Cold, rainy 12.5mi commute each way from Magnolia to Bellevue for 8 months out of the year, but for a few weeks in spring this is a wildly stunning stretch of the Burke-Gilman between UW and Gas Works.
Any better urban stretch? Seattle, WA
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by SixOneFive615
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So beautiful!!
Ah I love the Pacific Northwest! If you’re ever in Portland there’s a couple of must ride springtime routes, my favorite is the waterfront loop, but springwater rocks too.
Waterfront is my favorite because you go from in the city to feeling a million miles from a big city and back (and I live a few blocks from a stretch of it so I ride it a lot).
https://preview.redd.it/8losiv99zd2h1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb3ef18a08a52460e2e4bcf754ef6071a8ba98b3
Minute man path in Cambridge mass.
not where I live that’s for sure
I know it well! Commuted there for years. I’m down in Olympia now, but I ring my bell at you, friend. Enjoy that new-ish route across 520! I used to ride around the north end of the lake to get to Bellevue from Pinehurst for a bit.
Are those California poppies? Beautiful!
Not sure I’d call that particularly urban but it definitely is pretty
The bay trail that circles the SF bay
Lovely. Thanks for sharing.
Tamaki Drive waterfront, Auckland.
Personally I’m a big fan of the stretch of Pennsylvania Ave between the Capitol building and White House in DC where the bike lanes go down the middle of the road.
Lots of pretty paths here in the greater twin cities area.
That’s absolutely beautiful
That is a great stretch. I walked it the last time I was there.
The bike paths in Perth, Australia are amazing, right next to the bay and no vehicle interactions.
Entirely of boise greenbelt
The [Springwater Trail](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4587676,-122.6449622/45.4318717,-122.3753288/@45.4667553,-122.5790987,20101m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!4m1!3e1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D) in Portland is pretty great. 17 miles all multi-use path.
The Burke is a jewel!
This stretch, however, is not my favorite.. Too many uncontrolled car crossings and mixed mode traffic on the trail between Gasworks and UW. The view into downtown over Lake Union at sunset is peak Seattle, I’ll admit.
But I’m a “Dexter instead of Westlake” kind of cyclist, so ymmv.
I gotta visit one of these days. My favorite urban stretches in the US are Chicago lake front trail or the Hudson greenway in NYC
Not gonna fault you, but California has a staggering amount of waterfront or beachfront bicycle infrastructure. You can almost bike off street from San Jose all the way to San Francisco. There’s a few stretches in south San Mateo County and a bit in north Santa Clara County, but they are quiet surface streets.
And that doesn’t count Socal where you can bike all up and down LA and Orange counties along the beach, as wl as there being trails all along the LA River.
Use a bell, please. Your behavior reflects poorly on the rest of us.
Cedar Lake Trail in Minneapolis is top tier.
Forest Park, Portland