The Yakima Greenway is a 10-mile trail along the Yakima River, through a nature preserve that winds around the outskirts of Yakima, Washington.
Categories: 10 Miles or Less & Flat & No Solitude & Paved & Suburban
States: Washington
Last Modified: May 30, 2008
(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5)
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Made this one my afternoon ride today, 9/29/07.
Great ride, rates a 4 stars with the following notes:
There is a gravel path detour where the Nob Hill SR 24 overpass is still being worked on. I had no problem on my touring bike that has a 700C x 28 front tire and a 35 in the rear. Folks that insist on riding on 23 and 26 mm tires might not like the gravel.
About half is along the interstate or US 12/410, so lots of traffic noise in places.
There appears to be NO maintenance of the outhouses. Ladies, take plenty of tissue or seat covers if you might need to use one. The bushes looked more attractive.
This one is a true 10 miles one way if the side trips are taken, and a fairly nice ride, comparable to the Boise Greenbelt, but shorter.
Took 12 YO grandson on the Yakima GreenBelt ride today because we have done most of the rides around the Tri-Cities. We both really enjoyed the ride. There are a couple of washout spots that requre some attention if riding road bike tires like I was, but nothing serious to contend with. The transition accross Nob Hill Blvd to the northbound trail is not intuitively obvious. Once accross the blvd going north, turn into the west side of the Yakima Humane Society driveway and you are back on the GreenBelt trail. Previous comment concerning the outhouses still stands. Worse than I’ve ever encountered; even compared to a US Forrest Service ones.
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“biker” Jeff
We rode this trail on a 98 degree day. This route provided welcomed sections of shade and cool breezes as well as nice river views. Its not a perfect trail by any means. Signage is minimal. We were briefly stumped by the break in the trail coming from the west at 16th St. (you have go north across the overpass to re-connect). But the paucity of other riders and pedestrians made it easy to cover ground quickly. And outside of a couple very short gravel patches, the path was in good condition and pretty smooth. I recommend this path to anyone who wants to avoid the heat on a hot day and see some pretty scenery in a fairly protected environment.