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Rode the trail out and back on our tandem today. The trail is very well maintained, but there are a fair number of root bumps, some marked and others no, so keep your eyes peeled. Great to have some rollers here and there to make the ride a little different than most rail trails. Stopped in Arlington Velo for a quick check of my front disc brake and they were amazing. Got it taken care of quickly and a grabbed a few pair of their wool socks too. Lived Arlington Velo. The town is great is well with an ice cream store that you don’t want to miss. Great day overall.
The storms & floods last fall lifted two creek bridges off their foundations and moved them aside and for most bicycle riders are impassable. The first is about 10 miles from the Fruitland Ave trailhead, just after you go across 100 ft of very nasty large angular rocks (you'll know it when you cross them). The good news is that the detour around them is easy and pleasant.
Just go out onto the nearby road at the first one, access is obvious. This is the Lyman-Hamilton Rd, which has very little traffic on it. Follow that east until it morphs into Maple St. Turn left at the "Bike 10" left arrow sign in "downtown" Hamilton (about 2/3 mile from start of detour), onto Petit St. Go north about 0.2 mile to the "Bike 10" right arrow. Turn right. At that point you are on the old detour that has been there forever. Follow it east about 0.15 mile and look for an unmarked access path on your left, just past the small swamp/lake on each side of the road. This puts you back on the Cascade Trail.
Just after you start this detour the road makes a sharp right bend and crosses the Cascade Trail. You may be tempted to get back on it at that point. If you do, you will encounter the second bridge that was moved off its foundation and probably need to back track to the road anyway.
Given that the detour is so easy and pleasant, don't bother with these bridges. My guess it that it is very unlikely they will be fixed in the forseeable future, especially given that the first one was already partly off its foundation, req'd walking/hefting your bike anyway, and may probably been that way for many years.
This is a gorgeous trail along a calm lake. It's very popular, filled with people (many jogging) and dogs of all ages and sizes. The path is fairly narrow and overgrown over much of the trail as it is mainly a walking trail through the woods; it's also somewhat muddy (even in July) with little streams crossing it in a few places. Given the narrowness and popularity, this is NOT a good place to be biking; we made it work but constantly had to slow down and even wait a couple of times because people were coming and going and there just wasn't room to get around. I may go walking here sometime in the future but I will not take my bike again.
Level, wide, and flat, this gravel multi-use path with short spurts of pavement where the city of Washougal set up parks or river access points is a peaceful bike ride along the Columbia River. Walkers and joggers, young families and old couples were out enjoying the Saturday morning before it got hot. Lots of Lewis & Clark history along the way. The reason I didn't rate it higher is because it's short and not paved.
Trail is becoming overgrown with blackberries and there still is the one serious washout. No sign of maintenance and even the Oso Memorial needs gardening help. That being said this is a nice ride and the Memorial is worth visiting. Good gravel and partly paved. Visit the general store in Oso which is 101 years old. Coffee, ice cream and nice folks.
We rode this trail in two sections; 1) From the trailhead, where it meets up with the Golden Tiger Pathway, to the north end of Curlew Lake. 2) From the trail end in Danville, south to the community of Curlew. The first section goes along Lake Curlew, offering lots of views of the lake. There are several benches to stop and enjoy the views from. This section of trail is fine crushed rock and is in excellent shape. crushed rock and is in very good shape
Started from the West end. No dedicated parking, some space along the road, maybe for 20. Nice thing trail had lots of shade. But it also has many forks without any signs where to go. Make sure you are on TrailLink app. Also, this trail is actually three trails - Discovery, Burnt Bridge and some other.
Nice walking path for other times, but hit gravel basically right away after starting on my inlines !! i was assuming this app was telling the truth ¿¿ lots of gravel in the bothell office park area
This is an update to my review of last year. The ride is still great and the same as I described then except that last fall's washout mentioned by TrailLink is indeed very serious. I checked it out yesterday. I talked to two bikers that lifted their lightweight road bikes over the barrier blocks on the west end of the washout but there was no way I could do that with my heavier 60 lb eBike.
Besides that, and more important, walking your bike along what's left of the trail is very dangerous. It is narrow (1-2 ft) and one slip and you are in the river, fatally for your bike if not you as well. On top of all that I had to fight blackberry brambles all along the washout edge. I only did it because I did not realize that once you start you are commited -- there is no way to abort and turn your bike around.
I strongly recommend NOT starting at Trafton -- unless you detour out to the highway and back (there are 2 roads available to do that). Instead start at Miller Shingle trailhead (35.5 mile round trip to Darrington) or, as I did yesterday, at a small (half dozen vehicle) parking lot at the west end of the Cicero Bridge (40.8 mile round trip), where you can access the trail (the short paved section of it). Alternatively there is some parking along the highway just beyond the east end of the bridge but you have to ride back across the bridge to access the trail.
Discovered this comfortable place with great accommodations for two bike travelers. They offer a pullout sofa if you do not wish to share a bed. Indoor bike storage with a comfy bed and a hot shower! Distillery right next-door and two restaurants to fuel up in the morning to get back on the trail. Close to the panhandle of West Virginia. Their name is Harmony Trail Haven on Airbnb.
Rode from Sherman park to Naches in late May 2026. Google map is incorrect, it shows paved trail south of Sherman Park while it is actually rough gravel. Also it shows trail ends in Brace while actually it goes all the way to Naches. The part closer to Naches have better pavement, one in Yakima is pretty cracked. The trail slowly climbs toward Naches, maybe 1% grade. I rode in the morning, against pretty strong wind. Ride back was almost no effort though. In overall, good ride.
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