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2011 Vancouver Spring Brevets
Highway to Hell 400
May 14, 3 a.m.

Ride Organizer:
Jim Runkel

Start/Finish: Victoria, Organizer's house: 829 Tulip Ave (Map to start)

Go to newsletter: Pathfinding & Other Pointers from Jim for the H2H 400

More notes from Jim: The name actually makes this ride seem "hellish" when in fact this 400 is a great ride! It take you up island to Union Bay, where the Market offers great food. Many of the roads ridden during Hell Week are again duplicated here. The Malahat during the morning climb is quiet and if the weather is clear, the sunrise can be spectacular. This is a great 400 PBP qualifier! Come and enjoy my hospitality, as the ride will start at "Jims House". Doors open at 2am, and I will have coffee, tea and fruit available for those who arrive early.
NO LATE STARTS as I am also riding. There is lots of parking. 6 cars can park around my house: 2 in my driveway, 2 in front of my house and 2 in front of the house to right of mine (facing my house). Hyacinth Park on Marigold offers a large parking area and is only 2 minutes from the house.
Brigitte and Joel will staff the final control back at the house...come on up and ring the door bell, and they will sign you off, and give you your pin.

 

Dist.
(cum.)

Turn

Route

Dist.
G0 kms

0.0  

Start - Victoria
Jim's House
829 Tulip Ave

  
0.0 SO TULIP 0.1
0.1 L MARIGOLD 0.1
0.2 R INTERURBAN 1.1
1.3 SO BECOMES W BURNSIDE 0.5
1.8 L TILLICUM 0.4
2.2 L HIGHWAY # 1 NORTH 2.9
5.1 R EXIT #8 (HELMCKEN) 0.5
5.6 SO CROSS HELMCKEN ONTO ON RAMP 0.3
5.9 SO HIGHWAY # 1 (RUMBLE STRIPS) 0.5
6.4 R EXIT #10 (COLWOOD) 0.4
6.8 L HWY # 14 (left lane to Colwood) 0.6
7.4 R BIKE ROUTE HWY# 1 N 0.0
7.4 R BIKE ROUTE HWY# 1 N 0.0
7.4 L BIKE ROUTE HWY# 1 N (WATKISS) 0.2
7.6 L BIKE ROUTE HWY# 1 N  0.1
7.7 R HIGHWAY #1 N 3.9
11.6 R EXIT #14 (MILLSTREAM) 0.9
12.5 L OFF-RAMP TO LANGFORD 0.1
12.6 R BIKE ROUTE HWY#1 N 0.2
12.8 R HIGHWAY #1 N 46.0
58.8 SO THROUGH DUNCAN 27.5
86.3 SO THROUGH LADYSMITH 17.0
103.3 SO HWY #1 (Hwy #19)(top of hill) 1.6
104.9 SO HWY #1(Hwy #19A) (into Nanaimo) 3.5
108.4 SO NICOL (Hwy #1)(entering Nanaimo) 1.6
110.0 SO TERMINAL (Hwy #1)(@Commercial) 1.0
111.0 SO TERMINAL (Hwy #19A)(@Stewart) 1.4
112.4 R

Control #1 - Nanaimo
McDonalds
1213 Princess Royal Ave (of Terminal)

 0.0
112.4 SO N. ISLAND HWY (Hwy #19A) 10.5
122.9 SO HWY #19 (@ Mary Ellen) 17.9
140.8 R HWY #19A (old Is. Hwy. Exit 46) 5.5
146.3 SO North through Parksville 10.9
157.2 SO North through Qualicum Beach 46.4
203.6 L

Control #2 - Union Bay
Market

 0.0
203.6 R HWY #19A (south to Nanaimo) 46.4
250.0 SO South through Qualicum Beach 10.9
260.9 SO South through Parksville 5.5
266.4 R HWY #19 (south to Nanaimo) 17.9
284.3 R HWY #19A (exit 29) 0.7
285.0 SO cross Hwy #19 (Nanaimo Pkwy) 10.5
295.5 SO TERMINAL(Hwy #19A @St. George) 0.8
296.3 SO TERMINAL (PAST 7-11 @ Townsite) 0.6
296.9 SO TERMINAL (Hwy #1 @Stewart) 1.2
298.1 SO NICOL(Hwy #1 UP HILL AFTER XING ESPLANADE) 3.8
301.9 R 10TH AVE 0.1
302.0 R SHOPPING PLAZA PARKING LOT 0.1
302.1  

Control #3 - Nanaimo
Tim Horton's
Open 24 hours

 0.0
302.1 L EXIT PLAZA PARKING LOT@STOP 0.1
302.2 L 10TH AVE @ LIGHTS 0.1
302.3 R HWY #1 0.7
303.0 SO HWY #1 (caution Crossing 2 lanes fast moving traffic after lights at CEDAR RD) 1.3
304.3 SO HWY #1 @ Duke Point Turn(S to Victoria) 17.0
321.3 SO South through Ladysmith 27.5
348.8 SO South through Duncan 11.1
359.9 R COBBLE HILL (Rest Area on left) 2.6
362.5 SO SHAWNIGAN LAKE (at Hutchinson) 4.5
367.0 L SHAWNIGAN LAKE (at lake) 2.7
369.7 R SHAWNIGAN LAKE (Not uphill -Stowood) 0.8
370.5 R SHAWNIGAN LAKE 10.6
381.1 R HWY #1 Caution! Rumble strips! 15.1
396.2 SO Cross Spencer 1.2
397.4 R BIKE ROUTE Hwy #1 South  0.1
397.5 SO Through underpass 0.0
397.5 L BIKE ROUTE Hwy #1 South  0.1
397.6 SO HWY #1 (to Victoria) 3.0
400.6 R BIKE ROUTE Hwy #1 South  0.2
400.8 L BIKE ROUTE Hwy #1 South (stop sign)  0.1
400.9 L BIKE ROUTE Hwy #1 South  0.1
401.0 R BIKE ROUTE Hwy #1 South  0.0
401.0 SO Cross Hwy #14 (pedestrian light) 0.0
401.0 L BIKE ROUTE Hwy #1 South  0.2
401.2 SO HWY #1 (to Victoria) 0.9
402.1 R EXIT #8 (Helmcken) 0.4
402.5 L HELMCKEN (CROSS OVERPASS) 0.8
403.3 R BURNSIDE RD W 1.7
405.0 L MARIGOLD 0.4
405.4 L TULIP  0.1
405.5  

Finish - Victoria
Jim's House
829 Tulip Ave

  
    YOU DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  
IN CASE OF ABANDONMENT:  250-889-4067   EMERGENCY:  911
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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