Rattlesnake Lake to Hyak

Join us for a ride from Palouse to Cascades State Park on a 42 mile route at 12-14 mph on the flats!

This ride is not flat. The ride is ~19 miles of gradual uphill. Next, we ride though the 2.3 mile long Snoqualmie Tunnel. We take a break at Hyak trailhead (mile 21) with restrooms and water. At Hyak, we turn around and return with a gradual downhill.  My pace will be ~10 mph uphill and ~15 mph downhill.

Let's meet at the Palouse to Cascades State Park and please be ready to ride at 9:00 am. We will start with a required safety briefing, and roll out when that's done. If you miss the briefing you will not be able to ride with the group.

We will climb and descend hills at our own pace, and our goal will be to regroup occasionally. We'll also limit our speed on any multi-use paths to the legal maximum (usually 15 MPH).

Restrooms are available at the start. We will stop along the way for restrooms/water at Hyak, mile 21. 

Bring a spare tube and tools to fix a flat, just in case. Please have full fenders if the roads are wet, or you may be asked to ride at the rear of the group.

Special needs for this ride:

• A gravel, touring, mountain, cross, or hybrid bike (able to ride on gravel).
• Light for the tunnel!  The tunnel is completely dark. Do not forget your light.
• A jacket for the cold tunnel. 
• Discover Pass to park in the parking lot. 
• We will be in the mountains and need to be prepared for mountain conditions. Look at the weather report for North Bend, WA and Snoqualmie Pass, WA. Sometimes the trail has blustery winds. The temperature can drop as the ride continues.

Do NOT leave anything valuable in your car or any bags visible at this parking lot. My car was broken into at this parking lot. 

Note: If weather conditions meet the weather cancellation criterion listed above or if there are unforeseen hazardous riding conditions or other unexpected events, the Ride Leader will post a ride-canceled note in the Comments section below at least two hours prior to the start and Ride Leader(s) will not be at the start location.

We hope you can join us!