Mercer Island Loop (Counter Clockwise)
[37 Miles, 1500 feet total elevation gain]
This loopGmaps Pedometer is my "utility" ride ... the one I'll take if no other ride
is available. It's a pretty standard circuit from my house in Queen Anne
...Burke Gilman Trail to Lake Washington Blv'd, taking the bypass at
Leschi to climb to the I-90 bridge and a counter clockwise ride around
Mercer Island. What makes this ride so pleasant is it's generally along
pleasant bike surrounding (i.e. trees, lake, houses) and the special treat
which awaits you on the East side of the Island ... the 6-10 switchbacks
(one of these days I'll count 'em) which lets you exercise your bike gears
for an exciting few miles. Now for a utility ride, I'd like to be
able to do it in a few hours but I do tend to dawdle ...particularly in
the Summer ... at Clark park on the south side of Mercer which never has
any-one using it (well hardly never) and at Leschi park on the way back
which in the past has had some dynamite "soul" (Uhmm I guess that's an
outdated unpc adjective but no matter in 1996 it wasn't there) barbecue
available. (Yeah Yeah I know, burn some calories on the ride and then eat
it all back!)
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Last update: 03/22/06
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