Issaquah Buckley Orting Renton Century

As part of my effort to ride year round, I like to do at least 1 100+ mile ride per calendar month.  This month's route takes in some favorites from down south - Maple Valley, Black Diamond, Buckley, Orting, Sumner, Auburn and Renton - in that order!  I'll be rotating the route month by month, but most of these monthly rides will start in Issaquah.

Route: From Issaquah, we will head south to Maple Valley and then to Black Diamond, but not the usual way!  A brief stop at the bakery before we continue south to Buckley and we pick up the Foothills Trail through South Prairie and on to stop number two in Orting.  Continuing north, we go through Sumner and then through Pacific to Auburn for stop #3.  Continuing north, we go into Renton, take a quick break at Coulon Park before heading up to Factoria and back over Newport to Issaquah.  Yay!  The final several miles are all down hill!

Pace and Regroup: The pace will be moderate and due to the distance of this ride, we will make every effort to stay together.  Riders may climb and descend at their own pace but the route has long stretches of very flat riding.  Please have fenders with full length mud flaps unless you're OK with riding behind everyone else.  We will maintain the speed limit (and common courtesy) on multi-use trails.  Rest breaks will be fairly brief so we don't cool down too much and also so we will complete before dark.

Restrooms:  There are no bathrooms at the start, but there is a store after a few miles.  

Please Bring: Riders should bring necessary tools and supplies to fix flats. We will be reasonable about stopping for mechanicals, but also sensitive to cold weather issues surrounding extended time off the bike.  Please have arrangements to provide self-sag if you are unable to complete the route.

Meeting Location:  We will meet in the parking lot to the north of Issaquah HS (between the HS and the Middle School).  Please plan to arrive at least 15 minutes before the start in order to prepare yourself and your bike prior to safety briefing. SMART briefing will be at 8:25, and the ride rolls out at 8:30 AM sharp.  For those riders looking to join along the route to ride a portion of the ride, the ride leader will have a paper copy of the waiver with him and will give individual briefings / check off waiver as riders join.  Please register even if you're only planning on doing part of the ride.

Registration: To save time at the start, please register for the ride by clicking on the red Register Now button. No need to unregister if you are no longer able to ride.

Route Link: A Ride With GPS route is available at the link below.  Please print your own cue sheet if you would like one.

Cancellation policy: Steady rain cancels - I'll be at the start but you can text or email if there's any doubts. However, if the Saturday Ride is cancelled and Sunday's weather looks good, please contact me as I will likely ride on Sunday.