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2013 Vancouver Island Eau de Hell Week Brevet Series
Lost But Not Forgotten - 400 km
Thursday, May 23, 7 a.m.

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Map, Profile, Etc.
(Alex Pope's Garmin Connect data from 2010 - same route in 2011 except for finish control)

Map, Profile, Etc.
(Steve Maholic's ridewithGPS map - for 2013)

 

At km
From
Last
Control

Turn

onto Route

then
G0 kms
     

START - Chemainus
Chemainus Best Western Festival Inn
 
0.0 0.0 L MILL ST 0.1
0.1 0.1 R CHEMAINUS RD 9.6
9.7 9.7 R TRANS CANADA HWY (TCH) @ LIGHTS 2.9
12.6 12.6 R FIRST AVE @ LIGHTS 0.1
12.7 12.7 L ROCKY CREEK RD @ STOP & T 1.9
14.6 14.6 SO AT STOP 0.0
14.6 14.6 L-R ENTER TCH (NORTH) - NO CHOICE 2.5
17.1 17.1 R BRENTON-PAGE RD 1.1
18.2 18.2 L CODE RD 1.8
20.0 20.0 R CEDAR RD @ STOP 1.5
21.5 21.5 R YELLOW POINT RD (STORE-GAS ON RIGHT) 8.8
30.3 30.3 SO PROVINCIAL PARK ON RIGHT 6.9
37.2 37.2 R CEDAR RD @ YIELD 2.9
40.1 40.1 L CEDAR RD @ STOP (CROSS BRIDGE) 3.1
43.2 43.2 R ROUTE 1 @ LIGHTS 1.3
44.5 44.5 R HALIBURTON ST (AFTER RAIL OVERPASS) 3.2
47.7 47.7 R CRACE ST @ T STOP 0.1
47.8 47.8 L ESPLANADE @ STOP 0.2
48.0 48.0 R FRONT ST BECOMES COMOX 0.3
49.3 49.3 R TERMINAL @ LIGHTS 0.2
49.5 49.5 R VEER RIGHT ROUTE #1 EAST
(SIGNED "FERRY" VANCOUVER)
3.0
51.5 51.5 L DEPARTURE BAY RD (LEFT LANE AT LIGHTS => PARKSVILLE TO HWY 19A) 1.0
52.5 52.5 R UNKNOWN STREET 0.1
52.6 52.6 R ESTEVAN RD @ STOP 1.9
54.5 54.5 R HAMMOND BAY RD 8.8
63.3 63.3 R BRICKYARD RD 0.8
64.1 64.1 L WALDBANK RD 0.4
64.5 64.5 SO WALDBANK RD BC DOVER RD 0.6
65.1 65.1 R

Control #1: North Nanaimo
Mohawk
0.0
65.1 0.0 SO CONTINUE NORTH ON DOVER RD 0.8
65.9 0.8 R DICKINSON RD 2.2
68.1 3.0 R LANTZVILLE RD @ T STOP 3.7
71.8 6.7 R HWY 19 NORTH => PARKSVILLE 6.0
77.8 12.7 R NORTHWEST BAY RD @ LIGHTS 9.6
87.4 22.3 L LEFT LANE => HWY 19A 0.1
87.5 22.4 R HWY 19A NORTH 2.4
89.9 24.8 SO ARROWSMITH BIKE STORE ON LEFT 674 ISLAND HWY - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1.8
91.7 26.6 L ALBERNI HWY LEFT LANE AT LIGHTS 2.4
94.1 29.0 SO STAY ON HWY 4A WEST (ALBERNI HWY) 9.2
103.3 38.2 L ROUTE 4N @ LIGHTS (MEMORIAL AVE) 5.0
108.3 43.2 L

Control #2:
Save on Gas
0.0
108.3 0.0 U RETURN ON ROUTE 4 EAST => PARKSVILLE 4.9
113.2 4.9 SO STAY ON ROUTE 4 EAST @ LIGHTS 2.7
115.9 7.6 SO CROSS UNDER HWY 19 1.6
117.5 9.2 SO MEMORIAL AVE 1.1
118.6 10.3  

Control #3: Qualicum Beach
Petro Can
or Courtyard Café
(Owners: Andrea & Adam, 673 Memorial Ave)
0.0
118.6 0.0 SO MEMORIAL AVE 1.0
119.6 1.0 L HWY 19A NORTH @ T STOP 39.6
159.2 40.6 R BUCKLEY BAY RD @ LIGHTS 0.1
159.3 40.7   

Control #4: Buckley Bay
Petro Can
(has Subway & WC)
0.0
159.3 0.0 U-R BUCKLEY BAY RD 0.1
159.4 0.1 L HWY 19A SOUTH @ LIGHTS (ISLAND HWY) 39.5
198.9 39.6 SO SHELL STATION ON RIGHT 12.7
211.6 52.3 SO ARROWSMITH BIKE STORE ON RIGHT 674 ISLAND HWY - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 2.4
214.0 54.7 L FRANKLINS GULL - LEFT LANE @ LIGHTS 0.2
214.2 54.9 R NORTHWEST BAY RD @ LIGHTS 9.4
223.6 64.3 R

Control #5: Nanoose Bay
Petrol Can
0.1
223.7 0.1 SO CONTINUE ON NORTHWEST BAY TO LIGHTS @ HWY 0.1
223.8 0.2 L HWY 19 SOUTH @ LIGHTS 10.1
233.9 10.3 R EXIT 29 TO HWY 19A S => NANAIMO 0.8
234.7 11.1 SO CROSS NANAIMO PKWY (#19) @ LIGHTS 10.8
245.5 21.9 SO BC TERMINAL AVE S 0.6
246.1 22.5 SO 7-11 ON RIGHT (NO WC) 0.1
246.2 22.6 SO TERMINAL AVE S 0.9
247.1 23.5 SO AT LIGHTS 1.0
248.1 24.5 SO UP-HILL BC NICOL ST AFTER XING ESPLANADE 3.8
251.9 28.3 R 10TH AVE 0.1
252.0 28.4 R SHOPPING PLAZA PARKING LOT 0.1
252.1 28.5  

Control #6: South Nanaimo
Tim Horton's
Open 24 hours
0.1
252.2 0.1 L EXIT PLAZA PARKING LOT @ STOP 0.1
252.3 0.2 L 10TH AVE @ LIGHTS 0.1
252.4 0.3 R TRANS CANADA HWY (TCH) @ LIGHTS 0.5
252.9 0.8 L LEFT LANE => CEDAR RD 0.2
253.1 1.0 L CEDAR RD @ LIGHTS 3.0
256.1 4.0 R CEDAR RD IMMEDIATELY AFTER BRIDGE 4.3
260.4 8.3 x-x

Control #7: Near Cedar
Answer question on control card
7.6
268.0 7.6 L TRANS CANADA HWY (TCH) @ LIGHTS 8.3
276.3 15.9 SO DAIRY QUEEN ON RIGHT @ LIGHTS 9.0
285.3 24.9 R-L SMILEY RD (FRONTAGE ROAD) 0.9
286.2 25.8 L HENRY RD (NO SIGN) @ STOP 0.1
286.3 25.9 SO CROSS TRANS CANADA HWY @ LIGHTS 1.4
287.7 27.3 R CHEMAINUS RD @ ROUNDABOUT 0.0
287.7 27.3  

Control #8: Chemainus
Answer question on control card
4.7
292.4 4.7 SO VEER RIGHT TO STAY ON CHEMAINUS RD 1.7
294.1 6.4 R MT. SICKER RD 0.6
294.7 7.0 L TRANS CANADA HWY (TCH) @ LIGHTS 8.3
303.0 15.3 R DRINKWATER RD @ LIGHTS - Tim Hortons on right 1.4
304.4 16.7 L SOMENOS RD @ STOP 1.4
305.8 18.1 SO COWICHAN LAKE RD @ ROUNDABOUT -- DON'T TURN RIGHT! 1.7
307.5 19.8 SO BC GOVERNMENT ST 1.2
308.7 21.0 R ALLENBY RD @ LIGHT (SIGN IS AFTER THE TURN) 0.7
309.4 21.7 SO INDIAN RD @ STOP AFTER BRIDGE - DON'T VEER LEFT! 3.4
312.8 25.1  

Control #9: Glenora
Answer question on control card
0.0
312.8 0.0 L GLENORA RD @ STOP (NEAR STORES) 3.5
316.3 3.5 R MILLER RD @ STOP 0.4
316.7 3.9 R KOKSILAH RD (NO SIGN) @ STOP 6.0
322.7 9.9 SO STAY ON KOKSILAH RD (DON'T TURN RIGHT ONTO LAKESIDE RD) 1.5
324.2 11.4 SO CROSS TRANS CANADA HWY @ LIGHTS 2.4
326.6 13.8 R COWICHAN BAY RD @ STOP 2.9
329.5 16.7 SO CROSS TRANS CANADA HWY @ LIGHTS BC COBBLE HILL RD 2.5
332.0 19.2 SO-VR SHAWNIGAN LAKE RD (LEAVE COBBLE HILL RD) 4.5
336.5 23.7 R RENFEW RD (CROSS RR TRACKS) 4.3
340.8 28.0 L WEST SHAWNIGAN LAKE RD (DON'T MISS THIS TURN!) 9.1
349.9 37.1 L SHAWNIGAN LAKE RD (NO SIGN) @ STOP => DUNCAN-MILL BAY 4.6
354.5 41.7 SO UP-HILL STOWOOD 0.7
355.2 42.4 SO BC SHAWNIGAN LAKE RD AGAIN 2.3
357.5 44.7 R SHAWNIGAN LAKE-MILL BAY RD @ 4-WAY STOP 5.3
362.8 50.0 R ROUTE 1 (NO SIGN) @ LIGHTS CAUTION: WATCH FOR HWY TRAFFIC! 0.6
363.4 50.6 R-R DELOUME THEN BARRY RD @ LIGHTS 0.1
363.5 50.7 L TIM HORTONS PARKING LOT 0.1
363.6 50.8 x-x

Control #10: Mill Bay
Tim Horton's or Shell Station
0.1
363.7 0.1 L DELOUME RD OUT OF PARKING LOT 0.1
363.8 0.2 L ROUTE 1 @ LIGHTS 30.2
394.0 30.4 R MT. SICKER RD @ LIGHTS 0.6
394.6 31.0 L CHEMAINUS RD (NO SIGN) @ STOP 1.6
396.2 32.6 VL STAY ON CHEMAINUS RD 5.7
401.1 37.5  

Finish Control: Chemainus
Best Western Hotel Lobby
 
Note: This is not the official route sheet. Ride organizers may make last minute changes because of road closures or other problems. The route sheet you receive at the start of the ride is the official one.

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