CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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A proper escape from Seattle with roads worth waking up for. 352 km round from Brier - plan on about 7 h 12 of riding. The climbs: Scenic stretch in Cottage Lake, near Issaquah and near Lakeland North. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
Next is Scenic stretch in Cottage Lake.
You top out here; the road stops climbing. Next is High point near Issaquah.
This is where the road stops climbing. Next is Photo stop near Lakeland North.
The high point of this section. Next is Cascade Loop and Stevens Pass checkpoint 8.
Back at Cascade Loop and Stevens Pass checkpoint 8. That is the ride. Next is Food stop near Belfair.
Food stop near Belfair is where this day stops to eat. Next is Seattle / Pacific Northwest return.
about 260 km into the recorded legs you reach Seattle / Pacific Northwest return. Next is Back to Cascade Loop.
Kenmore sits at the top of Lake Washington, where the Sammamish River slips in and the long freshwater lake that defines eastern Seattle finally runs out of room. For a rider coming back from the North Cascades Highway, this is the last relaxed corner before the city.
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Back at Back to Cascade Loop. That is the ride.
This Scenic stretch in Cottage Lake → High point near Issaquah stretch is for rhythm and scenery. Keep your head up, let the view breathe, and resist turning every open bend into a target. Stop once properly rather than half-stopping everywhere.
Photo stop near Lakeland North → Boulevard Park is the technical section. Hairpins, gradients and mixed traffic can stack up quickly; use low drama inputs, stay wide of centre lines and expect buses or riders appearing exactly where optimism says they will not.
Food stop near Belfair → Near Lofall, on the way back can flow quickly, but only if you keep village limits and junction sightlines sacred. Fast connectors are where rides get untidy when fatigue creeps in.