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Hills of the West Coast - Triple Bi-pass

KEEPING RIDERS SAFE

Advance registration required for all participants. If you decide not to ride, please click Cancel My Registration below to open space for others. (How to cancel)
Attendance at the pre-ride safety briefing is required to participate in the ride.
If you have tested positive for COVID or have been exposed to someone with COVID, follow the quarantine and isolation guidelines. In general, if you have COVID or are displaying COVID symptoms, or if you are sick with the flu or a cold, you should not participate in group rides.
Carry a face covering in case a business or public transit requires their use.
Please, no spitting or “snot-rockets” while participating.
A CPSC certified helmet is required to be worn to participate.

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Date and Time:

Saturday, October 21, 2023 - 8:30am

Start Location:

Sam Smith Park

1400 Martin Luther King Jr Way S

Seattle, WA 98144

Directions

Contact Information:

Steven G Hulsman

sghulsman@comcast.net

206.794.7683

Distance:

66 miles

Elevation Gain:

6,800 feet

Pace:

Strenuous: [20-22mph]

Terrain:

Hilly

Regroup:

Stay together

Weather Cancellation:

Showers cancel

Interests:

Training

We'll meet at the west end of the tunnel at Sam Smith Park along I-90 in Seattle, and please be ready to ride at 8:30 am. We'll start with the required safety briefing and roll out when that's done. We'll pick up riders at Enatai Beach Park (under east end of I-90 east channel bridge) at 9:00, then pick up riders at Tibbetts Park in Issaquah at 9:30.

We'll climb Squak from Tibbetts, and then go out to Tiger and climb it from both directions. We’ll head back to Squak and climb it from the south, descending to Tibbetts. We’ll then climb Zoo Hill and descend via Montreux. The final climb will be up Somerset. There will be no specific food stop on this ride. So please bring plenty of nutrition and two water bottles for such a long hilly ride.

At each of the start locations, if any riders join us, I'll give a required safety briefing, and then we'll roll out when that's done. If you miss the briefing you will not be able to ride with the group.

Note: If weather conditions meet the weather cancellation criterion listed above or if there are unforeseen hazardous riding conditions or other unexpected events, the Ride Leader will post a ride-canceled note in the Comments section below at least two hours prior to the start and will monitor my phone and/or email listed in the Contact information and Ride Leader(s) will not be at the start location.

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