Comments on: Green River Trail http://poplarware.com/biketrails/2007/green-river-wa/ Searchable List of Bicycling Trails Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mt_Top http://poplarware.com/biketrails/2007/green-river-wa/comment-page-1/#comment-4797 Mt_Top Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:41:40 +0000 http://www.poplarware.com/biketrails/2007/green-river-wa/#comment-4797 Problems with the Howard Hanson Dam upstream from the trail, will result in some or all of the Green River Trail being covered in giant sandbags. The sandbags are intended to raise the height of the river bank and prevent flooding in the valley. Recent news reports say the trail will remain open to foot traffic only, not bicycles or trikes!! No word on when or if the sandbags will be removed. Mt_Top ICE T Problems with the Howard Hanson Dam upstream from the trail, will result in some or all of the Green River Trail being covered in giant sandbags. The sandbags are intended to raise the height of the river bank and prevent flooding in the valley. Recent news reports say the trail will remain open to foot traffic only, not bicycles or trikes!! No word on when or if the sandbags will be removed.

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]]> By: Jennifer Hodgdon http://poplarware.com/biketrails/2007/green-river-wa/comment-page-1/#comment-3664 Jennifer Hodgdon Fri, 29 May 2009 18:25:47 +0000 http://www.poplarware.com/biketrails/2007/green-river-wa/#comment-3664 Thanks for the update! I think I've found and fixed all the links. --Jennifer Thanks for the update! I think I’ve found and fixed all the links.
–Jennifer

]]> By: King County Parks web http://poplarware.com/biketrails/2007/green-river-wa/comment-page-1/#comment-3663 King County Parks web Fri, 29 May 2009 17:27:25 +0000 http://www.poplarware.com/biketrails/2007/green-river-wa/#comment-3663 Could not find contact info, but wanted to let you know our site has a new url, please make necessary updates. Specifically for this page http://www.kingcounty.gov/recreation/parks/trails/regionaltrailssystem/greenriver.aspx Thank you Could not find contact info, but wanted to let you know our site has a new url, please make necessary updates. Specifically for this page http://www.kingcounty.gov/recreation/parks/trails/regionaltrailssystem/greenriver.aspx

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]]> By: susan ralph http://poplarware.com/biketrails/2007/green-river-wa/comment-page-1/#comment-2178 susan ralph Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:09:45 +0000 http://www.poplarware.com/biketrails/2007/green-river-wa/#comment-2178 We'd rate this a 5, especially the southern part. The river is almost always in sight, and the scenery varies from light industry to housing developments, parks, golf courses, open fields, and finally farms (an endangered species in this sub-urban area). Always, however, you are in a little strip of a park with trees, grass, flowers, and of course the river. Frequent places to rest (benches, parks.) You can make a really nice loop by crossing the river at the bridge before the intersection with the interurban trail, and riding along a quiet road (Frager), next to strawberry farms, golf course, some open land, a few houses. Some of this is a road and some was a road that is now closed to cars. There are several bridges that allow you to cross back to the Green River trail (we crossed at S200th St, but it looks like you could even go to the next bridge. Another nice loop is to start at Fort Dent and go down the Green River trail and back the interurban trail, along bike paths the entire way. We’d rate this a 5, especially the southern part. The river is almost always in sight, and the scenery varies from light industry to housing developments, parks, golf courses, open fields, and finally farms (an endangered species in this sub-urban area). Always, however, you are in a little strip of a park with trees, grass, flowers, and of course the river. Frequent places to rest (benches, parks.) You can make a really nice loop by crossing the river at the bridge before the intersection with the interurban trail, and riding along a quiet road (Frager), next to strawberry farms, golf course, some open land, a few houses. Some of this is a road and some was a road that is now closed to cars. There are several bridges that allow you to cross back to the Green River trail (we crossed at S200th St, but it looks like you could even go to the next bridge.
Another nice loop is to start at Fort Dent and go down the Green River trail and back the interurban trail, along bike paths the entire way.

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