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Snoqulamie Tunnel to North Bend

Map Source: USGS

Two trail length options:

• 21 miles from Hyak to Rattlesnake Lake
• 29 miles from Hyak to North Bend

Option two allows you to stop in Northbend and have Burgers and Ice-cream.  The last two miles of this route can be a butt kicker since it is flat and you will have to start peddling.

Park at either North Bend or Rattlesnake Lake, consolidated people and bikes and take minimum vehicles needed to Hyak.  From Hyak when travel west via Snoqualmie Tunnel and Palouse to Cascades Trail.  Lunch at end of route and send adults back up hill to get rest of vehicles.  Plan for 1 hour turn around time to get vehicles.  If parking at Rattlesnake Lake, plan for the lot to fill up early in the summer.
Highlights:

• 2.3-mile tunnel!
• wonderful scenic trail
• Almost entirely downhill
•  Easiest 20-30 miles on a bike that scouts will ever do
•  This is a FANTASTIC experience!

Important Points:

• The tunnel ride is incredible and without lights - obviously everyone will need a headlight and/or headlamp
• Basic economy headlamps aren’t great but will work - scouts will need to travel snow enough to see the handful of mud puddles in the tunnel
• Scouts on kid bikes can’t coast downhill and will need to peddle most of the way – this is exhausting
• 26” gravel type tires minimum
• Street bikes with skinny tires won’t last on the gravel road
• This trail is NOT for scouts new to bicycling or those who just give up - quitting in the middle of a 20 mile ride without road access is rough on everyone
• The rangers just open up the tunnel around June - call first. Tunnel is closed in the winter due to risk of falling ice form the ceiling. It is also really cold inside the tunnel.
• Renting an electric bike is an option if you have special needs

Oracas Island - Cascade Lake at Moran State Park

visitsanjuans.com/cyclists-guide-orcas.pdf

trailforks.com/region/orcas-island

evo.com/travel-guides/bike/washington/bellingham/orcas-island

mtbproject.com/trail/7019452/moran-lakes-tour  - Moran Lakes TourDifficult

youtube.com/watch?v=3iD2xjaA0vU

mountbakerexperience.com/orcas-island-is-an-off-season-paradise-for-mountain-bikers

open season — September 15 to May 15

Trails:
 Cascade Creek
 Cold Spring
 Connector Trail
 Mount Pickett
 Mount Pickett DH
 Mount Pickett Road Connector
 Mountain Lake
 Mountain Lake Multiuse Trail
 Mt. Constitution Summit View Trail
 Mt. Constitution Trail
 Mystery Trail
 Olga Boundary Trail
 Power Line Trail
 South Summit Connector
 Southeast Boundary Trail
 Southside Constitution Crosscut
 Twin Lakes
 Twin Lakes East Lo

Fairhaven Bicycle Trail - Larrabee State Park

Interurban Trail (Bellingham)
Counties: Whatcom
Length: 6.7 miles
Trail end points: Donovan Ave. and 10th St. (Fairhaven) and Larrabee State Park at Fragrance Lake Rd. and Chuckanut Dr. (Bellingham)

Fairly level course across the Chuckanut Mountains

traillink.com/trail-maps/interurban-trail-(bellingham) - Map

traillink.com/trail/interurban-trail-(bellingham)

traillink.com/trail/south-bay-trail

cob.org/services/recreation/parks-trails/trail-guide

cob.org/wp-content/uploads/bellingham-trail-guide.pdf

whatcomcounty.us/3620/Interurban-Trail - Interurban Trail

Camping Bayview State Park? - Listed in UofScouting Talk

parks.wa.gov/473/Bay-View

Cascade Trail (Sedro Woolley to Concrete)

Cascade Trail runs 22.5 miles in length and connects Sedro Woolley and Concrete.

skagitcounty.net/Departments/ParksAndRecreation/parks/cascadetrail.htm

skagitcounty.net/GIS/Documents/Parks/cas-trail.pdf Trail Map

wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/cascade-trail

Ocean Shores

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Lopez Island

villagecycles.net/cycling-on-lopez

Centennial Trail

snohomishcountywa.gov/facilities/facility/details/centennialtrail-33

Whatcom county

whatcomcounty.us/991/Bike

Palouse to cascade Trail Snoqualmie Pass

parks.wa.gov/521/Palouse-to-Cascades

Goldmyer Hot Springs

alltrails.com/explore/recording/goldmyer-hot-springs-mtb--2

alltrails.com/trail/us/washington/goldmyer-hot-springs-trail

Fort Ebey

parks.wa.gov/507/Fort-Ebey

parks.wa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/16873/Kettles-Trails-Map

trailforks.com/region/fort-ebey-state-park

25+ miles of Cross Country riding.

Washington State Parks Discovery Pass is required

Interpretive Opportunities
Visitors may explore concrete bunkers built for the original military fort in 1942.

Trails:

 Alder Grove
 Ant Hill
 Baker View
 Battery Connector
 Bluff Trail
 Boundary Trail
 Brave Heart
 Campground Trail
 Cedar
 Cedar Grove
 Cedar Grove Loop
 Cedar Hollow
 Chutes
 Confusion
 DP Cutoff
 Emilie's Ridge
 Erratic
 Escape
 Fern Grove
 Fisher Loop
 Fisher Ridge
 Flatback
 Forest Run
 Grancy's Run
 Gretchen's Borderline
 H.O.T. Army
 H.O.T. Coast Guard
 H.O.T. Navy
 H.O.T. USAF
 H.O.T. USMC
 Hideaway
 High Traverse
 Hokey-Ka-Dodo
 Hook
 Hugh's Delight
 Hugh's Delight
 Humpty Dump
 JP Cutoff
 Juggernaut
 Kettle Clinger
 Kettles - Access
 Kettles Trail
 Kettles Trail
 Ladders
 Limbo
 Long Gone
 Lower Ridge
 Madrona Hill
 Main Line
 Moondust
 Moss Hill
 Mussels
 Nirvana
 Old Fort Entrance
 Pigeon Ridge
 Pigeon Ridge
 Princess Run
 Raider Creek
 Roundabout
 Roy Evans
 Rusty Well
 Shepherd's Crook
 Shepherd's Crook Connector
 TC Cutoff
 The Tunnel
 Water Line
 Water Tower
 Whippersnapper
 WIBC Cutoff
 Windsucker Hill Trail
 Woodpecker Haven

Special Shout Out to: Troop 60 - Home of High Adventure