Our Favorite Bike Rides in the USA’s Pacific Northwest
- Notes:
- The name of the ride is also a link to a map showing the detailed route of the ride. Click on the name, and the map will open in a new tab.
- On the map, good places to stop and refuel are noted with a blue pin. Click on the pin for details.
- Categorized Climbs: how professional bike races rate the difficulty of a hill, from Cat4 (the…not so..easiest) to Cat1 (the hardest).
- Instructions for downloading any map for use in your cycling computer are at the bottom of this web page.
| Ride | Distance | Elevation Gain | Cat 2 | Cat 3 | Cat 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Michelle Loop | 53.67 km | 184 m | — | — | — |
| Ravensdale-Enumclaw Loop | 72.43 km | 483 m | — | — | — |
| RAW 2016: Pomeroy to Palouse | 133 km | 1,715 m | 1 | — | — |
| Skagit River Loop | 87.43 km | 324 m | — | — | — |
| Snohomish-Arlington Loop | 83.67 km | 523 m | — | — | — |
| McClinchy Mile | 78.93 km | 647 m | — | — | — |
| Raw 2016: East from Ilwako | 87.46 km | 988 m | — | 1 | — |
| RAW 2016: Into Vancouver | 142.88 km | 1,149 m | — | — | 2 |
| RAW 2016: Columbia Gorge | 118.94 km | 1,442 m | — | 1 | 1 |
| RAW 2016: Maryhill to Umatilla | 147.35 km | 856 m | — | 1 | — |
| RAW 2016: Umatilla to Walla Walla | 98.28 km | 625 m | — | — | — |
Instructions for downloading one of the above maps for use in your cycling computer:
- Click on the name of the ride to open the map. In the upper left of the screen will be a box with the name of the map. To the right of the name will be three vertical dots. Click on those dots.
- On the menu that appears, select the option, “Export to KML/KMZ.”
- In the list box, choose the name of the route, check the “Export as KML” box, and then click the “Download” button.
- Go the website KML2GPS.com, and follow the instructions for creating a GPX file that can be used on most bike computers.
