Ron Regis-Cumberland-416th-Maple Valley

KEEPING RIDERS SAFE

  • Advance registration required for all participants. If you decide not to ride, please click Cancel My Registration below to open space for others. (How to cancel) 
  • Attendance at the pre-ride safety briefing is required to participate in the ride.
  • If you have tested positive for COVID or have been exposed to someone with COVID, follow the quarantine and isolation guidelines. In general, if you have COVID or are displaying COVID symptoms, or if you are sick with the flu or a cold, you should not participate in group rides.
  • Carry a face covering in case a business or public transit requires their use.
  • Please, no spitting or “snot-rockets” while participating.
  • A CPSC certified helmet is required to be worn to participate.

If you are new, please read our newcomer information.

Register Now
Date and Time: 
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 9:30am
Start Location: 
Ron Regis Park
State Route 169 & 149th Avenue SE
Renton, WA 98058
Directions
Contact Information: 
John Weller
(206)523-2205
Distance: 
59 miles
Elevation Gain: 
2,300 feet
Pace: 
Moderate: [14-16mph]
Terrain: 
Some hills
Regroup: 
Occasional
Weather Cancellation: 
Showers cancel
Interests: 
Fitness / Health

A scenic rural ramble starting from Ron Regis Park, just east of Renton.  We'll ride through Ravensdale, Cumberland, the Enumclaw Plateau, and Maple Valley, including a crossing of the Green River Gorge.  Mostly rolling terrain with a few climbs.  

A RideWithGPS route map and cue sheet (revised November 2017) are at the link.  If you need a cue sheet, please print and bring it.  Have the tools and knowledge to repair flats, and a plan for rescue in case of a serious mechanical failure.  If roads are wet, bare tires are a safety issue so come with real fenders and a long mudflap in back. 

Directions to the start:  From I-405 and/or Bronson Way in Renton, take State Route 169 (the Maple Valley Highway) three miles to the traffic light at 149th Avenue SE and turn left, then take the next left into Ron Regis Park.

There are porta-pots at the start.  We'll stop at Ravensdale Park (Mile 16), Nolte State Park (Mile 25.9), and Lake Wilderness Village shopping center (Mile 49.7) for water and bathrooms.  No formal lunch stop, so carry food for this distance, pace, and elevation to eat along the way.  

Please RSVP by clicking on the red Register Now button at the top of this page.  Then put a checkmark in the waiver release box, complete the contact information, and click on Save.  By doing this you will save time at the ride start.  Note that this on-line RSVP requires a Cascade Bicycle Club account, which is easy to set up, but if you don't want one just come anyway and sign the hard-copy attendance/hold harmless sheet.  

The listed phone number will not be answered on the morning of the ride.  If the weather meets the showers-cancel threshold, I will post a cancellation notice in the Comments block at least 2 hours prior and not go to the start.  Ice or snow also cancel.  Please check here before leaving for the ride.  

 

Links: 
Revised map and cue sheet

Comments

Wet roads and wind debris now, rain coming before we would get to Ravensdale, and breezy along the way. Not conditions to ride this route today.  Cancelled.  

Ron Regis Park
State Route 169 & 149th Avenue SE
Renton, WA 98058
Directions
Ride Leader(s)
John Weller

Registrations so far...
Moderate: [14-16mph]

2 rider(s)