Monthly Archives: January 2021

#03889 Lawyers, Guns, and Vikings got some updates. A portion of Fjord Dr in Poulsbo is now one-way. The middle part of the route was changed from an out-and-back to a more interesting loop.

The construction closure on Issaquah-Fall City Road has been extended until May 1. 02576 Lake Forest Park-Big Lake and 02176 A Sandy Arboretum Run remain affected. The suggested detour has been updated slightly.

This week 00541 Mercer Island-Maple Valley-Redmond, 102 km, was added. This route was formerly known as MI-MV-Redmond-MI. It has been shortened slightly in Maple Valley since The Testy Chef and its successor are no more.

02597 West Seattle Edgy got a few tweaks. Chiefly, warning cues were added for stop signs at the bottom of steep hills. The first quarter of this route stresses your brakes as hard as your legs.

This week at Jan Acuff’s suggestion two longer 100k routes were added to provide an intermediate step between 100 km and 200 km rides:

• 01489 Snohomish-Mt Vernon, 141 km
• 03738 SOL Snohomish-LaConner Out & Back, 157 km

A new route that should interest local Flat Earth Randonneurs is

• 04037 Alki-Auburn Flat Cruise, 100 km, with just 950 ft of climbing.

Two existing Olympia-area routes were added:

• 00801 Tumwater-Mossyrock, 211 km
• 03450 Lacey-Tacoma-Centralia, 303 km

This week Olympia gets some love with:

• 00750 Olympia-Union-Port Orchard-Tacoma, 210 km. This route was formerly known as Lacey-Shelton-Gig Harbor. The start was moved to Olympia and a new control was added at Southworth to make the route accessible to Seattle-side riders. Thanks to Josh Morse for help with updating the route.
  
• 00836 Olympia-Cosmopolis-Olympia, 203 km.

In Tahuya, Seabeck-Holly Rd has reopened after a bridge replacement. Short closures may still occur through February. 01746 Tahuya Hills no longer requires a detour.