Get Out and Go Ride these WA Trails

  • Summer is for cycling, and nothing beats a trail ride through woodlands and natural areas.
  • In Part II of our series encouraging you to minimize “ultraprocessed time” in favor of healthy outdoor time, we spotlight some of our favorite WA trails.

10 Fall Trail Rides for Fabulous WA Foliage

  • The air is crisp and the forests are turning colorful, which means it’s time to plan your fall rides.
  • Go explore one of Washington’s many bike trails to experience autumn at its most audacious.

The Emotional Journey of Riding Solo (Mostly) Across WA

  • 12 days, 650 miles, one flat, one crash, and one unplanned rest day = a bucket-list bikepacking adventure.
  • Shannon Mangan planned and prepared to ride across Washington solo, but long-distance bikepacking sometimes requires improvisation.

Biking Tacoma’s Trail Network & Closing Shoreline’s Interurban Gap

  • We biked Tacoma’s Prairie Line, Water Flume Line, and Scott Pierson trails to highlight opportunities for creating an integrated Tacoma bike network.  
  • Cascade organized the Tacoma ride and another in Shoreline at the Interurban Trail Gap to advance efforts by the Leafline Trails Coalition to connect the 900 miles of trails in King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties.

Bridging Bellevue’s I-90 Gap on the 42-Mile Eastrail

  • The Eastrail is about to grow thanks to the 2026 opening of the Wilburton Trestle and $25 million in federal funding to bridge Bellevue’s I-90 gap.
  • We biked Eastrail's longest completed segment to review progress and visit the new Northeast Eighth Avenue bike bridge where murals depict Bellevue’s history of Japanese American internment. 
  • Eastrail will form the backbone of a regional trail network when completed in 2030, but an effort to repeal the Climate Commitment Act threatens funding. 
  • The Cascade and WA Bikes Boards recently endorsed No on 2117 to protect trail progress.

Touring Tacoma on the Water Flume Line Trail

  • The 2.5-mile Water Flume Line Trail stretches from 40th St to 80th in South Tacoma, passing many hidden gems along the way.
  • Take a ride on the trail with South Tacoma resident Sara Kiesler to discover hiking trails, public playgrounds, and food choices galore.

Come Ride the Eastside’s Most Beautiful Trail

A Win for Biking on the Seattle Waterfront

Seattle to the Pacific: A Dream Bike Route Gains Momentum

Riding Across WA on the Palouse to Cascades Trail

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