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RUSA Route #3848 "2026 Brevet Week 300K"
Pre-Ride Notes by Eddie Bishop
Here are some notes about this ride taken from previous years’ pre-rides and updated for current conditions.
As we head out of town toward Littlerock, the first 25 KM are a nice flat warm up for the first big climb of the day. Riders familiar with this route should note that there is a detour off Littlerock Rd at 123 rd Ave due to construction. The route link is accurate.
Leaving Littlerock you eventually reach Bordeaux Rd. Climbing Bordeaux and D-Line first thing means that all the hills for the rest of the day will seem "not that bad"! But these climbs have a lot to offer on their own. The Bordeaux part of the climb is magical. Follow a beautiful, loud, bubbling creek as you ascend at a moderate 4 to 5% grade. Once you make the turn onto D-Line, the magic fades for a bit. While less 1.5 KM, the 10-15% grades will wake you up if you weren’t already. But no climb has a better payoff than this one. Once you summit, get ready for 10 KM of glorious descending (steeper at first then gentle for most of it) alongside Cedar Creek on a mostly car-less road. It really doesn’t get any better!
Ricky near the top of D-Line on the Bordeaux climb (Photo by Jan Acuff):
CAUTION — While this road has received some much needed repair recently, there are still some big potholes. Be mindful of that on the descent especially when you are in shadows.
From there, a short stint on Hwy 12 gets us over to Elma Gate Rd and some quiet riding along the Chehalis River, through Oakville and out to everyone’s favorite South Sound control — End of the Trail Sinclair.
USE CAUTION when crossing the Black River bridge on Hwy 12. There is no shoulder and traffic moves very fast. From the control, we head out to Lewis County and a couple of familiar climbs, Garrard Creek and Manners Road, before rolling into Centralia on Lincoln Creek Rd.
A quick control and a traverse of Centralia brings us to Centralia-Alpha Road with all its ups and downs. Once that’s done, we make our way up Hwy 508 to the staffed control at Cinebar. The friendly SIR Volunteers will have snacks and drinks. This is essentially the mid-point of the ride and is (deceptively) the highest elevation on the route. So "it’s all downhill from here" (NOT!)
Cinebar will be much more welcoming for you than it was for the pre-riders! (Photo by Jan Acuff)
Next we take a beautiful ride around Mayfield Lake and Ike Kinswa State Park, before the climb up to the control at Mossyrock.
Mayfield Lake
After the control, we will head into Mossyrock, then turn west on a road that parallels Hwy 12 on the south side, eventually crossing UNDER the highway to ride on the north side for a bit. Altogether, this avoids over 3 KM of Hwy 12 riding.
CAUTION — here. The turn to go down to the tunnel and the 1 KM on the other side of the tunnel is gravel. We noticed on the pre-ride that the gravel is much improved over previous years. It was very hard packed “almost pavement” like. But buyer beware!
Don’t miss this one – yes we are going through the tunnel
CAUTION — Once you are back on Hwy 12 you will eventually cross Mayfield Lake on a somewhat narrow bridge. It is quite long, and there is fast moving traffic. The sight lines are good.
Next we hop on another of my favorite roads — Spencer Road. This stretch is a low traffic rolling road which offers peekaboo looks at the Cowlitz River. Then we start the climb up toward Winlock and down the other side into town.
Make sure not to miss the photo op of the giant egg in town! (Photo by Jan Acuff)
From Winlock we head up Tennessee Rd for the last significant climbing of the ride. Once that last big roller on Tennessee is behind you at about 216 KM, there is virtually no more climbing! That’s right, 80 KM of downhill or flat to finish the ride. OK, a few "bumps" show up but they are either short or gradual.
After Tennessee Rd we get to the aptly named Pleasant Valley Rd and equally pleasant Twin Oaks Rd. I love this stretch. Gently downhill, low traffic and scenic. A couple hundred yards of Hwy 6 brings us to Scheuber Rd and an enjoyable run into Centralia. If you are unfamiliar with this section of the route, please follow the cues carefully. You need to get on the sidewalk to go under the freeway, as the road becomes one way the other way. From here it’s another navigation across Centralia then on up to Tenino for the last 30 KM on the Thurston County Rail Trails (Yelm-Tenino and Chehalis Western). For many of you, it will be dark by this point. Watch for debris on the shoulder of Hwy 507 and various wildlife, pedestrians, bumps and debris on the trail.
A note about services: Services are generally widely available along the route, although there are a few stretches with not much. In particular from the End of Trail control at 58 KM to Centralia Safeway at 113 KM there is nothing but 2 non-trivial climbs. Make sure you have all the water you need. After the first transit of Centralia there is the staffed control at Cinebar at about 150 KM with drinks and snacks (33 tough KM from the Centralia control), but no commercial services until Mossyrock at 172 KM.
Also, for those expecting to take about 17 hours or more, note that there are very few (if any) services open after 10:00 PM once you leave Centralia. The Space Age Fuel at 243 KM is on the cue sheet as the last services open after 10:00. But there are a few places on Pearl Street between 245 KM and 250 KM that seem to have varying hours. Some may be open until 11:00 now.
Arrive back at the La Quinta where you can share your stories of glory with other finishers!
Start/Finish
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Tumwater - Olympia
4600 Capitol Blvd SE
Tumwater, WA 98501
Phone: 360-352-5433
All riders are responsible for making their own start/finish hotel accommodations (if needed). You can make reservations
directly on the hotel website
Rider check-in begins at 5:00.
Ride briefing at 5:50 AM.
We roll out at 6:00 AM sharp.
Please contact the ride organizer if you will be arriving after 6:00 AM or if you are registered and choose to not start.
Complete route divided into smaller chunks (may be more compatible with some devices and software)
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[FINAL]
Note:
Printed cuesheets will not be available at the start. You may choose to print your own from the desktop web page (not the mobile application). To print a cuesheet:
- Open the route link above.
- Click the More button.
- Click Print Cuesheet. For more control over columns, formatting, etc, click Print Map & Cue PDF instead. This is required if you want the notes with your cue sheet.
Registration
Registration opens Thursday, June 25 at 12:00 Midnight (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 final RUSA number (not a temporary number starting with T) to sign the waiver and 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 Sign Waiver button will be visible at the bottom of this page.
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Online registration is open until Friday, August 14 at 12:00 Noon (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:
- Have current memberships in RUSA and SIR.
- 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 finish (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.