Ride The Hurricane

August 7, 2016

-Payment: If you have not paid please go to www.portangeles.org and follow the event link to PayPal to pay the registration fee of $40. If you prefer to use a credit card, you are welcome to call the chamber staff at 360 452 2363 and we will process for you. Of course checks are welcome and can be sent to Ride The Hurricane 121 E Railroad Ave Port Angeles WA. 98362

-Directions: Entering Port Angeles from the east or west use RT 101. Then turn on Race Street and go one mile south (toward the mountains). There will be a large banner at the corner of E. Park Ave directing you to registration. Turn left here and go half a mile to the parking lot of Peninsula College. If using GPS Peninsula College address is 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd. Port Angeles 

-Registration: Registration opens at 6AM and will be at the west parking lot of Peninsula College. If you have not signed and sent back your waiver you will need to sign one at registration. We will be providing each rider with a wrist band and you will need to display the wrist band to be allowed to be on the upper ridge road, and all riders must wear a helmet in order to participate. 

New This Year Registration: Riders can register between 10AM and 4PM Friday August 5th and Saturday August 6th at the Port Angeles Visitor Center located at 121 E. Railroad Ave. 

New This year: For our Vancouver Island guests, there will be registration on the 6:10AM Victoria departure of the Coho Ferry Sunday morning. This will allow cyclists to proceed directly to the ridge road without stopping at Peninsula College. The event will have a shuttle meet the ferry in Port Angeles for any riders that would like to have gear transported to the Peninsula College registration. 

-Parking: If you are doing the longer 36 mile ride then Peninsula College is where you will park. For those of you wanting to do the 24 mile ride which starts at the Heart Of The Hills Hurricane Ridge entrance gate you are allowed to drive your car to this location where you will be directed to a parking area. Remember to go to the registration prior to driving to Heart Of The Hills. You will not be able to go past the Hurricane Ridge gate without having the registration wrist band. 

-Start time: Registration opens at 6AM and riders starting from Peninsula College parking lot are allowed to head up the lower ridge road after registration. The Heart Of The Hills entrance gate will not open until 7AM so if you arrive at the gate before then you will have to wait. 

-Ride Details: You have choices regarding the length and difficulty of your ride. The 24 mile round trip starts at Heart Of The Hills at roughly 1800 feet, and the 36 mile RT from Peninsula College starts at 350’, summit is at 5200’. A third ride option is available for riders that want to ride from sea level to the Hurricane Ridge summit of 5200’. This additional portion will start at Peninsula College, then heads down Ennis Street to the former Rayonier Mill site where you can access the Olympic Discovery Trail. Take the ODT trail to Francis Street Park then head up Francis St. four blocks and turn left on 101/E. First Street. Take 101 one block and turn right on Race Street and continue on Race to Hurricane Ridge. This additional portion will add 4.5 miles

Rest and aid stations on the upper ridge road will be every few miles and we will supply snacks, water, toilets, and two of the stops will have bike tools and some limited parts. A medic and aid vehicle will be positioned at the half way point. At the summit we encourage you to have your photo taken with a giant Ride The Hurricane logo and the Olympic Mountains in the background. Photos will be available on line after the event. Refreshments will be available at the Summit House. You are welcome to start down whenever you wish and the ride down can be cold so bring some extra gear. Please keep your speed below 35MPH, and remember to stay in the right lane both on your way up and down the ridge road. The park will have rangers positioned on the road and will be monitoring speeds. Just giving you fair warning; the rangers are within their rights to issue speeding tickets to anyone going over 35MPH. If you would like to ride the ridge or a portion of the ridge road a 2nd time you are welcome to do so. However all riders must be off the road and at the bottom by noon when the road reopens to the public and vehicles. Remember the lower ridge road is not closed to traffic so please stay to the far right. This is the section from Peninsula College to Heart Of The Hills. 

-Celebrate: Many of you requested an after event get together to celebrate the ride and simply share the ride experience. We are offering beverages and snacks just off the parking lot of Peninsula College. This will be set up by 10:30AM and we will keep it going until about 1PM. For those of you parking at Heart Of The Hills simply drive down to the Peninsula College lot, which is where you registered and there will be plenty of space to park and join in the celebration get together. 

Wrist Bands: The event uses wrist bands to identify a registered rider. Local businesses will be offering discounts and added value items to the Ride The Hurricane participants as a thank you for visiting Port Angeles and being part of the event. A list of the participating businesses will be available at the registration locations.

-Sponsor Thank You: Of course this event would not occur without the help from our sponsors. Please be sure to thank the reps when you see them and if you have an opportunity to use their services I hope you give them a try. 

Black Ball Ferry Line

First Federal, Angeles Therapeutic, American Philanthropic, 7 Cedars Casino,

Kelly Johnson Windermere Real Estate, Aramark,

Bike Garage, Sound Bikes & Kayaks, Ben’s Bikes, Olympic Peninsula YMCA,

Peninsula College, Olympic Springs Water

Olympic National Park