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By John Pearch<\/strong><\/p>\n Theo Roffe and I pre-rode the Brevet Week Olympic 600k last Saturday and experienced some of the heaviest rains on the Olympic Coast!\u00a0 This 600k route follows a similar route I created in 2011, however I am very glad I took out the Joyce-Piedmont hill and the Little River hill climbs as the Highway 112 has its fair share of hills. The weather looks promising this weekend \u2013 much better than what Theo and I experienced.<\/p>\n The 600k follows the same route as the first 600k of the 1000k, starting at the La Quinta Inn & Suites in Tumwater. We decided to finish the 600k and 1000k Tumwater Control at the Pints Barn tavern, only 500m away from the La Quinta.\u00a0 There\u2019s great food and beer to celebrate and to tell all the stories of the Olympic Peninsula. \u00a0We have uploaded all the revised cuesheets and RWGPS on the SIR\u2019s RWGPS account, based on the preride of the 600k.\u00a0 Mark Thomas and Rick Blacker also pre-rode the 400k and had some revisions; thanks Mark and Rick for all your help!<\/p>\n Starting off through Tumwater, the route goes through city streets of Tumwater and west Olympia.\u00a0 The climb up Old 410 and Highway 8 is one of the bigger climbs, but there is long descent into Elma along Elma-McCleary Road.\u00a0 After Montesano the route takes the backway into Cosmopolis.\u00a0 From the Chevron Station, the route takes the bike path that leads to the US101 bridge over the Chehalis River.\u00a0 Be advised, just after the top of the bridge, stay left and follow signs for 101, and don\u2019t exit right!\u00a0 The route takes you quickly through Aberdeen, up the beautiful Wishkah River valley, and along the back way to Humptullips onto 101; totally missing Hoquiam.<\/p>\n\n\t\t