WHEELS TO MEALS
70 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 |
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| 0 |
Leaving WSU parking lot, turn right on Pioneer |
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| .23 |
Right on Fruitland |
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| .45 |
Left on7th Ave SW |
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| 3.31 |
Left on 21st Street SE |
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| 3.40 |
Right on Pioneer AVE SE |
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| 4.16 |
Left on 134th Avenue E |
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| 4.21 |
Right on 80th Street E |
|
| 4.25 |
Right onto Foothills Trail |
|
| 7.06 |
Cross Military Road; remain on Foothills Trail |
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| 11.03 |
In Orting turn right onto Whitesell Street NW. |
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| 11.08 |
Turn left onto Corrin Street. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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Leave rest stop turning right onto West Tapps Highway E. |
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| 33.40 |
Turn right staying on West Tapps Highway E., at 64th Street E. |
|
| 33.52 |
Turn left onto 195th Avenue E. |
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| 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 BRAKES, and don’t let them over heat!!!
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|
| 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 crossing railroad tracks. Immediately turn left again onto Valley Avenue E., which becomes Pacific Avenue as it crosses the White River (NOTE THAT 50 MILE COURSE TURNS RIGHT) |
|
| 44.65 |
Turn left onto Fryar Avenue. |
|
| 44.95 |
Right onto Zehnder Street. |
|
| 45.18 |
Left onto Wood Ave. Use Caution crossing railroad tracks. |
|
| 45.62 |
Wood Ave becomes Elm St. E |
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|
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Note, Elm Street. bears right as left curve of road begins E. Valley Hwy E |
|
| 46.22 |
Elm Street bends right and becomes 160th Ave E |
|
| 47.01 |
Left onto 64th Street E |
|
| 47.39 |
Right onto Sumner Tapps Hwy E., which becomes166th Ave E. |
|
| 47.48 |
Go under overpass, then left onto access ramp to State highway 410. This route has a very wide shoulder. It is a long climb but not too difficult. |
|
| 49.37 |
Stop at light at top of hill for a left turn onto Sumner-Buckley Highway. Activate pedestrian signal and cross with light. This is a very very busy intersection!!! Use care. |
|
| 50.03 |
Turn right onto Angeline Road E. (REUNITE WITH 40 MILE COURSE) |
|
| 52.08 |
Turn right on Rhodes Lake Road E. |
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|
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Note a series of significant down hill runs for the next 1.5 MILES |
|
| 53.32 |
Bear sharp right onto McCutcheon Rd near bottom of run. Stay to right!! |
|
| 54.32 |
Turn right onto 96th Street E (REUNITE WITH 20 MILE COURSE) |
|
| 54.37 |
Bear left on Riverside Road E |
|
| 54.82 |
Bear left to remain on Riverside Road E |
|
| 55.48 |
Right on 78th Street E |
|
| 55.67 |
Left on 166th Avenue E |
|
| 56.59 |
Left on 64th Street E |
|
| 56.93 |
Bear RIGHT onto 160th Avenue E |
|
| 57.75 |
Bear left onto Elm Street |
|
| 58.55 |
Bear left onto Wood Avenue |
|
| 58.79 |
Right onto Zehnder Street |
|
| 59.03 |
Left onto Fryar Avenue |
|
| 59.33 |
Right onto Bridge Street |
|
| 59.45 |
Left onto Pacific Avenue (becomes Valley Avenue E) |
|
| 59.67 |
Bear right to remain on Valley Avenue E (REUNITE WITH 50 MILE COURSE) |
|
| 61.62 |
Becomes Valley Avenue NE |
|
| 61.80 |
Crosses Meridian – becomes Valley Avenue NW |
|
| 62.30 |
TURN RIGHT INTO LIBERTY DISTRIBUTING REST STOP – ICE CREAM |
|
| 63.42 |
Turn left on Freeman Road E |
|
| 64.31 |
Turn right on N. Levee Road |
|
| 65.39 |
Turn left on 66th Ave Bridge E |
|
| 65.49 |
Cross River road – bear left to remain on 66th Ave E |
|
| 66.39 |
Turn right on Stewart Avenue East |
|
| 66.86 |
Turn left on Pioneer Way E |
|
| 67.91 |
Bear left at traffic light to remain on Pioneer Way E |
|
| 68.16 |
Turn right at WSU campus |
|
| 68.22 |
Join the Finish Line Festival and celebrate fighting hunger from the seat of your bike |
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