Kirkland-Bellevue Loop, a Social Ride for New and Returning Cyclists

New to bicycling, been off your bike for a while, or just need a recovery ride?  New to Cascade or Group riding?  Make this your opportunity to get on the bike and into more summer riding. This is a social ride along a variety of trails and roads with experienced ride leaders. There are some climbs to get you used to your gears and gain confidence. We will regroup at the top of all hills to give you a chance to recover.

We start and finish at the Chainline Brewing Company in Kirkland, next door to the new Google Campus and on the Cross Kirkland Corridor. We ride South to the new 520 Trail and up to the Everygreen Point overlook to check out the new 520 bridge construction.  Then we ride Evergreen Point Drive around through Medina to Bellevue.  We continue our Bellevue loop through Beaux Arts to a rest stop at Enatai Beach.  We return through Bellevue via the normal Lake Washington loop.  Once back in Kirkland we continue north to the 100th Street Bridge overpass to ride a bit on the new Cross Kirkland Corridor back to Chainline Brewery. The ride is intended to give you the opportunity to learn and practice group riding skills and ask about riding techniques, training, and equipment. After the ride join us at the Chainline Brewing Company for refreshments and more conversations about biking.

We will not have a food stop on the route but there are several water/restroom stops along the way with time to eat whatever snacks you bring along.

There are no restrooms at the start but we will stop at Everest Park at mile 0.2.

Please download the route or print the cue sheet.  If you have questions, please post them here.

All riders should come equipped to deal with their own mechanical problems and with necessary water/food. Please arrive at least 20 minutes early to get ready to ride and sign the waiver.

Showers or more severe weather will cancel the ride.  Ride cancellation will be announced in the comments section at least two hours before start time and the ride leaders will not be at the start.