Jennifer's List of Bike Trails » Some Road/Street Riding

Armstrong Trail

Jennifer Hodgdon — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:04:02 +0000

The Armstrong Trail runs 38 miles from Schenley, Pennsylvania, to East Brady, Pennsylvania. Much of that distance is paved; the web site (link above) has a map, photos, history, trail conditions, and other information.

Wabash Cannonball Trail

Jennifer Hodgdon — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:21:50 +0000

The Wabash Cannonball Trail runs for 63 miles through northwest Ohio, in the Toledo area. 19 miles of the trail are paved, and the rest is large gravel. There are two main web sites with information: the Wabash Cannonball Trail Association has good maps, history, and other information; the Toledo MetroParks site has a map and links to other nearby (shorter) trails.

Great Allegheny Passage

Jennifer Hodgdon — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:14:22 +0000

The Great Allegheny Passage, including the Montour Trail and the Cumberland and Pittsburgh Trail, is a converted railroad that will eventually run for about 150 miles from just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the Cumberland, Maryland end of the C & O Canal trail. It is under construction, apparently with signed detours on small-town streets and rural roads for the missing pieces — check out the official web site for the trail to find maps and other information.

Mohawk-Hudson Bikeway

Jennifer Hodgdon — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:13:21 +0000

The Mohawk-Hudson Bikeway runs about 60 miles along the Erie Canal and Mohawk River roughly from Schenectady, New York, to Troy, New York. Here are some web sites about the trail:

Friends of the Mohawk-Hudson Bikeway (detailed map, links to other information)
nycanal.com (rough map of 40 miles of trail, directions to trailheads)
New York Canals (description, camping suggestions, construction alerts)
Parks and Trails New York (advocacy organization, sells guidebook, detailed route description available on web site)

Old Erie Canal State Park

Jennifer Hodgdon — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:11:10 +0000

The Old Erie Canal State Park trail runs about 36 miles between Dewitt, New York, and Rome New York, along the old Erie Canal, with a couple of short sections of road riding. It is part of the planned 500-mile Erie Canal route. Here are some web sites about the trail:

New York State Canals (description, list of where to camp on linked page, construction information)
State Park web site (brief description)
nycanal.com (rough map, directions to trailheads)

Green River Trail

Jennifer Hodgdon — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:39:32 +0000

The Green River Trail runs about 12 miles through Tukwila and Kent, Washington. Parts of it have yet to be completed, so in those sections you have to ride on streets.

Tolt Pipeline / Snoqualamie Valley Trail

Jennifer Hodgdon — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:42:53 +0000

The Tolt Pipeline Trail runs from Woodinville, Washington, to Duvall, Washington, where it connects (via a short bike lane) to the 29-mile Snoqualamie Valley Trail. The Snoqualamie Valley Trail continues to North Bend, where it connects to the Iron Horse Trail. The Woodinville end of the trail also connects to the Sammamish River Trail.

Note that the Tolt Pipeline Trail is only suitable for a mountain bike, and is quite steep. The Snoqualmie Valley Trail is much flatter and should be suitable for most bicycles. The orange icon on the map is near the start of the Snoqualmie Valley Trail.

North Idaho Bikeways

Jennifer Hodgdon — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:13:29 +0000

North Idaho Bikeways is a system of trails in and around Sandpoint, Idaho.

Spokane River Centennial Trail / North Idaho Centennial Trail

Jennifer Hodgdon — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:06:18 +0000

The Spokane River Centennial Trail winds 37 miles along the Spokane River from Riverside State Park in Spokane, Washington, through the downtown Spokane area, and then back out of town and east to the Idaho border. There it becomes the North Idaho Centennial Trail, which continues another 24 miles to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

John Wayne Trail

Jennifer Hodgdon — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:04:35 +0000

The John Wayne Trail (also known as the John Wayne Pioneer Trail) has several sections. The section between North Bend, Washington, and Beverly, Washington, is the Iron Horse Trail, managed as Iron Horse State Park; this section is pretty much complete (with one or two short road detours to get around missing or unsafe railroad bridges). Part of this section is also part of the Mountains to Sound Greenway. At Beverly, the trail crosses the Columbia River on an old railroad bridge and runs to Warden, Washington, managed by the Department of Natural Resources; this section has a few detours on roads to get around unfinished sections. From Warden to Tekoa, Washington, the trail is again managed as a state park, and is under construction. Since there is a significant mountain range in the middle of the state, there is some climbing involved, although it is a converted railroad so the grade is not steep. Also note that the trail is at least partly covered in snow in the winter (a section near Snoqualamie Pass is groomed as a cross-country ski trail in the winter).

On the western end, you can connect this trail with the Snoqualamie Valley and Tolt River Trails.