I live in an unincorporated part of our big Seattle county - King County.
On most roads around my home, we get nothing. Bike lanes?, hahahaha, the white line is often the edge of the pavement with a ditch to your right. The first and last 4 - 5 miles of every ride is Share the Road and Trust the Drivers. It was delightful riding during the worst of the pandemic, but now = back to 'normal'.
The town of Issaquah has bike lanes and is the terminus of a trail heading North toward Redmond.
The next closest town, Renton, has some decent paved trails that connect to others.
However, if I were still driving (to a location to start a ride) - lots of good roads and excellent trails abound within a 15 mile radius. For the rides I enjoy most, I should move to North Bend, or Buckley/Enumclaw.
I have stopped worrying about riding with the auto/truck traffic, that's reality on semi-rural but busy King County roads.
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Last edited by Wildwood; 07-19-21 at 01:49 PM.