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Bellevue Patch Asks: A Great Place for Kids to Ride Bikes in Bellevue?

A reader asked on Bellevue Patch's Facebook page for suggestions of places for kids to ride bikes. Here's what some readers recommended. What are your suggestions?

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Do you and your kids have a favorite and safe spot to ride your bikes? Now that the nice weather is upon us, families in Bellevue want to know.

A reader posted the following question on our Facebook page:

Where's the best place to ride bikes with kids in Bellevue? 

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I texted a cycling instructor at , and summed up her response:

I contacted a cycling instructor at Samena for some suggestions. She suggested some great places for kids: (near the whale), a trail by Samena Club and the . Hopefully that works out for you today!

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But we put the question out to other Bellevue Patch Facebook readers and here were the following suggestions:

  • Depends on the age of the kids and how long of a ride. For littles who have just taken off their training wheels, is great: there's a circle path that goes all the way around the soccer field, then a gravel path that goes around the little pond.
  • Crossroads park is also excellent for beginning riders. Plus there are a ton of trail systems throughout Bellevue.

    • Another reader pointed out some that smaller bike riders need flat roads: 

  • I had that same question. Kids are 6 & 8, riding their "big" bikes, and can't do any big hills.

    • What are your suggestions for places where families can bike in Bellevue?

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