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For a quick and beautiful escape from the Seattle city bustle, hop on the Cedar River Trail in Renton.

Back where the trail turns to gravel, you’ll pass the 3.5-mile Green-to-­Cedar Rivers Trail (not depicted on the map), another gravel rail-trail also known as the Lake Wilderness Trail. It heads up a small hill to Maple Valley’s secluded Wilderness Lake and the 42-acre Lake Wilderness Arboretum. The route passes through residential Maple Valley and behind a commercial area at Kent-­Kangley Road and Maple Valley Black Diamond Road/WA 169. The Green-to-Cedar Rivers Trail ends at a railroad crossing but reappears a couple of blocks later as a mountain bike, equestrian, and hiking trail in the Black Diamond Natural Area, where many paths wind through the old conifers.

CONTACT: kingcounty.gov/recreation/parks/trails.aspx

DIRECTIONS

To reach the western end, take I-405, Exit 4. From the north, the exit becomes Sunset Blvd. N. At 0.4 mile, turn right onto Bronson Way N. From the south, follow signs for WA 900/Bronson Way. After 0.3 mile on Bronson Way N, turn left onto Mill Ave. S. Proceed through an intersection with Houser Way S, and immediately turn left at a sign for CEDAR RIVER TRAIL AND CEDAR RIVER DOG PARK. Parking is on the left.