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. **