Ride Description: An old SIR favorite. We'll start in North Bend and take I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass to Cle Elum. From there we will head to Leavenworth across Blewitt Pass. From Leavenworth, well take US-2 back over Stevens Pass to Sultan. From Sultan, well follow back roads to Monroe, Snohomish, and Lake Stevens. From Lake Stevens, we go back to Snohomish and into the Snoqualmie Valley via Connelly Road and High Bridge Road. Carnation, Fall City, Snoqualmie Falls and FINISH!

Note: If there's still snow on Blewitt, we'll have to change the route to something that's more in the lower elevations.

This should be a terrific ride with several good climbs and some of the best scenery our state has to offer.  It is a repeat of the 2002 “4 Passes” 600K, but it will be ridden in reverse.

We will leave Issaquah and work our way through the Snoqualmie River valley and on to Sultan where we’ll join Highway 2.  We’ll head over Stevens Pass, and then down to Leavenworth, where we’ll turn south.  Our second major climb will be over Blewett Pass, a section of the ride that will include the old Blewett Highway.  We then head down to Ellensburg, and with the wind at our backs, we’ll take the Yakima River Canyon Rd. to Selah.  From Selah, we’ll ride Highway 12 past the town of Naches and on to the Silver Beach Resort at Rimrock Lake, where we’ll have our overnight stop (about the 400 km point). 

After a rest, we’ll climb White Pass, and then descend down to highway 123 where we’ll head north and join the RAMROD course, passing Ohanapecosh before climbing Cayuse Pass.  We’ll then descend down to Enumclaw.  From Enumclaw, we’ll make our way back to Issaquah using back roads.