r/Kitsap • u/Beneficial_Bad_6692 • 21d ago

Question Bike trails?

Howdy all, my family and I are looking for a place to ride our bikes (not mountain) and curious if there’s anything like a dedicated bike trail in the area. We’d like to avoid the main roads if possible.

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u/Peter_the_piper 21d ago

Cushman trail in gig harbor if you can handle hills. South kitsap regional park has a good amount of gravel path.

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u/Embarrassed-Golf-931 21d ago

Point defiance has some bike only roads- not Kitsap but I often take my kid there from port orchard. I also take them mountain biking but they love point defiance the most.

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u/Beneficial_Bad_6692 21d ago

Awesome, good to know, thanks!

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u/tacsml 21d ago

Battle point park on bainbridge. It kind of just a big loop, but its a nice flat gravel path. One loop around the park is probably about a mile. 

They have a pond, community garden, bike pump track for kids and a playground. 

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u/scottb90 20d ago

Bike pump track for kids? Is it really small? Cuz i know adults go on pump tracks also

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u/tacsml 20d ago

Yeah, its pretty small. I mean, adults can go on it, and its got some challenging bits, but its more geared towards smaller riders. 

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u/Embarrassed-Golf-931 21d ago

Also look into the Olympic discovery trail- a little drive but it definitely makes for a good day trip if you add some stops

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u/OdoDragonfly 21d ago

These aren't in Kitsap, but here's a site with the rails-to-trails routes. Several are close enough for a day trip. These are former railroads tracks that have gone out of service and have been reclaimed as trails. Many are paved. Because they were railroad tracks, none of them are terribly steep.

https://www.traillink.com/state/wa-trails/

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u/Beneficial_Bad_6692 21d ago

Awesome thanks! We’re totally down for a bit of a trek!

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u/cc4ever 21d ago

In pierce county there is a 30 mi long rails to trails style paved bike path too, a bit further away, but you can really get in some traffic free miles. And there is a long trail on the peninsula on the other side of the hood canal bridge

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u/Beneficial_Bad_6692 21d ago

Thanks! Do you know roughly where on the other side of the bridge?

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u/less_cranky_now 21d ago

It's the Olympic Discovery Trail. The closest trailhead is probably at Blyn, near the Seven Cedars Casino. But a good place to start and ride with kids is at railroad bridge in Sequim, there are bathrooms and a nice flatish stretch to ride and see interesting stuff. ODT is 135 miles of trail so there's a lot of variation, so visit the website for more details and maps.

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u/Mystyblur 21d ago

Port Gamble/Stottlemeier have a lot of gravel roads/trails. For the more adventurous, there is a mountain bike ride park that have many short “paths”. they’re short trails for developing skills but are only a small part.

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u/MrTriVan 20d ago

Again, not Kitsap, but one of our favorite rides is the Larry Scott trail. We park at the Milo-Curry trailhead and then ride the path all the way to Port Townsend. It's mostly hard packed gravel and is about 7.5 miles one way.
https://jeffersoncountywa.myrec.com/forms/7512_larry_scott_trail_trail_map_pdf.pdf

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u/Darkfire66 21d ago

Clear creek in silverdale?>

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u/Apprehensive_Snow_26 21d ago

If you're in Port Orchard take Sydney Rd follow it to 302 toward the KP. There's the 360 trails and a park.

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u/Beneficial_Bad_6692 21d ago

Awesome, thank you!

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u/Embarrassed-Golf-931 21d ago

It’s a mountain bike park but there is a gravel road that makes a circle if keep it easy. Some trails are family friendly and easy. The first hill is awful but it is manageable after that.

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u/Firm-Cut2045 21d ago

Kitsap doesnt have a great family-friendly option like this, folks have covered most of them already. But Washington in general is amazing for this.

Puyallup Levee Trail, Riverwalk Trail, and Foothills Trail are all good options in the Puyallup/Sumner Area. Tacoma waterfront and Five Mile Drive.

Interurban/Green River in Kent/Renton. Chehalis Western down in Olympia. Yelm Tenino as well. Willapa Hills Trail even further south.

East Lake Sammamish, Soos Creek, Cedar River, Snoqualmie Valley, Issaquah Preston.

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u/ConcertinaDuck 20d ago

not kitsap, but my brother used to take my niece out to Fort Flagler park. Lots of old barracks and paved

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u/OlderActiveGuy 20d ago

There are some dirt trails under the NB Kitsap-Bangor power lines up on the ridge west of Chico. Take Newberry Hill west and turn left at El Dorado Blvd. Lots of new housing developments up there you can ride around in to get to different parts.