog out to Dungeness could be deleted.

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Four routes were added this week:

  • Amy Pieper’s oft-ridden 00562 Renton-Dash Point-Orting-Renton, 200 km. Updates include safer routing between Dash Point and Fife to avoid the treacherous railroad tracks on Marine Drive, and use of trails that did not exist when the route was created. These changes added distance, allowing trimming off the northeast corner of the route including the out and back to Selleck, bringing the distance to 200 km. I hope no one misses visiting the semi-spooky old school in Selleck.
  • 03841 Tumwater-Independence Valley, 103 km

    Thanks to Jeff Loomis for:
  • 01017 Centralia-Tono, 107 km
  • 01234 Wayne’s Choice, 201 km

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This week #02176 Eastside Loops, 101 km, was added.

#04037 Alki-Auburn Flat Cruise got a slight remapping for the new alignment of Frager Rd. Thanks to Jeff Loomis for noticing this problem.

Green Valley Road Closures

Green Valley Road will be fully closed several weekdays in February, March, and April for repairs to the Patton Bridge. When open, the bridge will be restricted to one lane. There may be unanticipated closures. For full details and current status see the project website. Routes affected include:

  • #00401 Leschi-Auburn-Leschi
  • #00517 The Alps
  • #01076 Southern Exposure

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#03889 Lawyers, Guns, and Vikings got some updates. A portion of Fjord Dr in Poulsbo is now one-way. The middle part of the route was changed from an out-and-back to a more interesting loop.

The construction closure on Issaquah-Fall City Road has been extended until May 1. 02576 Lake Forest Park-Big Lake and 02176 A Sandy Arboretum Run remain affected. The suggested detour has been updated slightly.

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This week 00541 Mercer Island-Maple Valley-Redmond, 102 km, was added. This route was formerly known as MI-MV-Redmond-MI. It has been shortened slightly in Maple Valley since The Testy Chef and its successor are no more.

02597 West Seattle Edgy got a few tweaks. Chiefly, warning cues were added for stop signs at the bottom of steep hills. The first quarter of this route stresses your brakes as hard as your legs.

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This week at Jan Acuff’s suggestion two longer 100k routes were added to provide an intermediate step between 100 km and 200 km rides:

A new route that should interest local Flat Earth Randonneurs is

Two existing Olympia-area routes were added:

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This week Olympia gets some love with:

In Tahuya, Seabeck-Holly Rd has reopened after a bridge replacement. Short closures may still occur through February. 01746 Tahuya Hills no longer requires a detour.

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