Burke Gilman Trail

"Lovely paved trail. We’ve been on it a few times and it’s well-used by cyclists, joggers, and walkers."

9 months ago

"Longest bike/pedestrian path through the north Seattle neighborhoods. It crosses busy streets every 10 blocks or so. Even though there are crosswalks and lights there is still a risk from cars turning straight into the path. More than once I was almost hit by drivers who didn't look, didn't stop. If you're a cyclist, be prepared to do a lot of shouting, to announce your approach to pedestrians (On your left!) and at drivers, keeping your hands over the brakes at all times. Sometimes dog walkers let their dogs suddenly cross into the oncoming path, and hitting the brakes hard to avoid an innoce"

3 months ago

"It’s a good bike path, but there are some pot holes/roots sticking through concrete that make it hard to navigate around sometimes. Also, some of the bikers think they own the path and will zoom past you going extremely fast with no warning."

10 months ago