New MTB trails in downtown Seattle

Seattle mountain bikers have transformed the space beneath Interstate 5 into Colonnade Park, featuring trails built by thousands of volunteer hours.
By Jeff Barber
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Seattle area riders have found an overlooked urban location for new mountain bike trails: under the interstate. Collonade Park is located under I-5 and boasts trails built using thousands of volunteer hours over the last couple years. Read the full article and check out the amazing photos of what has been done in a clearly challenging location.

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Photo by Dan DeLong, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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