Biking Lake Wilderness and the Cedar River Trails

I go biking along Interurban trail almost every other week. Sometimes for fun , others for a good work out. But I was growing tired of the same route, same scenery, same level of difficulty. I wanted to try something new.

I wrote before about great mountain biking trails in Black Diamond. Just 5 miles away in Maple Valley there is another great spot for both mountain and leisure biking.

Lake Wilderness Park is a large regional park with lots of prime shoreline, preserved forestland, and meandering pathways. I used it as my starting point. From here you can take a short gravel trail to the Cedar River trail.





If you are an avid cyclist, you've probably biked along the Cedar River Trail. It's a long ride from Maple Valley to Renton ( it was for me ). The trail follows the Cedar River and offers a few great spots to take a lunch break.

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From Lake Wilderness Park you can take a long gravel trail that goes to...
Well, honestly, I am not exactly sure where it goes. According to the map, it looks like the trail goes to Lake Sawyer area. But it might be Henry's Ridge.

But it sure was fun ! The trail ends ( for me ) with old railroad tracks. Along the "main" trail there are many smaller trails that branch off, but they are all linked together ( so it's very unlikely that you'll get lost ).





If you've ridden these trails before, please let me know about the name and any other additional information for our readers.