Ride Leader Notes for Magnuson – Everett ride.
Saturday 6 June, 9 a.m. Cascade Bicycle Club Headquarters
Description:A new CTS route for 2015! This 81 mile ride is part urban, part suburban, part rural. Our total climbing today will be 3800 ft.
Route: We head north from the Cascade Bicycle headquarters through Shoreline, Edmonds and to the outskirts of Everett, then along the Snohomish River to Snohomish. Return via Everett (mid-point food stop at MP 46), then south to Silver Lake, Martha Lake and Lake Washington.
START: (If leaders wish to avoid about 0.8 mile of rough road exiting Magnuson Park from the start, there is a dirt and gravel path behind the CBC headquarters which leads directly up to Sand Point Way. This is a good option if the ground is dry. The path starts just past the Sail Sand Point building.)
MP 3.6 - 5.4 NE 125th St. is somewhat busy, but has a bike lane.
MP 6.7 Street Art along the East side of the Cycletrack!
MP 7.7 Cross Westminster Way N using the Pedestrian Crosswalk (push button). (See attached photo and details.)
MP 10.2 Move into left lane for left turn onto NW Richmond Beach Rd.
MP 10.3 – 11.1 NW Richmond Beach Rd. A well trafficked downhill. Use caution.
MP 13.4 – 14.4 Be alert riding through downtown Edmonds.
MP 15.0 Roadway continues to the left (Caspers St becomes 9th Ave N.)
MP 15.4 Move into the left lane to make left turn onto Olympic View Dr.
MP 15.4 – 16.5 Watch for storm sewer grates.
MP 18.0 REST STOP Lynndale Park
MP 20.0 Move into left lane for left turn onto 52nd Ave W.
MP 23.0 Busy intersection. Use caution.
MP 26.1 Left turn onto Evergreen Way. USE CAUTION. One block of heavy traffic.
MP 26.3 Turn right onto Edmonds Rd.
MP 26.9 Left Turn onto 7th Ave SE (Bail Out option – turn right, which eliminates 33 miles of the route.)
MP 29.2 Turn left onto 52nd St. SE. (Bail Out option – continue north on Colby Ave until it intersects the route at MP 47. This eliminates the 14 mile loop out to Snohomish.)
MP 29.9 TRAIN TRACKS!!
MP 35.9 REST STOP Snohomish
MP 36.5 Watch for cars at Highway 9 intersection.
MP 44.0 Take path to Highway 2 bike path.
MP 44.2 Highway 2 bike path. Watch for glass.
MP 44.9 When exiting the bike path, use the median to cross Hewitt Ave at the crosswalk, then ride one block south and turn right onto Chestnut St. (See attached photo and details.)
MP 46.0 CAREFUL crossing Everett Ave.
MP 46.1 FOOD STOP QFC/Starbucks.
MP 47.6 Move into left lane for left turn onto 19th St.
MP 49.8 CAUTION Left turn onto W. Marine View Dr., then onto bike path on right.
MP 49.9 Use bike path to the right
MP 50.1 CAUTION Look for cars when exiting bike path onto W. Marine View Dr.
MP 51.9 Keep right as roadway splits. Pass the traffic barrels, then CAUTION turning onto bike path to the left. (See attached photo and details.)
MP 52.4 Turn left on path and head up 25th St.
MP 54.6 – 55.3 Watch out for raised lane markers and storm sewer grates along this roadway.
MP 57.2 Move into left lane for left turn onto Sievers Duecy Rd.
MP 58.0 Move into left lane for left turn onto Hardeson Rd.
MP 58.7 Move into left lane for left turn onto W. Casino Rd.
MP 61.3 Move into left lane for left turn onto 112th St SW.
MP 62.0 REST STOP Thorton A. Sullivan Park at Silver Lake.
MP 65.3 Route continues through Martha Lake Airport Park. (Not a planned stopping point.)
MP 68.8 SLOW on downhill and prepare to stop at Filbert Rd. SLOW
MP 68.9 BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS – Lots of traffic. Right turn onto Filbert Rd, followed by Left turn onto Locust Way. TAKE THE LANE for this short, 200 yd long section of Filbert Rd. Use Sweeps and Floats to make sure you are visible to oncoming traffic from both directions. (See attached photo.)
MP 71.2 Locust Way continues with a gradual turn to the left.
MP 74.2 Move into left lane to prepare to cross Bothell Way NE. Watch for oncoming cars when crossing.
MP 74.4 Burke Gilman Trail- Watch for pedestrians and pets!
MP 80.1 Here’s the back gate entrance to Magnuson Park and Cascade Bicycle Club. It’s available for use – CAUTION crossing over Sand Point Way. The path is dirt and gravel.
MP 81 Congratulations and Well Done!