Crater Lake Century Ride
Southern Oregon is one of my favorite places for cycling. It’s been more than a decade (yikes) since I’ve ridden in the Crater Lake area and I’ve got my eye on the Crater Lake Century Ride this year.
The exact date for the 2012 edition hasn’t been locked in yet but August 18th is being thrown out as a possibility, pending approval from the National Parks Service. Confirmation is expected in late February or early March.
Century Option
The 100 mile ride will start at the Fort Klamath Museum on Crater Lake Highway (Rte 62) at 4,000 ft elevation, and will enjoy the first 35 miles along the valley floor of the Wood River Valley with breathtaking views of the surrounding Cascade mountains with old growth forests.
This will be a nice warm up for the 3,000 ft climb to the Crater Lake Rim. Once reaching the rim and getting your first view of the brilliantly blue, awe inspiring Crater Lake, Century Riders will continue another 30 miles of peaks and valleys for an additional 3,000 ft of climbing around the lake on Rim Drive.
Then participants will enjoy the ride back down to the Wood River Valley and will end the ride with 8 miles of flat roads back to the Fort Klamath Museum.
Metric Century Option
The 62 mile route will start at the Fort Klamath Museum on Crater Lake Highway (Rte 62) at 4,000 ft elevation, and within 8 miles of the start will begin the 3,000 ft climb to the rim. Metric Century riders will turn around on the at the Phantom Ship Overlook. After a well deserved break, riders will return back down to the Wood River Valley and the Fort Klamath Museum.
Highlights from last year’s edition
Ride Reviews
The scenery, the road marks, the sag stops, they where so great, they were only topped by the homemade ice cream!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH see you next year. John H.
Here are some more reviews from past participants.
