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Route Description
RUSA Route #2813 "Rivers and Creeks 200K", features scenic and quiet roads, a few seldomly traveled by SIR. It combines neighborhoods with rural roads across the regional plateaus and valleys of north King County and Snohomish County. A few punchy hills are included for fitness boosting measures.
Tom Beck, Eddie Bishop, and Dae Park Pre-Ride Notes from 2023
The pre-riders had great weather to tackle this scenic but hilly course. Strava measured about 7000 feet of climbing and it starts at 0.6K. At 5.7K take note of the cue to turn right on the gravel path. If you see the lovely white fence beside you, you have missed the turn!
Eventually you will make your way to Juel Park in Redmond for the first control. Use caution if you pull into this parking lot. It is gravel, and mostly firm and ok, but they’ve filled some potholes and those are soft but well camouflaged. Don’t ask the pre-riders how we know this!
At 13.0K take care to use the gravel path to the left of the driveway. This is called out on the cue sheet, but that wasn’t good enough for us. If you’re paying attention it’s easy enough to cut over to the gravel when you realize you are on a driveway! Then it’s try to keep your house envy in check as you cruise through a few neighborhoods (Woodinville? Redmond?) where the houses seemed a bit out of my price range! You’ll make your way down to Snoqualmie Valley Rd from here and cruise flat familiar roads for a while. Ben Howard Road is now open all the way through and I was disappointed to learn that it had not been closed so they could remove that one steep hill! It’s still there. It’s only a couple of hundred meters (distance) but my Wahoo showed a 15% grade at one point.
When you get to Sultan, you may have noticed that it had been a while since you’d seen any services. This is a good place to stock up (there are a gas station and Sultan Bakery off course to the right and a gas station on course a kilometer or so after the Hwy 2 crossing (after the pedestrian bridge, at the Owen Rd turn). It’s 40K to the next services so don’t put it off.
It’s a familiar route on Owen, Reiner, Old Pipeline etc that takes you up to Lake Roesiger. The scenery on this stretch is phenomenal, and with all the climbing you will be going slow enough to enjoy it!
When you get down to Granite Falls you’ll want to get those services you’ve been needing. It’s another 30K to the next ones. From Granite Falls it’s a 60K loop around Arlington Heights and Arlington on some busy roads (and a little respite on the Centennial Trail). Views of Mount Pilchuck are awesome, but be aware that the pre-riders saw unusually heavy traffic on this stretch.
The run to Snohomish follows some less familiar (but equally busy!) roads (Carpenter Rd, Three Lakes Rd) back to the Centennial Trail before the Snohomish to Woodinville stretch on Broadway and 156
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Once you reach Hwy 530 outside of Arlington, services are frequent, but until then make sure to get what you need in Sultan or Granite Falls.
Bonne route and may the weather be as nice as predicted!
Parking
NOTE:Do NOT park in the lot adjacent to the Woodinville Bagel Bakery, it gets super busy on Saturdays. Please park at the nearby
Woodinville Park & Ride, located conveniently between the start and finish.
Start
Woodinville Bagel Bakery
14126 NE Woodinville Duvall Rd
Woodinville, WA 98072
Business Hours: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Finish
Métier Brewing Company
14125 NE 189th St, Suite B
Woodinville, WA 98072
Business Hours: 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Complete Route and Cuesheet
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46768288
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Complete route divided into smaller sections because some GPS computers (*cough*, *cough*, WAHOO) choke on long rides
Part A:
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Individual Day Routes and Cuesheets (may be more compatible for some devices and software)
Day 1:
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Note:
Printed cuesheets will not be available at the start. You may choose to print your own. To print a cuesheet:
- Open the route link above.
- Click the More button.
- Click Print Cuesheet.
Registration
Registration opens Wednesday, August 14 at 12:00 AM (Pacific Time).
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Advance registration is required. We cannot accommodate same-day registration.
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Registration includes signing a responsibility waiver using the same SmartWaiver system used for RUSA Permanents. YOU MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED WAIVER IN ORDER TO START THE RIDE. No waiver, no ride, no exceptions.
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Current RUSA membership is required. Click here to create or renew your RUSA membership. Allow a few days in advance for RUSA verification. You'll need your RUSA number to register for the ride.
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Current SIR membership is required. Click here to create or renew your free SIR membership. Once you log into your SIR account the Register button will be visible on the right side of this page (or bottom for mobile browsers).
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Online registration is open until Thursday, September 12 at 12:00 PM (Pacific Time).
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Ride fee must be paid online at the time of registration.
Registration has closed for this event. We cannot accommodate same-day registration at this time.
REGISTRATION LIMITED TO RIDERS WHO RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO REGISTER.
General Rules
All riders must:
- Read and sign a waiver (part of the online event registration) before beginning the ride.
- Comply with local traffic laws as well as RUSA's Rules for Riders.
- Have front and rear lights, a reflective vest or sash, and reflective ankle bands. See RUSA Article 10 for details. Be prepared to show these to the ride organizer at the start. Lights should be on during any low-light conditions (rain, fog, night, tunnels, etc).
- Contact the organizer ASAP if they cannot finsih (DNF). The organizer's contact info may be found on the brevet control card.
- Turn in their signed brevet control card at the ride finish.
- Check-in with the organizer or a volunteer at the start, the finish, at any overnight controls.