Welcome to the beautiful and diverse landscapes of the Shuswap – North Okanagan! Enjoy the sights, sounds and smells 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. Twelve ride routes to choose from. See details below.

Check out the Shuswap – North Okanagan Cycle Touring Map-Guide here or here. 
Copies of this map-guide will be distributed during on-site registration or you may request free copies be delivered by mail by calling the Salmon Arm Visitor Centre at 877-725-6667 (toll-free).

Sorrento Centre on Shuswap Lake (35K NW of Salmon Arm via Highway 1)
Website: http://www.sorrento-centre.bc.ca/admin-contact.html
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

Please register directly with Sorrento Centre by Tuesday, Sept. 9, 8:00 p.m., 2014. Questions? Call Toll free: 1-866-694-2409

Meals:
The Centre offers meals in the Richardson Dining Room prepared by the Centre’s Chef using fresh local vegetables and fruit grown on the Centre’s farm. See meal options and costs here. Meal costs: 3 meals per day (Full Board): $40 + GST. (B: $10, L: $12 – make bag lunch at Centre, D: $18, Banquet: $24 – prices exclude GST). Example total cost: Monday Dinner + T-W-Th Full Board (including Thursday Banquet/wind-up Dinner) + Friday Breakfast & Lunch: $174.30 (GST included)

Choose your meals plan & Accommodations Options when you Register at Sorrento Centre.

Accommodation Options – Cost per Night (GST exempt):

• Lodge Single Room (per person): $66
• Lodge Double Room (per person): $48.50
• Lodge Double Room (double occupancy): $97
• Lodge Suites: $128
• Extra Cot (per adult): $19
• Casita 2-bedroom Apartment (sleeps 5): $155
• Cabana Reserved (per Unit sleeps 5-7): $73
• Tent Site (per Site): $27
• Extra Tent Fee: $20
• Trailer/RV site (partial hook-up): $35
• Trailer/RV site (full hook-up): $45

$25 covers maps, snacks at socials.

meals, lodging or transportation.

Twelve ride routes to choose from (Three routes each day on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) :

Monday afternoon, Sept. 15, 3:15 p.m.:
37K Leisurely – Intermediate or 56K Intermediate – Advanced. From Sorrento Centre in the Notch Hill, White Lake, Carlin, Blind Bay area. Beautiful lakes, forests and farms country with quiet roads.

Tuesday, September 16: Salmon Arm based Hub & Spoke (35K drive to Salmon Arm from Sorrento Centre):

• 35K Leisurely out & back Salmon Valley to Silver Creek
• 64K Intermediate out & back Salmon Valley to Glenemma
• 75K Advanced “around Mt. Ida”

Wednesday, September 17 :
Armstrong based “Clover Rides”: Choose one, two, three or four looping out and back “leaves”. (72K drive to Armstrong from Sorrento Centre)

• 35K Leisurely to Intermediate (Otter Lake – Grandview Flats Loops 1 & 2)
• 70K Intermediate (Loops 1 & 2 PLUS a 35K loop to Enderby and back)
• 93K Advanced (Loops 1, 2 and 3 PLUS a 22K loop north to Hullcar and back – a lucky fourth leaf!).

Thursday, September 18:

• Tappen based 30K Leisurely (Sunnybrae- Canoe Point Rd. to Harold Park, Margaret Falls walk and stop at Sunnybrae Winery) (19K drive to Tappen Co-op from Sorrento Centre)
• Skimikin based 53K Intermediate (the Tappen Leisure Route PLUS out and back to Skimikin Lake and Tappen Valley Rd with stop at Recline Ridge Winery. Please note: Leisure route options possible with this added distance) (5K drive from Tappen Co-op to Skimikin Lk Rd – Tappen Valley Rd junction)
• Salmon Arm based 100K Advanced “Salmon Arm Century Ride” (35 K drive from Sorrento Centre)

Friday morning, Sept. 19: 52K Intermediate from Sorrento Centre to Blind Bay – Eagle Bay and back along Shuswap Lake.

CCCTS on-line Karelo site.
Register by Tuesday, Sept. 9, 8:00 p.m., 2014.

On-site Registration on Monday, September 15 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. at the Pergola in front of Richardson Lodge. See Site Map here. At that time Maps and Instructions will be distributed and a CCCTS waiver signed. A short ride will leave at 3:15 p.m. ALL other rides (Tuesday thru Friday) will start at 9:00 a.m., in front of Spes Bona. Cyclists are responsible for transporting themselves and their bikes to and from the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday ride start/finish locations. Checkout time on Friday: 12 noon.