Snoqualmie Tunnel to North Bend

Two trail length options:

• 21 miles from Hyak to Rattlesnake Lake

• 29 miles from Hyak to North Bend

Option two allows you to stop in North Bend and have Burgers and Ice-cream.  The last two miles of this route can be a butt kicker since it is flat and you will have to start peddling.

Park at either North Bend or Rattlesnake Lake, consolidated people and bikes and take minimum vehicles needed to Hyak.  From Hyak when travel west via Snoqualmie Tunnel and Palouse to Cascades Trail.  Lunch at end of route and send adults back up hill to get rest of vehicles.  Plan for 1 hour turn around time to get vehicles.  If parking at Rattlesnake Lake, plan for the lot to fill up early in the summer.

Highlights:

• 2.3-mile tunnel!

• wonderful scenic trail

• Almost entirely downhill

•  Easiest 20-30 miles on a bike that scouts will ever do

•  This is a FANTASTIC experience!

Important Points:

• The tunnel ride is incredible and without lights - obviously everyone will need a headlight and/or headlamp

  • Basic economy headlamps aren’t great but will work - scouts will need to travel snow enough to see the handful of mud puddles in the tunnel

• Scouts on kid bikes can’t coast downhill and will need to peddle most of the way – this is exhausting

• 26” gravel type tires minimum

  • Street bikes with skinny tires won’t last on the gravel road

• This trail is NOT for scouts new to bicycling or those who just give up - quitting in the middle of a 20 mile ride without road access is rough on everyone

• The rangers just open up the tunnel around June - call first. Tunnel is closed in the winter due to risk of falling ice form the ceiling. It is also really cold inside the tunnel.

• Renting an electric bike is an option if you have special needs

wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/iron-horse-tunnel

Orcas Island - Cascade Lake at Moran State Park

• visitsanjuans.com/cyclists-guide-orcas.pdf

• trailforks.com/region/orcas-island

• evo.com/travel-guides/bike/washington/bellingham/orcas-island

• mtbproject.com/trail/7019452/moran-lakes-tour  - Moran Lakes TourDifficult

• youtube.com/watch?v=3iD2xjaA0vU

• mountbakerexperience.com/orcas-island-is-an-off-season-paradise-for-mountain-bikers

• open season — September 15 to May 15

• Trails:

  •  Cascade Creek

  •  Cold Spring

  •  Connector Trail

  •  Mount Pickett

  •  Mount Pickett DH

  •  Mount Pickett Road Connector

  •  Mountain Lake

  •  Mountain Lake Multiuse Trail

  •  Mt. Constitution Summit View Trail

  •  Mt. Constitution Trail

  •  Mystery Trail

  •  Olga Boundary Trail

  •  Power Line Trail

  •  South Summit Connector

  •  Southeast Boundary Trail

  •  Southside Constitution Crosscut

  •  Twin Lakes

  •  Twin Lakes East Loop

Fairhaven Bicycle Trail - Larrabee State Park

• Interurban Trail (Bellingham)

• Counties: Whatcom

• Length: 6.7 miles

• Trail end points: Donovan Ave. and 10th St. (Fairhaven) and Larrabee State Park at Fragrance Lake Rd. and Chuckanut Dr. (Bellingham)

• Fairly level course across the Chuckanut Mountains

• traillink.com/trail-maps/interurban-trail-(bellingham) - Map

• traillink.com/trail/interurban-trail-(bellingham)

• traillink.com/trail/south-bay-trail

• cob.org/services/recreation/parks-trails/trail-guide

• cob.org/wp-content/uploads/bellingham-trail-guide.pdf

• whatcomcounty.us/3620/Interurban-Trail - Interurban Trail

• Camping Bayview State Park? - Listed in UofScouting Talk

  • parks.wa.gov/473/Bay-View

Cascade Trail (Sedro Woolley to Concrete)

• Cascade Trail runs 22.5 miles in length and connects Sedro Woolley and Concrete.

• skagitcounty.net/Departments/ParksAndRecreation/parks/cascadetrail.htm

• skagitcounty.net/GIS/Documents/Parks/cas-trail.pdf Trail Map

• wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/cascade-trail

Ocean Shores

• static1.squarespace.com/static/53ee83dee4b027cf34f1b520/t/559bef51e4b02802c8b4397d/1436282705576/Bike+Map-FINALp2-low-q.pdf

• static1.squarespace.com/static/53ee83dee4b027cf34f1b520/t/559bef51e4b02802c8b4397d/1436282705576/Bike+Map-FINALp2-high-q.pdf

Lopez Island

• villagecycles.net/cycling-on-lopez

Centennial Trail

• snohomishcountywa.gov/facilities/facility/details/centennialtrail-33

• The complete Centennial Trail is 30 miles long, so any combo of rides can be done here for Cycling Merit Badge

Whatcom county

• whatcomcounty.us/991/Bike

Palouse to cascade Trail Snoqualmie Pass

• parks.wa.gov/521/Palouse-to-Cascades

Goldmyer Hot Springs

• 11.1-mile out-and-back trail near Snoqualmie Pass

• limited to 20 people per day and reservations are required

• goldmyer.org

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• alltrails.com/explore/recording/goldmyer-hot-springs-mtb--2

• alltrails.com/trail/us/washington/goldmyer-hot-springs-trail

Fort Ebey

• parks.wa.gov/507/Fort-Ebey

• parks.wa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/16873/Kettles-Trails-Map

• trailforks.com/region/fort-ebey-state-park

• 25+ miles of Cross Country riding.

• Washington State Parks Discovery Pass is require

• Interpretive Opportunities

• Visitors may explore concrete bunkers built for the original military fort in 1942.

• Trails:

  •  Alder Grove

  •  Ant Hill

  •  Baker View

  •  Battery Connector

  •  Bluff Trail

  •  Boundary Trail

  •  Brave Heart

  •  Campground Trail

  •  Cedar

  •  Cedar Grove

  •  Cedar Grove Loop

  •  Cedar Hollow

  •  Chutes

  •  Confusion

  •  DP Cutoff

  •  Emilie's Ridge

  •  Erratic

  •  Escape

  •  Fern Grove

  •  Fisher Loop

  •  Fisher Ridge

  •  Flatback

  •  Forest Run

  •  Grancy's Run

  •  Gretchen's Borderline

  •  H.O.T. Army

  •  H.O.T. Coast Guard

  •  H.O.T. Navy

  •  H.O.T. USAF

  •  H.O.T. USMC

  •  Hideaway

  •  High Traverse

  •  Hokey-Ka-Dodo

  •  Hook

  •  Hugh's Delight

  •  Hugh's Delight

  •  Humpty Dump

  •  JP Cutoff

  •  Juggernaut

  •  Kettle Clinger

  •  Kettles - Access

  •  Kettles Trail

  •  Kettles Trail

  •  Ladders

  •  Limbo

  •  Long Gone

  •  Lower Ridge

  •  Madrona Hill

  •  Main Line

  •  Moondust

  •  Moss Hill

  •  Mussels

  •  Nirvana

  •  Old Fort Entrance

  •  Pigeon Ridge

  •  Pigeon Ridge

  •  Princess Run

  •  Raider Creek

  •  Roundabout

  •  Roy Evans

  •  Rusty Well

  •  Shepherd's Crook

  •  Shepherd's Crook Connector

  •  TC Cutoff

  •  The Tunnel

  •  Water Line

  •  Water Tower

  •  Whippersnapper

  •  WIBC Cutoff

  •  Windsucker Hill Trail

  •  Woodpecker Haven

Ideas for Cycling and Cycling Merit Badge

Interurban Trail  

• 24.7 miles from Shoreline (Washelli Cemetery to Everett Station) 

• Many different combinations of 10 or 15 can be done with this as well. ridewithgps.com/routes/35768608

• Alderwood Middle School to Everett Mall and Back

  • 15 mi: ridewithgps.com/routes/35762819

• Alderwood Middle School to Mill Creek via North Creek Trail and Back via Interurban Trail 11 mi: ridewithgps.com/routes/35768789

Centennial Park to Log Boom Park in Kenmore (1 way)

Via North Creek Trail and Burke-Gilman Trails:

• 10 miles: ridewithgps.com/routes/35541394

Mercer Island Loop

• 15 miles: ridewithgps.com/routes/2403707 (i believe this is all roads)

Cedar River Trail in Renton

• 15.7 miles of trail in Renton: could do 10, 15 or 25 mile with RT

• ridewithgps.com/routes/35769049

Soos Creek Trail in Renton

• 6.3 mile trail

• 12.6 RT: ridewithgps.com/routes/35769049 

Preston-Snoqualmie Trail

• from the Preston P&R (Exit 22 off I-90) to the Snoqualmie Falls overlook and back.

• 13.8 miles RT: ridewithgps.com/routes/1931668

Snoqualmie Valley Trail - Carnation Fall City Loop - gravel

• (19 mi): ridewithgps.com/routes/35091791

• Tolt River-John MacDonald Park

• Girl Scout Camp River Ranch

Iron Horse Trail - Palouse to Cascades Trail - Gravel

• 50 Miler Hyak to Ellensburg: ridewithgps.com/trips/3362835

• 25 Miler Hyak to North Bend: ridewithgps.com/routes/35762336

• Lake Easton State Park

• Iron Horse State Park

• Ellensburg KOA

Green River - Interurban - Puget Power Trails in Kent

• 25 miler: ridewithgps.com/routes/35762476

Redmond to Lake Sammamish State Park

• 25 miler Round trip: ridewithgps.com/routes/35762630

• 25 miler Round trip: ridewithgps.com/routes/31918499

• Hans Jensen Group Camp at Lake Sammamish State Park

Olympic Discovery Trail 

• (Do-able, but harder than it appears i.e. Not flat):

• 25 Miler: Sequim to Port Angeles (one way): ridewithgps.com/routes/35762774

• 50 Miler: Sequim to Port Angeles and back.    

• Sequim Bay State Park

• Dungeness Spit State Park

• Layton Hill Horse Camp

• Fort Townsend State Park

• Fort Flagler State Park

• Fort Worden State Park

Lake Washington Loop

• 50 miler: ridewithgps.com/trips/48841557

More ideas at Cascade Bicycle Club: cascade.org/resources/where-ride/trails-bicyclists

More ideas at Washington Bikes:  wabikes.org/index.php/bike-trails-for-beginners 

Local Cycling Resources:

• Washington Bikes:  https://wabikes.org

• Cascade bicycle club:  cascade.org

• B.I.K.E.S. Club of Snohomish County: bikesclub.org

WA Bike Law Pocket Reference Guide:  wabikes.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/New-Bike-Law-Card-With-Ebikes.pdf