TREATS - Trails, Bridges and Water

We will head west on the Burke Gilman Trail (BGT) to the Fremont Bridge, continue on the West Lake Union Bikeway to Mercer St, pass by the Space Needle and make our way across the Fourth Street Bridge to the Elliott Bay Trail  (EBT).  We will then follow Elliott Bay around the corner, past the  Cruise Ship Terminal at Smith Cove, over the narrow bridge  that crosses the RR tracks to the end of the EBT at Elliott Bay Marina in Magnolia.  Next we will head to the Ballard Locks (Shilshole Bay)  and Sunset Hill (Puget Sound).  After a brief stop at the park, we will turn to the east, skirt the north-east side of Green Lake and make our way to Ravenna Creek .  We will also see Union Bay, Lake Union and more bridges as we make our way through the Arboretum and back to Gas Works Park.  There will be a lunch stop along the way and the route may be shortened if we see more water than I planned.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Please arrive 15 to 20 minutes early to ready your bike and yourself for a prompt departure at 10:00.  Also, you should be prepared with a spare tube and the tools necessary to change a flat tire.