Cross Kirkland Corridor Explained

Cross Kirkland Corridor
Length:5.75miles
Trailheads:near South Kirkland Park and Ride, near Carillon Point, Lake View Elementary/central Houghton, Feriton Spur Park (Google), Sixth St. S., NE 85th St., 7th Avenue (Picadilly), Peter Kirk Elementary/Cotton Hill Park, Crestwoods Park, NE 112th St., Kirkland Justice Center, Totem Lake area (4)
Use:Hiking/Biking
Highest:200feet, Kirkland near Peter Kirk Elem.

Cross Kirkland Corridor is a 5.75miles rail trail and linear park in the city of Kirkland, Washington. It is Kirkland's segment of the multi-city Eastside Rail Corridor on the Eastside Seattle suburbs.[1] [2] [3]

After acquisition, the corridor was approved by the city for future light rail and other transit use.

Feriton Spur Park

The city developed Feriton Spur Park (47.6702°N -122.1981°W) approximately halfway between ends of the trail, in public–private partnership with Google, where one of the company's Kirkland campuses surrounds the park.

Public art

Under a city construction budget set-aside for public art in Kirkland, art is installed on the corridor. The first such work was The Spikes, created in 2017 by Lake Washington Institute of Technology welding student Merrily Dicks, and consisting of three NaNfeet columns of recycled railroad spikes, rising from a 4x metal base.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/kirkland-cross-corridor-trail Cross Kirkland Corridor
  2. http://mtsgreenway.org/our-work/outdoor-recreation/regional-trails/cross-kirkland-corridor/cross-kirkland-corridor-2 Cross Kirkland Corridor
  3. https://www.mountaineers.org/explore/routes-places/cross-kirkland-corridor-trail Cross Kirkland Corridor