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2006 Lower Mainland Summer Brevet Series
Blizzard 600
August 26-27, 6 a.m.

Ride Organizers:
Melissa Friesen & Scott Gater

Start/Finish: Maple Ridge Petro Can.
22799 Lougheed Hwy
(Corner of 228th Street)

Dist.
(cum.)

Turn

Direction

Route

Dist.
G0 kms
     

Start - Maple Ridge
Petro Canada Station
22799 Lougheed Highway - Corner of 228th St.
 
0 L E Hwy 7 - Lougheed 23.3
23.3 R SE Hwy 11, Mission 2.7
26.0 BR SE Matsqui Exit 0.5
26.5 R S Riverside Rd 3.1
29.6 L E Townshipline Rd 0.4
30.0 R S Riverside Rd 0.8
30.8 L E Clayburn Rd (RRX) X Route #11 2.6
33.4 BL NE Straiton Rd / Dawson Rd 4.6
38.0 R S Sumas Mtn Rd (12% descent + Stop) 3.8
41.8 BL SW Lower Sumas Mtn Rd (STOP) 0.5
42.3 L E Kilgaard Rd (@ Stop Sign) 0.9
43.2 L E North Parallel Rd 1.5
44.7 R S/E Atkinson/N. Parrallel 4.5
49.2 R E #3 Rd (Yellow Barn last services until 100km) 1.5
50.7 L N Interprovincial 1.5
52.2 R E/S #2 Rd / Boundary Rd 2.4
54.6 L E X Vedder Canal onto Keith Wilson Rd 1.4
56.0 L N Blackburn Rd 1.6
57.6 R E South Sumas 1.2
58.8 L N Sumas Prairie 1.6
60.4 R S Yale Rd W 3.4
63.8 L N Lickman/Chilliwack Mtn 2.7
66.5 R N/E Schweyey Rd/Wolfw Rd/Hodgins Ave 2.7
69.2 L N Corbould St 1.6
70.8 R E Berkeley Rd 0.6
71.4 L N Young Rd/Tower Rd 1.9
73.3 R E Brinx Rd 0.8
74.1 R S McDonald Rd 0.6
74.7 L E Teton Ave 0.5
75.2 L N Bell Rd/McSween Rd/Ballam Rd 4.3
79.5 R S Kitchen Rd 0.4
79.9 L E Kitchen Hall Rd 1.6
81.5 R S Jesperson Rd 0.05
81.6    

Control # 1 - SELF CONTROL
Answer Question on Control Card
 
81.6 CO S Jesperson Rd 1.2
82.8 R W Camp River Rd. 0.3
83.1 L S Reeves Rd ( BR to Yale Rd ) 1.9
85.0 R W Yale Rd E 0.5
85.5 L S Banford Rd 2.4
87.9 R W Chilliwack (Chwk) Central 2.8
90.7 L S Broadway Ave/Airport Rd 1.7
92.4 L S Young Rd ( Cross under Hwy # 1 ) 1.0
93.4 BR S Chilliwack (Chwk) River Rd. 5.6
99.0 R W Promontory Rd 1.0
100.0 L S Vedder Rd ( X bridge ) / Vedder Mtn Rd 8.1
108.1 L S/W Wilson Rd/Majuba Hill Rd 5.3
     

CAUTION: Steep hill with RR X and STOP near bottom
 
113.4 L SW Towne Rd/ Campbell Rd 7.0
120.4 L S Cole Rd 1.6
122.0 R W Wells Line Rd 1.6
123.6 L S/W Fadden/Nelles Rd 1.8
125.4 L S Whatcom Rd. 0.8
126.2 R W Vye Road 3.4
129.6 L S HWY 11 - SUMAS WAY (@lights) 1.6
      thru US Customs, Sumas  
131.2 SO S CHERRY ST NOTE: Sumas Sherriff has been watching cyclist like ahawk 1.0
132.2 L E FRONT (@stop) 0.7
      follow SR 547 to Kendall  
132.9 SO E ROCK (@Sumas River) 0.6
133.5 R S SUMAS (to Mt. Baker) 0.8
134.3 L E REESE HILL (follow arrow) 1.0
135.3 R S REESE HILL (follow arrow) 6.2
141.5 R S KENDALL (follow arrow) 7.9
149.4    

Control #2 - Kendall
Starvin' Sam's '76'
 
149.4 R SW SR 542 WEST to Deming Juncton 14.5
163.9 L S HWY 9 Caution @ left turn 3.3
167.2 SO S thru Van Zandt 8.5
175.7 SO S thru Acme 23.9
199.6    

Control #3 - Sedro Woolley
 
199.6 L E HWY 20 (@lights) 35.8
235.4 SO E thru Concrete 28.6
264.0 R  

Control #4 - Marblemount
Shell
 
264.0 R E HWY 20 0.1
264.1 SO E CASCADE RIVER (to bridge) 1.3
      cross North Skagit River  
265.4 R S ROCKPORT-CASCADE (to Hatchery) 16.4
281.8 L S SR 530 to Darrington (@stop) ...thru Darrington 27.6
309.4 R W SR 530 to Arlington 44.5
353.9 L S N. BROADWAY ST @ Stop Sign [NOTE: This turn is approximately 0.3km before HWY #530 turns left and meets Hwy#9] 0.2
354.1 R W W. DIVISION AVE @ ROUNDABOUT 0.2
354.3 L S WEST AVE N @ ROUNDABOUT becomes West Ave South 0.9
355.2 SO S becomes 67 th NE (no road sign) @ stop sign/ angled RRX before stop sign /overpass 4.8
360.0 R W 172nd ave NE -- HWY 531 3.2
363.2 R N SMOKEY POINT BLVD (McDonald's, Safeway…) 0.3
363.5 L W SMOKEY POINT DRIVE (@ Lights) 0.3
363.8    

Control #5
Smokey Point Motor Inn
 
363.8 T E SMOKEY POINT DRIVE 0.3
364.1 L N SMOKEY POINT BLVD 3.9
368.0 L N at unmarked Y 0.1
368.1 L W HWY 530/PIONEER HWY (UNMARKED), 24 hr services/Denny's ahead 0.4
368.5 SO W/NW HWY 530/PIONEER HWY (cross I-5) 15.4
383.9 L W HWY 532 / 268TH ST NW @TL 2.1
386.0 R N 102ND AVE NW 0.6
386.6 SO N OLD PACIFIC HWY (@RRX) 3.3
389.9 L N PIONEER HWY (@stop) 7.5
397.4 L NW FIR ISLAND RD (Road to LA CONNER) (DO NOT cross I-5) 0.1
397.5 R N CONWAY/FRONTAGE ROAD (WEST side of I-5) 4.8
402.3 SO N S. 2nd STREET 3.9
406.2 L W GATES STREET 0.2
406.4 R N S. 1st STREET 0.3
406.7 L NW DIVISION STREET (becomes ROUTE#536-MEMORIAL HWY.) 7.8
414.5 L W HIGHWAY #20 11.5
426.0 L S HWY #20 (towards Deception Pass) 24 hr food mart on right 1.1
427.1 BL S/W GIBRALTER RD 4.9
432.0 R N DECEPTION RD 0.5
432.5 CO N HWY #20 2.0
434.5 L W CAMPBELL LAKE RD. / ROSARIO RD 3.9
438.4 BR N MARINE WYE (SUNSET DR) / MARINE DR 1.9
440.3    

CONTROL #6 - INFORMATION CONTROL
@ Junction with Havestock Rd
Answer Question on Control Card
 
440.3 BR N HAVEKOST RD 2.8
443.1 R E 41 ST 1.6
444.7 L N 0 AVE 0.1
444.8 R E FIDALGO ST 0.1
444.9 L N COMMERCIAL AVE 0.5
445.4 R E HWY #20 4.4
449.8 CO E HIGHWAY #20 (@ JUNCTION) 24-hr Services 8.7
458.5 L N BAY VIEW - EDISON ROAD (Bayview State Park) 15.8
474.3 L N/E BAY VIEW - EDISON ROAD (Follow Rd to Edison, Take Right at T) 2.2
476.5 L N HIGHWAY #11 (CHUCKANUT DRIVE) 21.3
497.8 BR N 12th STREET 0.6
498.4 BL N FINNEGAN WAY (becomes 11th ST. then S.STATE ST.) 3.0
501.4 BR NE NORTH FOREST STREET 0.9
502.3 L NW E.HOLLY ST. 0.3
502.6 SO NW W. HOLLY @Cornwall) 1.3
503.9 SO NW ELDRIDGE (@Broadway) 2.0
505.9 SO NW MARINE (@bridge@Lindberg) 3.7
509.6 R N BANCROFT (@store)(to Gooseberry) 1.0
510.6 R E COUNTRY (1st right)(sharp) 0.1
510.7 L N CURTIS (after RRX) 2.4
513.1 SO N RURAL 0.7
513.8 L N RURAL 1.1
514.9 L W SUNSET (no choice) 0.6
515.5 R N LABOUNTY (no choice) 3.3
518.8 R E MAIN (@lights) 0.3
519.1     over I-5 0.3
519.4 L N Barrett Rd 0.1
519.5    

Control #7 - Ferndale
Denny's, McDonald's
 
519.5 CO NE Barrett Rd 0.7
520.2 R E Paradise Rd 1.2
521.4 L NE Stay on Paradise Rd 1.5
522.9 L N Northwest Road 3.2
526.1 R E West Pole Road 4.4
530.5 L N Guide Meridian (SR 539) 4.8
535.3 R NW Kok Road (A Street) 1.2
536.5 L N 17th St (Lynden) (unmarked no choice) 0.4
536.9 R E E Street 0.1
537.0 L N 16th Street 0.1
537.1 R E Grover Street 3.1
540.2 L N Vinup Street (unmarked no choice) 1.4
541.6 R E Badger Rd (becomes SR 9) (unmarked at T) 6.5
548.1 L N Van Buren 3.3
551.4 R E Halverstick 3.2
554.6 BL E Halverstick 1.6
556.2 L N Cherry Street (SR 9) 1.6
557.8 CO N via Customs, tracks,onto Sumas Way 0.4
558.2 L W 4th Ave 0.4
558.6 R N Riverside Rd into Abbotsford 4.9
563.5 R NW W Railway St 0.8
564.3 L W Essendene 0.1
564.4 R N Montrose Ave 0.1
564.5 L W George Ferguson Way 2.0
566.5 R N Gladwin Rd 5.4
571.9 R E Harris Rd 1.6
573.5 L N Riverside St 2.0
575.5 L NW Mission Bridge on ramp (Hwy 11) (USE SIDEWALK) 1.6
577.1 L NW Mission Bridge --cross off ramp when safe– Hwy #11 2.7
579.8 L W Hwy 11- LOUGHEED HWY 23.3
603.1 R N

Finish Control - Maple Ridge
Petro Canada Station
22799 Lougheed Highway - Corner of 228th St.
 
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.

Notes:

The Lower Mainland Summer 600 will take place August 26-27. Last year's route has been modified. Starting in Maple Ridge (Petro Canada Station, 22799 Lougheed Highway), you'll make your way through Chilliwack back roads, Sedro Wooley, Marblemount, Darrington, Arlington, Smokey Point (sleep stop), Stanwood, Anacortes, Bellingham, Ferndale, Sumas, Maple Ridge. The route's name is derived from the half dozen or so Dairy Queens that you will pass along the route. Believe it or not, all but one of these DQ's were already on the route. We could have added several more DQ's to the route but chose not to complicate the navigation any further. There will be at least 2 information controls at extremities of the route - please bring a pen!

We will transport drop bags to the sleep stop. The drop bags will be returned to the finish around mid-afternoon Sunday. There are 24 hr services a few kilometers before Arlington, just past Smokey Point at the I-5, in Stanwood, in Anacortes (at Sharpes Corner, Hwy#20 junction), and in Bellingham for those riders who plan on riding through the night. Riders who plan on finishing earlier than 1400 Sunday may mail their control cards to us.

Our revised route will take you to the Smokey Point Motor Inn at 362km for the sleep control just a few miles south west of Arlington past the airport and near the I5. We have booked 5 double (2 bed) rooms at $83US + taxes at the participants' expense. More rooms are available if needed. Unclaimed rooms will be cancelled the Wednesday beforehand. Please contact us if you would like one of these rooms. We will match individual riders with other riders to split expenses if desired.

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