Tag: king county parks

March 4, 2020

With newly-opened section, the Lake to Sound Trail is tantalizingly close to reaching the regional trail network

Imagine a new trail connecting Tukwila and Seatac to Renton. This trail would tie together the Green River Trail, Interurban Trail, Cedar River Trail and Eastrail, all while accessing rapid transit service. And someday, it could even reach the airport, Des Moines and Puget Sound. Well, that trail is one step closer to reality. King…
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tagged: des moines, dow constantine, king county parks, lake to sound trail, renton, seatac, tukwila
February 28, 2020

Trail Alert: Cedar River Trail closed near Cedar Grove Natural Area until March 2 to repair washout

The Cedar River Trail was washed out during recent heavy rains, and crews will be out working with heavy machinery to finish repairs and paving. So the trail will be closed for 4.5 miles from 154th Pl SE east to Cedar Grove RD SE until Monday (March 2). There’s no official detour, but SR-169 does…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, cedar river trail, king county parks, renton
February 6, 2020

Trail Alerts: Sammamish River Trail floods + Snoqualmie Valley Trail landslide

Heavy and persistent rains have caused more trail closures in the area. The Sammamish River Trail has closed in four places between Woodinville and Redmond because its namesake river has overflowed. See the links in the notice below for maps of the closures. A section of the Snoqualmie Valley Trail is also closed near Boxley…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, king county parks, sammamish river trail, snoqualmie valley trail
February 6, 2020

Trail Alert: Landslide closes section of the Preston-Snoqualmie Trail

A landslide has closed a section of the Preston-Snoqualmie Trail near Snoqualmie Ridge and Fall City, King County Parks said Thursday. The trail is closed between Preston-Fall City Road and Lake Alice Road. King County did not have an expected timeline for reopening at the time of publication. Details from King County Parks: Excessive rain…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, king county parks, preston-snoqualmie trail
January 21, 2020

King County takes legal action to clear illegal use of East Lake Sammamish trail corridor

Last week, King County took action to reclaim public land in one of the wealthiest areas in the state: Sammamish. The County fought and won a very difficult legal battle to determine that, yes, the public does own the entire rail corridor along the east side of Lake Sammamish. And as it prepared to construct…
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tagged: e lake sammamish trail, king county, king county parks
November 21, 2019

Regional trails get a new brand: The Leafline Trail Network

Puget Sound counties have selected one trail brand to rule them all: Leafline. The new name will describe “a network of over 400 miles of wide paved trails connecting communities throughout Snohomish, Kitsap, King and Pierce Counties,” according to King County Parks. The newly-created Regional Trails Coalition is creating this unified regional branding effort for…
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tagged: king county, king county parks, kitsap county, leafline, pierce county, snohomish county