Overnights & Tours 2019

BIKES Club tours and weekends are put together with the idea that riding and sight-seeing are more enjoyable for a group. 

The following list of tours is tentative - organizers need to hear from you that you are interested, or a tour may be canceled. Contact the ride leader by the RSVP date to express your interest and confirm details.

Tour Tips

• Tours are for members of B.I.K.E.S. Club of Snohomish County - we welcome you to join the club!  Then, make sure your membership stays up to date! 
  
• Riders cover their own costs for food and lodging, and share transportation costs if applicable (for SAG or carpools). Make your own reservations.
  
• Have your bike in good repair, and be ready to ride some hills and the distances involved. 
  
• Everyone should have the equipment and know how to deal with a flat tire.  
  
• If you want to diverge from the intended routes, plan to communicate with the ride leader and be able to find your own way.
  

HS = hub & spoke (stay all nights in one motel/campground

Credit Card = stay in hotel/motel, carry own luggage

Self-contained = haul own luggage for camping

May 18 - 19: Yakima Wine Ride (HS)

Ride leaders: Jack McClincy & Janell Reich, janelpoms@gmail.com 

Join BIKES tour leaders for a weekend of Yakima wine touring, camping and fun with other club members.  Some members head over a little early and bike on Friday.

Saturday May 18: Approximately 35 miles, steady pace, A-B terrain. A few wineries before lunch, one or two after.  Stay together pace.

Sunday May 19: A 25-30 mile local route, possibly out and back to Naches, stay together pace.

The tour leaders camp at Statesman State Park; many hotel and motel options are available in the greater Yakima area.

Make state park camping reservations ASAP, spots fill early, especially hook-up sites.

May 28 - May 30: Oregon Grand Tour Scenic Bikeway

3 days riding; hauling own motel gear two of the days; hub & spoke, with one motel night away, credit card style

134 miles total, rated challenging; see link; motel/RV camp as hub; self-contained credit card one night

Ride leaders: Dan & Elaine Scott 425-501-6198

Tours happen based upon interest. Please RSVP by April 15 or earlier.

https://traveloregon.com/things-to-do/outdoor-recreation/bicycling/road-biking/grande-tour-scenic-bikeway/ 

May 31: Optional day to drive from La Grande, OR to Redmond, OR ~260 miles, or drive to Redmond, OR from home or wherever to meet up for June 1 tour.

       

June 1 - 2: Oregon Madras Mountain Views Scenic Bikeway and Oregon Twin Bridges Scenic Bikeway (HS)

Hub & Spoke from Redmond, OR 

Ride Leaders: Rick & Cindy Proctor BikeHound@comcast.net

June 1 - Loop scenic bike ride of 29 miles; drive ~32 miles each way between Redmond & Madras.

June 2 - Loop scenic bike ride of 36 miles; drive ~18 miles each way between Redmond & Bend.

RSVP to ride leader by April 29 or sooner.

https://traveloregon.com/things-to-do/outdoor-recreation/bicycling/road-biking/twin-bridges-scenic-bikeway/

June 15 - 29: Oregon Coast from Cathlamet, WA to Crescent City, CA

Self-contained, mix of camping & motels, eat in restaurants when available

Ride Leader: Rick Proctor BikeHound@comcast.net

30 - 50 miles per day, ~420 miles total, at least 1 rest day per week

Need to work together to arrange transport to Cathlamet and back from Crescent City

RSVP with ride leader as soon as practical for best schedule flexibility. 

Will use Adventure Cycling maps as much as is practical.

June 22 - 25: Idaho Trails (HS/Camping)

2 - 3 - 4 days possible, steady pace with scenic stops

Ride leaders: Dan & Elaine Scott 425-501-6198

Friday night 6/21/19 Cataldo Kahnderosa RV park 208-682- 4613

Saturday 6/22:

Drive to Medimont, ride to Chacolat (fancy bridge) or farther if desired, 38 miles RT, overnight at Cataldo Kahnderosa RV park

Sunday 6/23:

Ride to/from Kellogg ~24 miles, overnight at Wallace RV park 208-753- 7121

Monday 6/24:

Ride Wallace to Mullan, back past Wallace to Kellogg, 36 miles RT, overnight at Wallace RV park

Tuesday ?

RSVP to ride leader by April 29th

Sept - Birch Bay Farm Tour (Dates & details not confirmed - HS)

Bob & Viv Biesiedzinski, 206-595-3822, bobbez@gmail.com

Camping and biking weekend based out of Birch Bay State Park – make your own reservations early. Saturday Whatcom Farm Tour ride, approximately 50 miles. We plan to stop at several cheese shops along the route. Potluck dinner at campground site after ride. Sunday we will ride from Birch Bay State Park to the Peace Arch at the US/Canada border.

RSVP to ride leader.

Sept 16 - 19: Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes

Ride Leaders: Rick & Cindy Proctor, 425-293-3153, BikeHound@comcast.net

Self-contained, 5 motel nights, no camping, eat in restaurants. Arrive in Wallace the day before on Sept 15th. Depart Wallace to drive home on Sept 20th.

145 bike miles, 15 - 50 miles per day, all paved trail.

1st, 4th & 5th nights in Wallace, ID

2nd & 3rd nights in Harrison, ID

RSVP to ride leader by July 15th