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Trail stats

Distance: 8.38 mi
Elevation gain: 200 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 190 ft
Max elevation: 126 ft
TrailRank: 51
Min elevation: 7 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: one hour 3 minutes
Time: one hour 22 minutes
Coordinates: 1609
Uploaded: August 14, 2022
Recorded: August 2022

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near University District, Washington (United States)

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Itinerary description

Easy, very flat route through some of the most iconic locations in the city. Really recommend starting it before the sunset to enjoy the views at Gas Works and catch the sunset at Myrtle Edwards Park. After the sun is set, the neon lights at Pike Place Market will offer its best view.

The route can easily be accessed from the Burke Gilman Trail or the 1-line link. You can take the link to UW and close the route by getting to the link in the Westlake station, close to the end point of this route (Pike Place market).

Almost all of the ride is through a dedicated bike lane except from the segment between the Space Needle and Pike Place, where you can follow the bike lanes on the road or walk your bike on the sidewalk. The route can definitely be completed in a shorter time than recorded, as I stopped many times and walked my bike to enjoy the views :)

Waypoints

University of Washington

Easy to access from the 1-line Link station or the Burke-Gilman trail

Gas Works park

Freemont Bridge

Start of the Westlake protected bike lane

Going down from Westlake Ave N and turning right you get access to the Westlake protected bike line, which was recognized as the best new bike lane in the US on 2016, the year of its construction.

Lake union views

Nice place for a break and relaxing views. You might even see some seaplanes land.

End of protected bike lane

From here on, the route is in roads shared with cars. An alternative is just walking the bike on the sidewalk.

Myrtle Edwards park

This park has a dedicated bike line and can be biked up to Interbay if you want to make the route longer, the views during the sunset are totally worth it.