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Paved path that hugs the side of 520 from Redmond to near the 405 interchange in Bellevue. There is a fence between car traffic and the trail, and sometimes a wide buffer. Rather hilly -- the steepest section is the start in Redmond, where the trail goes from 70 feet to 400 feet elevation in the first 4/10 of a mile. There are no stops on the western half from NE 24th St to 148th, but road crossings exist at 148th Ave, 40th St, 51st St. and West Lake Samm. Pkwy. Trail surface is good, though occasional road debris migrates into the trail and vines grab lazily at the edges. Watch out for rabbits and maybe a shy coyote in the section between 51st and 148th, especially at night.
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The hill just west of the trail is rather long, but the shoulder is wide.
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Location: King County
City(s): Redmond, Bellevue, WA
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Length: 4.8 miles.
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Popularity: Somewhat
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Elevation: west to east
Gain
160
Loss
380 |
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Facilities |
Trail Condition |
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Drinking Water:
No
Restrooms:
No
Benches:
No
Picnic Tables:
No
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Surface Type:
Paved
Surface Quality:
8
Scenery:
3
Lighting:
7
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Ratings: 0 = none/ the worst
5 = average
10 = excellent
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Maps:
Bellevue Bike Map
Bikely Map of entire trail
Detour route for trail closure
King County Bike Map
Map to west end of trail
Redmond Bike Map
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Connections:
1. Connects to Sammamish River Trail near the bike bridge over the slough on Leary Way.
2. Connects to Bear Creek Trail at the eastern end. Go across the ped bridge and loop around to the left under the bridge.
3. Connects to Points Loop Trail (parallels 520 westward) via NE 24th St (westbound), Northup Way, NE Points Drive
4. Connects to Lake Washington Loop via NE 24th St (westbound), Northup Way to 108th Ave or Lake St/ Bellevue Way
5. Intersects the Bridle Crest Trail at NE 60th St. (Go left to 152nd Ave for west section of trail, go right then turn right on 156th Ave and go through the park on your left for the east section.)
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Expansions:
2. The state proposes to extend the 520 trail westward to the 520 bridge and UW (see map on page 4)
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Directions: East trailhead connects with the Sammamish River Trail next to Leary Way. West trailhead is on NE 24th St, 1 block west of 124th Ave NE.
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Photo Gallery
West trailhead for the trail.
Near the west end of the trail, the freeway is just on the other side of a concrete divider.
When the freeway was widened, they were kind enough to build a bike bridge too!
This trail is fairly hilly, as you may be able to see in this shot facing downhill near 140th exit
The trailhead at 140th Ave doesn't look very inviting, but it is open
You can get going pretty fast on this downhill stretch west of 148th Ave
This new bridge south of 40th St required lowering the trail to fit.
Looking the other direction you can see a new bypass, complete with bike lanes
Paralleling 148th Ave, just south of the crosswalk
The crossing at 51st Street. Beware distracted motorists!
This hill will get your juices flowing as you head down into Redmond
The eastern trailhead branches off from the Sammamish River Trail just west of the ped bridge.
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