A 300 km Loop Brevet that includes a ferry ride. Bonus!!!  This route was designed to avoid some of the busy roads and keeping navigation fairly straight forward.  The ride has a couple of start time options so all the riders arrive at Brentwood Ferry terminal in time for the 0730 departure. 

After the ferry, riders will head towards Cowichan Valley and Duncan.  Then it’s a gentle climb to Lake Cowichan and over the hump and down to Port Renfrew.  This is a good place to insure you have enough water and fuel for the climb out.  The “West Coast Road” is next with views of Juan de Fuca straits and surfers at Jordan River.  The route turns onto Otter Point Road to get you to Sooke.  Just out of Sooke, the route follows Galloping Goose Trail, a hard pack gravel section to Lombard Drive and back on pavement.

The route back now will take you along Ryder Hesjedal Way, the new bike overpass in Colwood and Calvin multi use pathway in Sidney.

The route has about 19 km of hard pack trail riding.  Bikes with 25cm tires should have no problem with this surface.

Recommended start times, fast riders 30km/h 0615, Medium riders 25km/h 0600, remainder 0530