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- Leader: Doris Maron 250-763-2025
- Co-leader: Deanna Simmons 250-317-1016
- Trip Dates: Mon, 28 Jun 2021 -- Fri, 2 Jul 2021
- Trip Classification: Intermediate
- Trip Fee: $25 CAD
- Trip Numbers: minimum 12 , maximum 16
- Trip Registration Opens: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 7:00 AM (pacific time)
- Registration Lottery Ends: Thu, 3 Jun 2021 4:00 PM (pacific time)
- Trip Registration Closes: Thu, 3 Jun 2021 4:30 PM (pacific time)
Registration for this H&S is open for selected riders who were registered for the Shuswap H&S in 2020 that was cancelled due to Covid-19
Format has been specially created to suit our Covid-19 environment. Please read: 'CCCTS Staying Safe: Guidelines for 2021' which will be updated as the situation changes.
Welcome to the beautiful and diverse landscapes of the Shuswap – North Okanagan. Enjoy the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of nature as you explore on your bike some of over 1500 kilometers of paved back roads in the area. Along each day’s cycling route we can enjoy short walks, visits to local wineries, swimming beaches, bird watching “hot spots”, scenic view points and cycle-friendly local cafes. Our base for the week will be at Sorrento Centre on Shuswap Lake, 35K northwest of Salmon Arm via Highway 1.
See Itinerary below for Ride details.
Check out the Shuswap - North Okanagan Cycle Touring Map-Guide
here: http://www.shuswaptrails.com/cycle.php
Copies of this map-guide will be distributed during on-site registration or you can request free copies be delivered to you by mail. Call Shuswap Tourism's Stephanie Goodey at the Columbia - Shuswap Regional District office 1-888-248-2773 to request free copies.
Participants will be aware of and follow the most current "CCCTS Staying Safe: Guidelines for 2021 - Adapting Hub & Spokes and Tours to meet COVID-19 Health and Safety Regulations"
In the event that the ride is cancelled due to Covid-19, CCCTS registration fees (minus Stripe fee, approx. $1) and reservation fees to Sorrento Centre will be refunded.
Accommodation Reservations:Our base for the week will be at Sorrento Centre on Shuswap Lake, 35K northwest of Salmon Arm via Highway 1.
Website: https://www.sorrentocentre.ca/contact, https://www.sorrentocentre.ca/
Sorrento Centre Site Map here.
Address: 1159 Passchendaele Road PO Box 99, Sorrento, BC Canada V0E 2W0
Phone: 250-675-2421, Toll free: 1-866-694-2409, Email: reception@sorrento-centre.bc.ca
Sorrento Centre offers a variety of accommodations.
See Sorrento Centre 2021 Accommodation Fees here
See Sorrento Centre 2021 Meal Pricing here
Meals are served at the Richardson Lodge Dining Room and the adjacent outdoor picnic tables.
Please register directly with Sorrento Centre starting on Friday, April 2nd, at 8:30 a.m. at: https://book.sorrentocentre.ca/
Further instructions will be e-mailed to you. Call Toll free: 1-866-694-2409
Quiet, scenic paved back roads thru rural areas of farmland, lakes, river valleys, forests and hills. Lots of variety with low traffic volume.
A lead cyclist and a sweep cyclist will be serving each of the two groups each day.
Fee Includes:Route maps, snacks and possible speaker for one evening.
Socials will be subject to Covid-19 conditions at the time.
Transportation to/from event
Transportation to start of ride
Accommodation and meals
On-site Registration on Monday, June 28 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. in front of Spes Bona.
See Sorrento Centre Site Map here.
Monday 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in front of Spes Bona:
Casual Meet and Greet, Route Maps and Instructions will be distributed.
Sign your CCCTS waiver. Get settled in.
A lead cyclist and a sweep cyclist will be serving each of the groups each day.
Monday at 3:15 p.m. in front of Spes Bona:
A one to two hour 20 - 30Km bike ride will leave Sorrento Centre at 3:15 p.m. on Monday afternoon.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 9 a.m. in front of Spes Bona:
A 50+/-Km and a 75 - 90Km ride will be offered each day either from Sorrento, Salmon Arm or Armstrong. Be prepared to transport your bike(s) by car from Sorrento Centre to Salmon Arm and Armstrong cycling start point "Hubs".
Friday at 9 a.m. in front of Spes Bona:
A short ride will be offered leaving from Sorrento Centre before heading home.
We will arrange for one interesting and informative evening presentation by a Secwépemc First Nations representative, a local naturalist or a local historian with the aim of better connecting you to the people and regions in which we will be cycling.
Registration and Participant Selection:Registration won't be by the usual method as we are accommodating as many of the riders who were registered for this ride in 2020 as we can
Further instructions will be given for 'how to pay your $25 registration fee'.
If the ride is cancelled due to Covid-19, the $25 registration fee (minus Stripe fee) will be refunded.
Leslie Beleski, Deborah Bray, Fraser Crinklaw, Sharon Folkes, Debbie Kinnear, Ann Marie Liggat, David Liggat, Doris Maron, Trudy Merritt, Dawn Minett, margaret phelan, Paul Quinn, Deanna Simmons, Brian Wills, Jacquey Winchester