Tag: centennial trail

September 17, 2024

Feds OK rail-trail connecting the Centennial Trail and the Eastrail

Years after the final train rolled down the rails, a Federal agency has approved a nearly 12-mile section of abandoned railroad for use as a trail extending the reach of Snohomish County’s iconic Centennial Trail all the way to the King County line. Snohomish County has announced that they will resume planning work for the…
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April 5, 2016

Snohomish County buys rail corridor in major regional trail missing link

After lengthy negotiations with the Port of Seattle, Snohomish County purchased a key stretch of rail corridor that could someday link the region’s trail network from Seattle to Skagit County. The purchase process was going strong back in 2013, but negotiations fell apart as it became apparent that maintenance costs for the segment were going…
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tagged: centennial trail, eastside rail corridor, eastside trail, maltby, port of seattle, snohomish, snohomish county, woodinville, woodinville weekly
March 31, 2014

Two ways to ride your bike and support Oso landslide relief: Family bike ride Saturday + STP auction

The devastation from the Highway 530 Landslide is difficult to fathom. It is one of the most deadly disasters in Washington State’s history, and families have been torn apart and left without homes and possessions. Search and clean-up efforts have been daunting, and there’s an overwhelming amount of work left to do. The most helpful…
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tagged: 530 slide, all-in family bike ride, cascade bicycle club, centennial trail, marysville, marysville ymca, oso
January 13, 2014

Snohomish County sees its Centennial Trail as a link to the region’s history

Snohomish County sees the Centennial Trail as not just a great place to walk and bike, but as a way to connect communities and explore the area’s history. That’s according to the county’s fancy new website for the trail, which now stretches from the Skagit County border to the City of Snohomish. Snohomish County recently…
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December 10, 2013

Snohomish County approves purchase of 12 miles of Eastside Rail Corridor, plans trails

The Snohomish County Council approved purchase of 12 miles of the Eastside Rail Corridor with hopes of rehabbing the corridor to accommodate both a trail and rail movement. Unlike the miles of the Eastside Rail Corridor in King County, where a multi-use trail mostly without rail use is planned, Snohomish County intends to maintain rail…
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January 23, 2013

Extended Centennial Trail stretches to Skagit County border

Snohomish County celebrated a four-mile extension of the Centennial Trail in November, bringing the multi-use facility all the way to the Skagit County border. Starting almost 30 miles south in the City of Snohomish, the trail is built mostly on the old Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway, which you know better as the Burke-Gilman…
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