Riding Around The Sound

News Tribune Adventure writer and novice cyclist Craig Hill is training to ride the 202-mile Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic in one day and discovering the local riding scene and the sport’s nuances along the way. In his blog, he explores ideal riding routes, events, relays tips from the experts and helps you figure out if you’ll need to shave your legs for your next big ride.

Guest blogger: Rick Beitelspacher teaches junior high English in the Puyallup School District. You can contact him at tshirtguys@comcast.net.

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Go inside the Tacoma cycling scene
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007
Posted by Craig Hill @ 08:38:42 pm

I got in a quick 14-mile ride last night in Renton on the Cedar River Trail.
The trail runs from Renton to Maple Valley, but I turned around early because it was starting to get dark.
I was pleasantly surprised by the trail. It has minimal intersections and I enjoyed two underpasses in the first 4 miles, which beats waiting at an intersection. The trail goes through some nice parks and runs next to a golf course. Note sure if I'd recommend making the drive from Tacoma just for this ride, but if you're in the neighborhood ...

Click here, for a trail map.

For more information on the trail visit the King County Parks website.

Categories: South Sound Routes