Because of flooding that devistated many of the roads in Mount Rainier National Park, the route for the 2007 RAMROD (Ride Around Mount Rainier in One Day) will be changed. The offical RAMROD web site outlined the 2007 route and announced that the 2007 ride will be a fundraiser for the Nation Park to help with the restoration efforts.
The year the route will visit Sunrise and Crystal Mountain.
This year we will start as usual from the high school in Enumclaw (elevation 720 ft). You will begin with an enjoyable loop around the rolling green farmlands surrounding Enumclaw to get warmed up for the day. You will connect back to Hwy 410 and proceed southeast as the climbing begins toward Cayuse Pass. Just a few miles short of the summit, the route turns toward Mt. Rainier and to the biggest climb of the day to your first checkpoint at the Sunrise Visitor Center, located on the northeast flank of Mt. Rainier (elevation 6,400 ft.). The views will take your breath away, as will the descent back down to the valley below. With no rest for the weary, you return to Hwy 410 and continue down to the Crystal Mountain Blvd turnoff. The course will then take you up to the second checkpoint at Crystal Mountain Ski area at 4,400 ft. From there it is basically all downhill back to Enumclaw with the fast descent down Mud Mountain Dam Road and to the final checkpoint at the finish.
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I would like information on what i need to do to enter ram rod 2007.
or since all of the damage to the road it is a fudraiser event that anyone can enter.
thankyou ken.
Check the official RAMROD site for registration details. http://www.redmondcyclingclub.org/RAMROD/index.html
You can sign up until March 31 on active.com and at that time a lottery is held for the number of spaces available. The National Park service puts a limit on the number of riders that can enter this event.
You forgot the third climb. Fire road 70, about 2 miles NE of Greenwater. It is 10 miles with a 900ft gain. I just rode it for training. It starts with 2 moderate scenic rollers, then a 12% climb.