Starting this month, you'll be able to get from Seattle to a pretty good day hike without a car. Next month, it'll get even better.

King County launched the new hiking shuttle service, Trailhead Direct, last year. But for the first season, it operated only on a loop stopping at the Issaquah Transit Center and several trailheads off I-90. That meant if you wanted to get to one of those hikes from Seattle, you first had to bus to Issaquah.

This year, they're bringing the shuttle back and adding stops in Seattle, the county announced today.

Starting April 21, you can catch the shuttle at the Mount Baker Transit Center and get to the trailheads for Margaret’s Way, Chirico Trail-Poo Poo Point, the High School Trail, and East Sunset Way. That route will also stop at the Eastgate Freeway Station and Issaquah Transit Center.

Starting May 19, you can catch it at the Capitol Hill light rail station or at Pine Street and Ninth Avenue and get to Mount Si or Mount Teneriffe. This route will also stop at the Eastgate Freeway Station and North Bend Park and Ride.

According to the county, another new route will take you from a parking lot in North Bend to the Mailbox Peak trailhead "in early summer."

The 19- and 27-seat vans will run every 30 minutes on weekends and holidays. The fare is $2.50 each way until July and then $2.75 after that. You can use cash, your ORCA card, or the Transit GO Ticket app. Here's the full map and schedule.