One Way Bike Tour of Seattle and Back on Light Rail (Steady)

Let's meet at the Lynnwood Transit Station on the Northeast side next to the bike lockers and bathrooms.  Be there, ready to go at the time listed. We will start with a required safety briefing, and roll out when that's done.  All riders must attend the safety briefing to participate.  Parking at the transit station may fill up, but parking on the top floor will most likely be available. (Don't drive into the structure with a bike on your roof!)  If needed though, the next closest parking would be on 48^th Ave W. 

We will ride from Lynnwood Transit station to Rainer Beach transit station with the intent to take the light rail back to Lynnwood.  There are excellent views along the way of Lake Ballinger, Echo Lake, Bitter Lake, Green Lake, the Ship Canal, Lake Union, Downtown Seattle, Puget Sound, the Seattle Waterfront and the mountains.  This ride mostly goes on dedicated bike trails, protected bike lanes or streets closed to local traffic only, but there are very short spans on some streets. Near Seattle Center, the Waterfront and the International District are interesting and fun to ride, but also busy areas with many road crossings at traffic lights.

We will have a short stop at Gasworks Park for a bathroom break at mile 15.  We will stop for lunch on top of Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center at mile 19.8 with food available at multiple locations within the Armory or you can bring your own food.  There will be a 3^rd bathroom stop at Jefferson Park at mile 25.9.  Please note the route time as there are many stop lights and the route time includes the return on light rail to the Lynnwood Transit Station. 

If you ride the light rail back, then you can hang your bicycle from the bike hooks available inside the rail cars or you have the option of standing with your bike.  A short bungee cord can help stabilize the bike during the ride from Rainier Beach transit station to Lynnwood.  Taking the light rail back has the plus side of the ride having 300 more feet of downhill than uphill.

We will climb and descend hills at our own pace, and we will regroup often as this route has many turns and busy parts. We'll also limit our speed to multi-use paths to the legal maximum (usually 15 MPH).

Bring a spare tube and tools to fix a flat, just in case. Bring cash, credit or debit cards to pay for your light rail ticket return. Or buy a ticket on your phone with the Transit GO ticket app. Please have full fenders if the roads are wet, or you may be asked to ride at the rear of the group.

Note: If weather conditions meet the weather cancellation criterion listed in the weather status or if there are unforeseen hazardous riding conditions or other unexpected events, the Ride Leader will cancel the ride and all registered riders will be sent a notification email. If the ride is canceled at least two hours before the start, Ride Leader(s) will not be at the start location. Please check before leaving for the ride.

We hope you can join us!