CRT - Bridge Over SE 248th St. Traditional Cache

The Cedar River Trail (CRT) is a King County Trail that follows the Cedar River from where it enters Lake Washington in the City of Renton upriver to the community of Landsburg at the boundary of the City of Seattle’s Cedar River Watershed. At 17.4 miles in length the CRT is a paved, off-road trail for the first 12.3 miles, and features a soft surface for the last five miles.

The trail follows a historic railroad route between the river and State Route 169, and passes through or near Renton, Maplewood, Cedar Mountain, Maple Valley, and Rock Creek. It offers views and access to Lake Washington, downtown Renton, Cedar River Park, Maplewood Golf Course, Ron Regis Park, Cedar Grove Park, and Maple Valley.

The CRT also provides excellent views and access to the Cedar River along its length. Between Renton and Maple Valley the CRT is popular with bicyclists and skaters and provides both recreational and non-motorized commuting opportunities.

At Maple Valley the trail intersects the Green-To-Cedar Rivers Trail, which runs through central Maple Valley, then continues to the more secluded Rock Creek area and onto Landsburg in a wooded river valley. This soft-surface segment is popular with off-road bicyclists, joggers, walkers and equestrians.

THE CACHE SERIES

The caches currently on the CRT average a listing date of 2011 with the oldest being placed on 2007. This series will fix that by focusing on putting new caches from Riverview Park east to the trail's terminus in Landsburg which is east of Maple Valley which is just under 12 miles of the trail.

THIS CACHE

The CRT has many old railroad bridges that cross over the Cedar River while others cross over roads. This bridge is different from some of the other bridges as it is not a steel truss bridge. It was likely a wooden bridge that was upgraded to a concrete bedded bridge.This will be a bit of a tricky one to spot. Be mindful of muggles both on the trail and below. Use the hint of needed.