Tag: biking bis

May 29, 2015

Terrible summer biking news: Key section of Snoqualmie Valley Trail closed until Halloween

Summer just took a bike adventure hit. King County will close a small-but-key section of the Snoqualmie Valley Trail between Duvall and Carnation. The amazing rail trail — which mostly has a very bikeable hardpack gravel surface — will be closed from June 1 through October 31. The closure is needed so the county can…
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tagged: biking bis, carnation, duvall, king county, king county parks, snoqualmie valley trail
August 8, 2014

Biking Bis: King County installs trail-connecting protected bike lane + other trail alerts

King County has installed a protected bike lane on SE High Point Way to connect the Issaquah-Preston and Preston-Snoqualmie Trails. The 0.7-mile two-way protected bike lane may be the first modern protected bike lane in unincorporated King County, Biking Bis reports: The cycle track, which is the first I can recall in unincorporated King County,…
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tagged: biking bis, issaquah-preston trail, king county, king county parks, preston-snoqualmie trail
February 17, 2014

County Trail Updates: Cedar River Trail section closed this week + More

King County is working on a couple area trails in the coming months, leading to some temporary closures. Biking Bis has done a great job staying on top of all the closures and schedules. Below is a brief summary (see Biking Bis for more details and maps). The Cedar River Trail will be closed Tuesday…
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tagged: biking bis, cedar river trail, construction, king county parks, preston-snoqualmie trail
August 13, 2013

Biking Bis: Landslide closes North Cascades Highway, a national bike route

A section of the North Cascades Highway (Hwy 20) has been closed after heavy rains washed out the road. The road is a popular bike route and a part of the budding National Bike Route plan (NBR 10 to be precise). Biking Bis reports that bike tourists have stopped arriving at Barn Bicycle Camping due…
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tagged: biking bis, hwy 20, nbr 10, north cascades highway, wsdot
July 19, 2013

Biking Bis: All John Wayne Trail tunnels are now open

Biking Bis has some awesome news today: For the first time since 2009, all tunnels on the John Wayne Pioneer Trail between North Bend and Ellensburg are now officially open. The trail recently got some great e-ink from the most excellent folks at the Path Less Pedaled. Russ and Laura have toured all over the…
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July 1, 2013

Biking Bis: Cedar River Trail segment will close for most of summer

A half-mile section of the Cedar River Trail between Renton and Maple Valley will be closed for most of the summer due so workers can conduct erosion control work. So if you want to get in a good ride on the trail before it closes (man, that thing is ALWAYS closed), you have to get…
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tagged: biking bis, cedar river trail, maple valley, renton