WHEELS TO MEALS
50 MILE ROUTE
JUNE 7, 2008
Begins And Ends At WSU – Puyallup Campus
EMERGENCY CELL PHONE – (253) 312-9392
Note!! Puyallup street and avenue designations can be confusing. Pay close attention to the cue sheet directions when cycling within Puyallup city limits.
|
Mileage |
Description |
|
0 |
Leaving WSU parking lot, turn right on Pioneer |
|
.23 |
Right on Fruitland |
|
.45 |
Left on7th Ave SW |
|
3.31 |
Left on 21st Street SE |
|
3.40 |
Right on Pioneer AVE SE |
|
4.16 |
Left on 134th Avenue E |
|
4.21 |
Right on 80th Street E |
|
4.25 |
Right onto Foothills Trail |
|
7.06 |
Cross Military Road; remain on Foothills Trail |
|
11.03 |
In Orting turn right onto Whitesell Street NW. |
|
11.08 |
Turn left onto Corrin Street. |
|
11.51 |
Bear right onto Harmon Way South (State Route 162) |
|
12.60 |
Bear left onto Pioneer Rd, crossing over Kapowsin Hwy |
|
15.03 |
Turn right onto South Pioneer Rd and get on the Foot Hills Trail |
|
19.16 |
Proceed to trailhead for REST STOP |
|
19.18 |
Turn right onto State Route 162, then |
|
19.50 |
Turn hard left on S. Prairie Rd. E. As road goes uphill stay close to right curb as hilltop turn to right is blind for both uphill and downhill traffic!! |
|
22.36 |
Turn right on 214th Avenues E. |
|
24.46 |
Turn right on Connell’s Prairie Road. NOTE THAT 40 MILE COURSE TURNS EARLIER |
|
25.28 |
Turn left on Barkubein Road E. USE CAUTION WHEN MAKING TURN |
|
26.05 |
Bear right as Barkubein Road becomes Radke Road E. |
|
26.30 |
Turn Left onto Buckley Tapps Highway E which is also 230th Avenue E. |
|
27.63 |
Bear left on 40th Street E. |
|
28.50 |
Turn left onto 218th Avenue E. |
|
28.88 |
Turn sharp right onto Old VanderMark Road. |
|
29.05 |
Bear left to rejoin 218th Avenue E |
|
30.78 |
Sharp left onto VanderMark Road E |
|
31.01 |
Turn left onto Church Lake Road. |
|
32.60 |
Turn right onto West Tapps Highway E |
|
32.84 |
Turn right into Allen York REST STOP |
|
|
Leave rest stop turning right onto West Tapps Highway E. |
|
33.40 |
Turn right staying on West Tapps Highway E., at 64th Street E. |
|
33.52 |
Turn left onto 195th Avenue E. |
|
33.94 |
Turn right onto 56th Street E. |
|
34.03 |
Bear left onto W. Tapps Drive E. |
|
34.36 |
Bear left to remain on W. Tapps Dr. E |
|
36.46 |
Turn right onto N Tapps Highway which becomes Sumner-Tapps Highway E. Turn right at light onto Lake Tapps Parkway E. |
|
39.00 |
Continue on Lake Tapps Parkway E through light at intersection with Lakeland Hills Way SE. Note well! This begins a major downhill run. You will need good breaks, and don’t let them over heat!!! |
|
40.74 |
Lake Tapps Parkway E. becomes 8th Street E at bottom of hill, passing over East Valley Highway E. |
|
40.97 |
Turn left onto West Valley Hwy E |
|
44.36 |
Turn left at traffic light crossing railroad tracks |
|
44.40 |
Turn right on Valley Avenue East (CAUTION – 70 MILE COURSE TURNS LEFT) |
|
44.51 |
Bear right to remain on Valley Avenue E (ALL 4 COURSES REUNITED) |
|
46.46 |
Becomes Valley Avenue NE |
|
46.64 |
Crosses Meridian – becomes Valley Avenue NW |
|
47.14 |
TURN RIGHT INTO LIBERTY DISTRIBUTING REST STOP – ICE CREAM |
|
48.26 |
Turn left on Freeman Road E |
|
49.15 |
Turn right on N. Levee Road |
|
50.23 |
Turn left on 66th Ave Bridge E |
|
50.33 |
Cross River road – bear left to remain on 66th Ave E |
|
51.22 |
Turn right on Stewart Avenue East |
|
51.70 |
Turn left on Pioneer Way E |
|
52.75 |
Bear left at traffic light to remain on Pioneer Way E |
|
53.00 |
Turn right at WSU campus |
|
53.06 |
Join the Finish Line Festival and celebrate fighting hunger from the seat of your bike |