CANCELLED: Mill Creek - Snoqualmie Pass Tour

Mill Creek - Snoqualmie Pass Tour

This is an out-and back unsupported bike tour from Mill Creek to Snoqualmie Pass with overnight motel stays in North Bend each way and a night at Snoqualmie Pass.  No camping gear required, but you will need to carry your gear and clothing on your bike.  Meals will be at locally available food establishments.  Picnic lunches for days 2 and 3.

Equipment:  

• Gravel capable bikes are a must.  The gravel surfaces expected are mostly hard-packed gravel with some loose gravel places possible.
• Your bike must be in good condition and ready for the route. 
• You must be able to do your own minor repairs, including flat repairs, and maintenance.
• Daytime only riding expected.  White front and red tail lights are recommended to improve our visibility to motor vehicle drivers.  
• A really good white front light is required in tunnels to help you see your way around potholes, debris, and sleeping bears.

If you are new to bike touring, or you are an experienced bike tourist with new equipment, or this tour just plain looks interesting, this tour is intended to provide you an opportunity to do a shakedown tour near home to find any problems and get them fixed to help ensure success of a bigger tour later this year. 

You must make your own motel reservations and acquire your own food enroute per the following info.

Meeting Time & Location: 

• 8:30 AM Monday, July 15th at the Mill Creek Sports Park for a 9:00 AM roll out.
• Cars cannot be parked at the Sports Park for the duration of this tour.
• Parking arrangements near the Ride Leader's home a mile away can be arranged.
• We expect to be returning Thursday, July 18th by 4 PM.

Ride leader: Rick Proctor, BikeHound@comcast.net, 425-293-3153.

Register:

• By 8 PM Sunday evening, July 7th, 2024. 
• Group size limited to 8 or motel availability, whichever is smaller.

Routes: The route is something like 1/3 paved (50 miles) and 2/3 gravel (105 miles). 

• Day 1 Monday July 15th:
• • 9 AM roll out for 45 miles and about 2,000 feet of gain.
  • 21 miles paved, 24 miles gravel.
  • RWGPS link: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47264473 "MillCreek-NorthBend 2024 by RAP".
  • North Bend Motel, call for reservations 425-888-1121.  You must make your own motel reservations (24-hour cancellation policy). 
• Day 2 Tuesday July 16th:
• • 9 AM roll out for 32 miles and about 3,302 feet of gain.
  • 4 miles paved, 28 miles gravel with a 2.3 mile dark, damp, and unpaved tunnel.
  • RWGPS link: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47264506 "NorthBend-SnoqualmiePass 2024 by RAP".
  • Snoqualmie Pass Summit Inn www.summitinnwashington.com or call 425-434-6300. You must make your own motel reservations (48-hour cancellation policy).  
• Day 3 Wednesday July 17th:
• • 9 AM roll out for 32 miles and 745 feet of gain and 3,314 feet of descent.
  • Reverse of day 2.
  • RWGPS link: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47264865 "SnoqualmiePass-NorthBend 2024 by RAP".
  • North Bend Motel, call for reservations 425-888-1121. You must make your own motel reservations (24-hour cancellation policy). 
    
• Day 4 Thursday July 18th:
• • 9 AM roll out for 46 miles and 1,892 feet of gain and 1,892 feet of descent.
  • 21 miles paved, 25 miles gravel.
  • RWGPS link:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47264527 "NorthBend-MillCreek 2024 by RAP".
  • Return to your home.

Pace: 

• The moderate “effort” pace of this tour is intended for riders who regularly ride paved roads at a moderate pace slowed down by a touring load of gear, uphills, headwinds, photo stops, rest stops, etc. 
• Frequent regroups.
• All riders should have the route information available for their own use (electronic and/or paper) in case of separation. 

E-Bike Riders Read This:  E-bike riders and Ride Leaders should understand the BIKES Club e-bike policy.