Thursday, March 17, 2011
Mountain Biking in Seattle - Don't Forget These Cool Trails in the Great Northwest
One of the best ways to contact the outdoors in Seattle is to go mountain biking. One of the reasons mountain biking is so great is because it is so accessible. There are numerous trails that are suitable for all types of skill levels. I mean, with the Olympics on one side and the Cascades on the other, the hard part can be admittedly picking one to ride.
There are many websites out there that can give you a good idea on where to go for some good mountain biking in trails, but if you're curious in some ideas for some good trails right away, you can check out the following (most of these are within 20 minutes of Seattle):
1. State Edward State Park - I've been to this park numerous times with my kids and not only is there a fun playground for them, but there is a nice trail that's exquisite for both beginners and intermediate riders. There are some drops and rises but overall it's pretty good.
2. Banner Forest - This trail is accessible by ferry, and hey, what could be more fun for your kids than taking their bikes on the ferry and riding to the trail from the dock. That's pretty exciting! There are over 20 miles of trail at the park so you'll have abundance of options to choose from.
3. Soaring Eagle - This trail is placed fairly closer to the Cascades. There are a lot of intersecting trails and it could be easy to get turned around, but what's great is that there are maps of the trails at roughly every intersection (too bad every park doesn't contain these). This trail is a exiguous tricker so you might want to make sure the riders you're going with are a exiguous more skilled, but it's a fun place to ride.
There is an additional one trail that isn't strictly a mountain biking trail placed throughout Seattle. It's called the Burke-Gilman trail and goes all over the place: through Fremont, along Lake Washington, and even through the campus placed at Uw. It's a paved trail so there's nothing worry about in regards of drops or jumps.
So what if you want to mountain bike in Seattle but don't want to bring your bike with you on vacation? Well, lucky for you there are tons of places all over the region where you can rent mountain bikes. Once you frame out where you're staying, it's just a matter of request colse to for a local bike shop and you'll be able to get what you need without any problems.
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