This 13-day,12-night tour starts just south of Bellingham, Washington, at Larrabee State Park where you will check in and meet your fellow riders. The tour begins on day 2 – over the next 12 days we ride through the beautiful Islands of Fidalgo and Whidbey, catch the ferry to Port Townsend, ride west across the top of the Olympic Peninsula then south to Forks, further south and east to Elma, then north, completing the O.P loop bringing us back through Whidbey Island and to our starting point to end the trip.

This is a camping tour with 2 hotel nights and a support vehicle. All tasks, including the driving, will be done by the participants. The rides will vary from 51 – 109 kms per day. The average distance and ascent for 10 days of riding is 83 kms/ 696m. Total distance is 830 kms. There are 2 scheduled days off. Detailed daily route maps and cue sheets, elevation profiles and road condition information will be provided at the commencement of the tour.

Camping will typically be in private or state campgrounds with hot showers available. The CCCTS camp kitchen and related equipment will be hauled in the rented van and set up and taken down each day by the riders.  Riders will provide their own tent, mattress, sleeping bag, eating utensils and lawn chair. Cook teams will be appointed to take turns to drive the truck, shop for provisions, cook breakfast and dinner, and set out sandwich making ingredients. Motels rooms are included on day 7 and 12.

The route follows secondary highways or local paved roads and some bike paths. Most roads will include a paved shoulder or be of such low traffic volume to not require a shoulder. The terrain is easy rolling hills with an occasional short sharp grade. Total accumulated elevation gain is +6956m.

On two days we have a short incline with a grade over 10%. Day 5, a 300m stretch with a grade up to 14.8%. Day 10 has 2 very short sections with a grade of just over 10%. 

The support vehicle is not used as a SAG wagon. It is used to transport baggage and will carry passengers only in the event of injury, illness or broken bike.

The tour fees include organization expenses, vehicle rental, camping and hotel accommodation and all meals including cooked breakfast and dinner, bag lunch, coffee break beverages and snacks, and happy hour snacks. The exception will be on hotel nights where you will be responsible for your own dinner and breakfast. One hotel offers continental breakfast. The fee includes leader compensation as per the current CCCTS policy. The fee is based on minimum number of riders. Refunds will be calculated and distributed to all participants at the end of the tour based on actual final costs.

Transportation to and from the start and finish point, supply of bikes, personal camping equipment and parking fees for 12 nights. Participants vehicles may be parked at Bellingham Cruise Ferry Terminal parking for $30/wk. Gates are locked at 11:00pm. The terminal is 9 to 10 kms from Larrabee State Park. On the day of arrival you will drop your gear off at the campground first, then drive to the terminal, park your vehicle, and ride back to the campground. The leader will continue to search out other parking options. A non-profit beer and wine pool will be operated by the participants.

Day 1: Sun, Aug 12 – Participants travel to Larrabee State Park (11 km south of Bellingham, WA) to meet your fellow riders, review route and prepare for a wonderful 12 days together.

Day 2: Mon, Aug 13: Deception Pass State Park (64.1 km/ 486m ascent)

Day 3: Tue, Aug 14: Fort Townsend Fairgrounds (54.4 km/ 399m)
            Includes 10 km/6-mile ferry crossing from Fort Casey to Port Townsend

Day 4: Wed, Aug 15: Elwha Dam RV Park, Port Angeles (96.8 km/ 844m)

Day 5: Thu, Aug 16: Forks 101 RV & Campground (97.5 km/ 1032m)
           
Day 6: Fri, Aug 17: Rest Day

Day 7: Sat, Aug 18: Amanda Park (109.2 km/ 830)
            Hotel night – Rainforest Resort Village

Day 8: Sun, Aug 19: Elma RV Park (99.7 kms/ 644m)

Day 9: Mon, Aug 20: Belfair State Park (89.7 km/ 625m)

Day 10: Tue, Aug 21: Fort Townsend State Park (100.5 km/ 1127m)

Day 11: Wed, Aug 22: Rest Day

Day 12: Thu, Aug 23: Fidalgo County Inn on Hwy 20 (72.5 km/ 615m)
           
Day 13: Fri, Aug 24: Larrabee State Park or carpark location (51.2 km/ 354)

The registration process will follow the recently amended CCCTS system.

Registration will take place on the CCCTS website (not Karelo) at the date and time noted above, with a $50 deposit.  A computer-generated lottery system will be used to assist in the selection of riders in the event that the ride is oversubscribed, (not the first come -first served system used in recent years).  The lottery signup will run for 3 days, after which time a waitlist is automatically generated and the leader will review the results.

The fitness and riding experience of registrants will be considered in terms of suitability for the tour, and the leader may elect to contact registrants or others who know them to verify their suitability. The leader will contact those who have been selected and direct them to make the first payment of $US  450 on the website by February 8.    The leader will also contact those who have been waitlisted.

If the ride is not filled to capacity, registration will still be allowed up until the registration close date shown above.  Deposits are non-refundable unless the registrant is not selected for the tour and wishes to be removed from waitlist. Payments are non-refundable unless replacement person(s) are found.  

The second payment of $US 450 will be due on June 1.