These are official bike routes so it’s not exactly secret, but they do feel like you’re getting away with something:
- Terminal 91 trail by the railroad tracks—runs N/S between Myrtle Edwards Park and Magnolia
- Rattly Bridge over the train tracks from the Magnolia side of the Locks to Government Way—the north end looks like it’s someone’s driveway, and the bike route sign seems to get knocked over occasionally
- 22nd ave SW to West Seattle Bridge—tiny little sidewalk trail that looks like a backyard garden
- MOHAI bridge—over 520 between Montlake and U District, avoiding the busy part of 24th. There’s a concrete barrier between the MOHAI driveway and the real street so cars can’t use it as a shortcut, but there’s a gap for bikes.
- Interlaken between 19th and 23rd—through Interlaken park partly on a road and partly on a trail. the trail is pretty dark, in the winter I’ve been surprised by piles of gravel and fallen trees.
