Saturday: Group will bike to the three new light rail stations to celebrate opening day

Link Light Rail is getting three new stations in South King County Saturday! While you might think that riding the train to those new train stations would be the most obvious way to see them, you would be wrong.

Bob Svercl is leading a free group bike ride from Angle Lake Station, the current southernmost 1 Line station, to Kent Des Moines, Star Lake and Federal Way Downtown stations. The group will ride the 12-mile route at a leisurely pace (Bob's an excellent and welcoming ride leader) and will be a great way to tour the communities connected by the new stations. At Federal Way, folks can choose to either bike back or take the train.

The ride meets starts with a mandatory briefing at 11 a.m. in the plaza outside Angle Lake Station. More details from the event listing:

Join us for a one-way transit tour from Angle Lake Station to Federal Way Downtown Station on a 12 mile route at a Leisurely (10-12 mph average on flat ground) pace to celebrate the opening of the Federal Way Light Rail Extension!

We will meet at the parking garage plaza in the upper area outside the north entrance to the Angle Lake light rail station (19955 28th Ave S, SeaTac, WA 98188). Bicycle access is from the nearby Lake to Sound Trail a quarter mile away. Parking can be found in the light rail station's parking garage. Transit access is from Sound Transit's 1 Line light rail (Angle Lake Station) and a variety of King County Metro Bus routes including the RapidRide A.

Please be ready to ride at 11:00 AM. We will start with a required safety briefing, and roll out when that's done. All riders must attend the safety briefing to participate.

We will visit a total of 3 brand new light rail stations on this ride at which we will pause briefly to observe them before ending at the south end of the light rail elevated tracks near the Federal Way Downtown light rail station. Riders have the option to take the 1 Line of the light rail to return to the start or ride back on their own. There are restrooms near the start at the Chevron gas station and at the end at the Federal Way Downtown station.

The route is mostly on paved roads and trails.

Please note: this ride is expected to last around 1-2 hours (estimated finish before 1:00 pm) and will end near the Federal Way Downtown Station.