600 km
Brevet: Spring 600 km
Organizer: Jon Muellner
Date: May 24-25, 2003
Start Time: 06:30 (take the 5:50 a.m. ferry from Edmonds)
Finish Time: 22:30 May 25, 2003
Start Location: The ride start and finish are at the Kingston commuter lot at 1st Avenue between Ohio and Iowa Streets (one block up from ferry landing on the right as you're going up the hill).
Address: Kingston, WA
Parking: Kingston - public parking in lot up from boat ramp on south side of terminal.
Edmonds - Unrestricted parking is apparently available on 3rd Avenue S around the City Park (Pine St). We parked there for the pre-ride without incident.
Entry Fee: $40 SIR members, $50 non-members, Please make all entry and membership fees payable to SIR. Medals (Optional) $7.
Reminder: All riders are reminded that any failure to conduct the ride in accordance with SIR Brevet Rider Expectations, RUSA rules, applicable laws, or any special instructions or equipment requirements for this ride may result in a time penalty or disqualification.
Please download and fill out this Entry Form in advance.
If you are planning on doing the 600 km please send an email to: Jon Muellner and let him know. We are trying to get a rough estimate of participants for the brevet. If you are thinking of spending the night in Kingston you can visit this site for info on lodging options.
View map of the Olympic Peninsula 600 km route here. (480Kb JPG)
Fee Structure Explanation for joining SIR:
You don't have to be a SIR member to paticipate, but we encourage you to join us! The costs are only $8.00 to join SIR with email-notice-only of events member, or $15.00 to join SIR as a regular, U.S. mail-notice-of-events member. Also, all SIR members must join Randonneurs USA (RUSA) to ride. RUSA cost is $20.00 annually.
Special Instruction:
Reach the ferry terminal in Edmonds in time to catch the 5:50 a.m. ferry in order to make it to the start on time. Ferry schedule and information: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/schedules/current/index.cfm?route=ed-king.
Equipment needed: Remember riding gear for inclement weather, bike tools, spare tubes, and food/water for yourself. All riders should be familiar with the SIR Brevet Riders Expectations.
Headlights (white and clearly visible from 150 yards to oncoming traffic), tail lights, and red rear reflectors are required. Note that many taillights are also legal reflectors. These may be checked and riders disqualified if they do not function. Functional lights must be mounted on bike at all times. Lights must be operating at night on each bike in a group. Blinking taillights are permitted, but note that these may bother other riders.
Reflective vests and leg bands are required for riding at night or during poor visibility. This is for your safety and others in the group.
Hand held flashlights or helmet mounted lights are recommended for repairs made in the dark.
As a courtesy to other riders, fenders (with 1/4 coverage front wheel and 1/2 coverage rear wheel) are a must or you'll face the scorn and abuse of your fellow randonneurs. Additional rear splashguards are recommended for group riding.
Helmets are required on all SIR events.
Ride Beginning: Kingston Ferry Terminal, commuter lot on right at Ohio St. (one block up from ferry landing on right)
Bag Drop: There will be one bag drop in Aberdeen only at the overnight. Make sure Mark has your small bag at the start. Bag drop bags will not be back to Kingston before 1:00 p.m.
Ride End: Drifter Galley in Kingston on right open for food from 07:30 to 21:00, SIR manned afterwards.
Route Description: Same route from 2002 Fall 600 km. We will make a complete circuit of the Olympic Peninsula. From the start in Kingston, we'll head across the Hood Canal Bridge and follow SR-104 and US-101 to Port Angeles. From there we'll take the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway (SR-112) to Clallam Bay and then south on SR-113 back to US-101. The route passes through Forks, Kalaloch, and Quinault Lodge on the way to the overnight stop in Aberdeen. From Aberdeen we go east on US-12 and back roads (SR-107 and SR-108) to McCleary and Kamilche, where the route picks up US-101 N again. Head up the west side of the Hood Canal back to the bridge and the finish at Kingston at the Drifter Galley restaurant.
Route Sheet
Last Updated: 05.11.03