2023 PUYALLUP CYCLOPATHS’ RIDE SCHEDULE
(* asterisk before date indicates race rather than a ride)
*March 19: Gran Fondo Ephrata (gravel race)
April 15: Carbon River Entrance to Mt. Rainier (Puyallup --> Orting --> South Prairie --> Wilkeson --> Carbonado --> Carbon River Entrance --> back) (~63 miles round trip)
*April 29: Capitol Forest (Olympia gravel race)
May 06: Narrows Bridge – Gig Harbor – Kitsap Ride (~50-60 miles; 4000’ to 5000’ of climbing)
*May 21: 1. Cheaha Challenge Gran Fondo (qualifier for “World’s”) 2. Gran Fondo Leavenworth (gravel race)
May 27: Skate Creek Loop Ride (start area just east of Ashford --> Nisqually Entrance to Mt Rainier --> Paradise --> Box Canyon --> Backbone Ridge --> Ohanapecosh --> Packwood --> Skate Creek Road --> back to where we started) (~80 miles; 6,000’ climbing)
June 17: Sunrise Climb Repeats Ride (start at base of climb to Sunrise Visitor Center --> climb to Sunrise --> descend --> climb to Sunrise --> descend --> climb to Sunrise --> descend (optional: 4th climb to Sunrise --> descend) (3x = 60 miles, 7200’ of climbing; 4x = 80 miles, 9600’ of climbing)
July 15: STP (Seattle to Portland)
July 27: RAMROD (registration: 3/1 – 3/21)
Aug 24: “Rainiering” Ride (**Note: this is a Thursday – to minimize traffic issues**) (start at Grove of the Patriarchs --> climb to Backbone Ridge and on up to Paradise --> descend to Cougar Rock Campground (near Longmire) --> climb back up to Reflection Lake and retrace our path to the vehicles (restock at vehicles) --> climb south side of Cayuse Pass --> from the top of Cayuse Pass, climb to Chinook Pass --> descend back down Chinook Pass and down the north side of Cayuse Pass to Sunrise turnoff à climb to Sunrise Visitor Center --> descend from Sunrise and climb north side of Cayuse Pass --> from top of Cayuse Pass, climb to Chinook Pass once again --> descend back down Chinook Pass and down the south side of Cayuse Pass back to vehicles (restock at vehicles) --> do an extra climb on Backbone Ridge to make sure that we reach our “climbing goal”) (~135 miles; 14,411’ of climbing)
Sep 16: Passport-2-Pain Ride on Vashon Island (registration: open now through the day of the ride)
Sep 30: Mt. St. Helens (west side) (Tour de Blast route) (~84 miles; 7,100’ climbing)
** I will try to send out a “reminder” ten days in advance of each ride. Please respond at least a week ahead of the ride if you are interested in going, so that I can determine if there is enough interest to do the ride. If there is a lack of interest, we will simply cancel the ride. **