Scenic Seattle Bike Tour
Well organized and flexible. Excellent equipment.
(Formerly our Mountains to Sound Tour). Spend 5 days on car-free bike paths exploring the very best of the Pacific Northwest and Seattle! Ride rails-to-trails bike paths from the historic trains-and-mines region of the Cascades to majestic Snoqualmie Falls. Bike through the longest bike/pedestrian tunnel in the world. Explore Woodinville’s vineyards and gardens, wine tasting rooms, and distilleries. The perfect escape for those seeking easy cycling and/or who dislike riding with traffic, this rails-to-trails bike path tour takes you all the way from the woodlands of the Cascade Range downhill to wine country and into the heart of Seattle’s waterfront.
Itinerary
Day 01
Ride the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail to Keechelus Lake.
Meals
– Lunch
– Dinner
Lodging
Summit Inn
Ability Level
Beginner
The Palouse to Cascades Trail (formerly known as the John Wayne Pioneer Trail) is one of the longest rail-trail conversions in the United States, following the former railway roadbed of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroads for nearly 300 miles. Offering a wide, car-free stretch of flat, fun riding, it winds gently through evergreen forest and between the rocky peaks of the Cascade Mountain foothills. Ride a short portion this morning from Cle Elum to Lake Easton for lunch, then on to Keechelus Lake (a Native American word meaning ‘few fish’) and Snoqualmie Summit.
Day 02
Ride through the world's longest bike/pedestrian tunnel on your way to Snoqualmie Falls.
Meals
– Breakfast
– Lunch
– Dinner
Lodging
Hilton Garden Inn, Issaquah
Ability Level
Beginner
This morning, ride through the world’s longest bike/pedestrian tunnel: a 2-mile long historic train tunnel on the Palouse to Cascades Trail. We’ll provide the lights! Continue riding downhill through evergreen forests all the way to Rattlesnake Lake. Thankfully, there are no rattlesnakes! The lake was named by Seattle area pioneer Arthur Denny after a road surveyor mistook the sound of seed pods rattling in the wind for one of the dangerous snakes. Hike up to the ridge. “You won’t find better views anywhere else this close to Seattle,” crows the Washington Trails Association. Ride to gorgeous Snoqualmie Falls, which you may remember from the TV series Twin Peaks. For the Snoqualmie People, the Falls are the place “where prayers were carried up to the Creator by great mists that rise from the powerful flow.”
Day 03
Ride the Sammamish River Trail to Woodinville, home to many of Washington's prime wine-tasting rooms.
Meals
– Breakfast
– Lunch
Lodging
McMenamins Anderson School
Ability Level
Beginner
This morning, ride to Woodinville, where you’ll find some of Washington’s best wine-tasting rooms. Ride onward to Bothell. Stay tonight and tomorrow at the Art Deco McMenamins Anderson School, where classrooms are now hotel rooms. Dinner’s on your own tonight; take your pick of its three onsite restaurants. If you like, take in a film at its onsite movie theater or hop in the pool for a dip.
Day 04
Go wine tasting. Play a round of golf. Or go for a bike ride. Plenty of options today!
Meals
– Breakfast
– Dinner
Lodging
McMenamins Anderson School
Ability Level
Beginner
There are 100+ wineries in the Woodinville region. Lunch is on your own today, so visit and sample any that appeal. If you’d prefer, take a tour of a lavender farm or play a round of golf. Tonight: enjoy a final celebratory dinner with Chef Russell Lowell at Russell’s Restaurant and Loft, a food lover’s delight and the de facto late-night hangout for winemakers and people in the wine industry.
Day 05
Ride the paved bike path along Seattle's waterways and visit the Ballard Locks and fish ladder.
Meals
– Breakfast
– Lunch
Ability Level
Beginner
Enjoy a final ride along the bike path, beside the Sammamish River and Seattle’s Lake Union. Kayak the waterways past the houseboats made famous by the movie Sleepless in Seattle. Jump back on the bikes for the 3-mile bike path ride to the Ballard Locks and fish ladder. After a final waterside lunch, head to the airport or your downtown hotel to extend your stay.
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