Lake Washington Loop - South

23 Mile Loop Bike Ride around south end of Lake Washington

This ride makes a clockwise loop around Lake Washington starting at Seward Park and heads north on Lake Washington Blvd ascending a small hill up to the I90 East Portal Viewpoint. Cross the I-90 Bridge to Lid Park on Mercer Island, stay on the I90 Trail crossing the East Channel Bridge from Mercer Island to Bellevue Island then over the Mercer Slough over a small foot bridge, turning south on 118^th Ave/Lake Washington Blvd SE toward Renton with nice views of the lake along the way as you stay parallel to I-405. After passing Gene Coulon Park (a great rest stop for lunch and/or the rest rooms) and the Boeing, Renton plant, the ride turns north through the Renton Municipal Airport and then onto Rainier Ave S, offering views of Mercer Island and the lake. This ride may be combined with Lake Washington Loop - North to circumnavigate the entire lake in one ride of approximately 55 miles.


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Lake Washington Loop - South Ride Information

East Portal Viewpoint

Explore Queen Anne Neighborhood

10 Mile Loop Ride through Seattle's Queen Anne Neighborhood located northwest of downtown

This ride starts at Gas Works Park and heads west over the Fremont Bridge then Dexter Ave to get to the Queen Anne neighborhood. The route then climbs and loops CCW though Queen Anne to access views of Puget Sound, Mt Rainier and Lake Washington. The commercial center on Queen Anne Ave N can also be visited as the route crosses this road.

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Explore Queen Anne Neighborhood

View of downtown Seattle from Kerry Park