Biking up to Snoqualmie Pass on the John Wayne Pioneer Trail in Iron Horse State Park.
Maps
Bainbridge Island Bike
Map - In printable format, courtesy of Squeaky Wheels.
Bainbridge
Island Bike and Hiking Map - Provided by
Seattlebiketours.org.
Bellevue
Bike Map - Download free, or look for it in kiosks on local trails.
Bellingham Bike Maps
- Bike routes in the city of Bellingham.
Eugene, OR Bike Map - Bike map for Eugene, Oregon.
Kent Bike Map - City of Kent bike trails, bike lanes and recommendations for
local cyclists.
King County Bike Maps - Download a copy of a very comprehensive map.
Kitsap County
Bike Route Map - The Peninsula has a bike route map.
Missing
Links in the I-90 Mountain to Sound Greenway Trail System - Imagine biking
from Seattle waterfront to the mountains on one continuous trail!
Newcastle Trails Map - Even tiny Newcastle has quite a few trails.
Northwest
Bike Routes - Some folks at Microsoft have fed local bike maps into
Mapcruncher to create one huge seamless map. Check it out!
Olmsted Bike Maps - Bike
routes in Seattle that celebrate the Olmsted legacy of parks.
Olympic Peninsula - Bike maps of Jefferson and Clallam County with instructions
on how to print out particular routes.
Pierce County Bike Map
- Get the revised map for Pierce County which includes maps of local trails such
as the Foothills Trail.
Port
Townsend Bike Map - A nice bike map for the Quimper Peninsula and Port
Townsend. (Walking map on page 1, Biking map on page 2.)
Redmond Bike Map - Get a copy of the bike map for Redmond (the Bicycle Capital of the
Northwest.)
Renton Parks & Trail Map (PDF) -
Renton trails, including parts of other nearby cities. (Can't find this on the
Renton Parks site any more, but I saved a copy.)
San Juan Island
trails - Maps and info about non-motorized trails on San Juan Island.
Seattle
Bike Map - Download a copy of the city bike map free, or pick one up at a
local bike shop.
Skagit County Bike Map (2007) or (2003
version) - Free downloads in PDF format. Useful for the Tulip
Festival, or riding around Mt. Vernon, Anacortes, etc.
Snohomish
County Bike Map - Where to get a paper copy, or download it. I
recommend the paper copy - it's water-resistant.
Spokane Bike Map - Bike map
of Spokane.
Tukwila Recreation
Map - Shows parts of the Duwamish, Green River and Interurban trails.
Thurston
County Bike Map - Bike map of Olympia and the surrounding area, printed on
nice water-resistent paper. New edition for 2008.
Vancouver, BC
Bike Maps - A comprehensive collection of maps for the city north of the
border.
Vancouver, WA Bike Maps - Select a trail and get a map for this city across
the river from Portland, OR.
Victoria/ Vancouver
Island Maps & Info - Biking around Victoria is great! Don't miss the
Galloping Goose trail.
Washington State bike maps -
A list of lots of bike maps available in the state.
Organizations
Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club
- This club's goal is to make Washington one of the best places in the country
to ride a mountain bike.
Bicycle Alliance - These are the
guys in the White Hats - they support a multitude of bike projects and I'm proud
to be a member!
Bikestation
Seattle - Where to park your bike, take a shower and more in downtown
Seattle.
Cascade Bicycle Club - One of the
largest bike clubs in the U.S. They sponsor lots of cool events like the
STP and Chilly Hilly.
Foothills Rails-To-Trails Coalition
- This organization helped bring about the Foothills Trail, and they are a great
bunch of folks.
Marymoor Velodrome Association -
Bicycle racing in the Marymoor Park Velodrome.
Mountains-to-Sound Greenway Trust
- A non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the natural beauty of the
I-90 corridor from Puget Sound to Snoqualmie Pass.
Port Townsend Bicycle
Association - Rides, bike activism and news for Peninsula riders.
Rails To Trails - Saving land for
trails -- what a great organization. Yep, I'm a member.
Seattle Bicycle Club
- a non-profit recreational cycling club.
Seattle Bicycle Touring Club - an
informal group of recreational cyclists promoting Rides and Fun for its members.
Tacoma Wheelmen's Bicycle Club - Tacoma-based
bicycling group.
Rides
Bicycle
Saturday/ Sunday - The city of Seattle closes off Lake Washington Blvd for
several miles every couple of weeks in the summer for bikers.
BikeJr - Some miscellaneous rides in the
Seattle area with maps and elevation profiles.
Kuren's Cycling Pages - Local bike
routes with elevation gain, a map and pictures.
RAPSODY - Ride Around Puget Sound
is a ride to raise funds for the Bicycle Alliance.
STP - Seattle to
Portland Ride. Two days, 8000 riders and loads of fun. I've ridden this for the
last two years.
Trek Tri Island
- Three days of nice, scenic riding for a good cause, the Lung Association! Ride
across Bainbridge, Whidbey and Vancouver Island. A real fun ride -- I did
it in 2000.
Trail News
Soon the
trails could be one - Article about the Interurban/ Riverwalk/ Foothills
trails junction.
Sims to let Port buy tracks - News on the proposed BNSF trail in King
County.
Ribbon cutting for new trail in Issaquah - New trail connects East Lake
Sammamish Trail to the Issaquah - High Point Regional Trail.
Miscellaneous
Auto Costs
vs. Bike Costs - A thought-provoking article that suggests you can have more
disposable income by getting rid of your car.
Backcountry Unicyclist -
Who says you need more than one wheel?
Bicycling Wiki - Information about
riding in Washington and Oregon. And if it's incomplete, you can add to it!
Brake Director - How to safely and
powerfully stop your bike with one hand!
Cars Stink - You may never look at a car
the same way again...
Dasani
Blue Bikes - King County residents can borrow bikes for free at Marymoor
Park!
Electric Bikes NW
- Get an electric bike and laugh at gas prices!
Ghost Cycle - Report bike accidents in
the Seattle area.
Primal Wear - Some of the best and most
colorful bike jerseys around - my closets full of them.
Recycled Cycles - Need an old part?
Chances are it's at this store just south of UW.
Ride the Bus around Washington State with your bike - Go from Seattle to
Forks, or to Seaside OR - all on public transit! (Site run by my friend
Mrk.)
Rides and Routes -
Picture gallery of Pacific Northwest Trails.