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2010 Southern Interior Spring Brevets
Shorter Southern Rambles 600
June 12, 6 a.m.

Ride Organizers:
Doug Fox & Richard Blair

Start: Penticton: Skaha Lake Rd and Green Ave.
(Parking and Pre Ride briefing in adjacent Walmart parking lot)
Finish:
Penticton: Tim Horton's, 2695 Skaha Lake Rd

Map
(bikeroutetoaster - courtesy of Doug Fox)

Dist.
(cum.)

Turn

Direction

Route

Dist.
G0 kms
0.0    

Start Control: Penticton
Skaha Lake Rd & Green Ave
 
0.0   S Skaha Lake Rd 2.6
2.6 R W Penticton I.R. Rd 0.1
2.7 R N To stay on Penticton I.R. Rd 3.0
5.7 R NE Green Mountain Rd toward Channel Pkwy 0.9
6.6 L N Channel Pkwy, becomes Railway St 1.9
8.5 L W Eckhardt Ave W 0.8
9.3 CO N Hwy 97 35.7
45.0 SR NE Beach Ave 4.2
49.2 R N Buchanan 0.6
49.8 R N Hwy 97 4.6
54.4 R E Exit toward Glenrosa Rd 0.2
54.6 R/L E/N Glenrosa becomes Gellatly Rd S 4.0
58.6    

Control #1 - Question Control
Stop at little corner park on left
just beyond bridge over creek
 
58.6 CO N Gellatly Rd 0.8
59.4 CO N Boucherie Rd 8.6
68.0 R N Hwy 97 1.2
69.2 L W/N Westside Rd S (maybe exit right and cross with light) 51.8
121.0     Control - Little Kingdom Store  
121.0 CO N Continue on Westside Rd 13.5
134.5 L W Hwy 97 63.8
198.3 L NW Barnhartvale Rd cattleguards !! 20.6
218.9 L SW Campbell Crk Rd Incl ~12k of gravel cattleguards !! 17.3
236.2 L S Hwy 5A 76.4
312.6    

Control #2 - Merritt
7/11
Voght & Nicola Streets
 
312.6   SE Nicola St, Hwy 5A/97C (1) 27.6
340.2 R S Hwy 5A to Princeton 62.4
402.6 L SE To stay on Hwy 5A in Princeton 0.1
402.7 L E Hwy 3/3B toward Keremeos 65.1
467.8 CO E Hwy 3/3B thru Keremeos 1.9
469.7 L N Hwy 3A 1.1
470.8 R SE Upper Bench Rd becomes Barcello Rd 6.1
476.9    

Control #3 - Question Control
Stop at little winery on left
just before Coulthard Ave
 
476.9 CO SE Barcello Rd 6.6
483.5 L S Hwy 3/3B to Osoyoos 34.7
518.2 L N Hwy 97 7.8
526.0 R E No. 22 Rd, (246th Ave) 1.6
527.6 L N Black Sage Rd (71st St) cattleguards !! 9.2
536.8    

Control #4 - Question Control
Stop at little winery on left
at intersection of 73rd & 71st
 
536.8 CO N Black Sage Rd 3.1
539.9 L W Camp McKinney Rd, becomes 362nd Ave 0.5
540.4 L SW 79th St, becomes 350th Ave (2) 4.8
545.2 R N Fairview White Lake Rd cattleguard !! 18.7
563.9 L W White Lake Rd 5.9
569.8 R N Twin Lakes Rd 1.9
571.7 L NW Stay on Twin Lakes Rd 1.6
573.3 R NE Hwy 3A/3B 0.4
573.7    

Control #5
Twin Lakes Gas (Spot Gas)
(If closed, answer question on control card)
 
573.7 CO NE Continue on Hwy 3A/3B 10.4
584.1 R S Hwy 97 5.9
590.0 R S Main St 0.1
590.1    

Control #6 - Okanagan Falls
Super Save Gas
(If closed, answer question on control card)
 
590.1 R E 10th Ave 0.2
590.3 L N Maple St 0.3
590.6 R E 7th Ave 0.1
590.7 L N Eastside Rd, becomes Lakeside becomes S Main St 14.0
604.7 L W Green Ave 0.7
605.4 R N Skaha Lk Rd 0.3
605.7    

Finish Control: Penticton
Tim Horton's
2695 Skaha Lake Rd
 
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.
     

IN CASE OF ABANDONMENT OR EMERGENCY
PHONE:
250-494-1519
 

Notes:

(1) More scenic alternate and .8k shorter - right into Rest Stop at 7.1k, then left at 100m onto old highway for 6.1k to rejoin Hwy 97c at top of hill ***700M OF GRAVEL AT START***

(2) Chevron located 1 block S of 350th St and Hwy 97 intersection opens at 05:00

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