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Portion of funds raised in Support of Independent Living Vernon Programs: “To Promote a New Perspective on Disability”
Big thanks to new sponsors: Please remember these businesses
- Nolan's Pharmasave/Hammer for providing Hammer Endurance Nutritional products
- Hilltop Subaru for providing an additional 2 support vehicles
- Journey Inn for providing all GFV participants needing a room with 15% off the rates in effect at that time. Click on link
- Tim Horton's for providing their yummy food products,
- Skyride Cycle Vernon for providing mechanical and ride support
- Save On Foods for ice to keep our drinks cool
To register click here - "Ride will be capped at 175 paid riders"
Check out pdf route directional information sheet updated on the June 10th, 2012: 162K/135K
Details on the 2011 ride:
- Altitude - Average: 413M Maximum: 2023 FT/616M Minimum: 1004 feet/309M
- Ascent for the total ride - 7159 FT /2182 Metres - measured from a Garmin Edge 705
- Temperature Average: 18-25 C
- Distance: 162K (100 miles)
- Speed variable with first group coming in around 5:00 hours(32.67 km avg.) and the last group around 7 hours(25.5. km avg.)
- Support Vehicle available with food and water @ the 50K/86K/121K/Start/Finish area
View Ride with GPS map: Gran Fondo Vernon
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Gran Fondo Vernon Century Mile Ride |
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# |
Distance |
Direction |
Road Name |
Description |
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1 |
0 |
South/Start |
34th Street/25th Ave |
Start line at Canadian Wholesale Club Parking Lot |
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2 |
4.35K |
Straight |
34th St/Mission Rd/Commonage Rd |
Continue uphill on 34th Street as it turns into Mission Rd and at 4.35 K it becomes Commonage Rd at Bench Row Rd junction |
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3 |
9.4K |
Left |
Bailey Rd |
You come to a junction and veer to the left off Commonage Rd on to Bailey Rd |
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4 |
11.0K |
Right |
Hwy 97/Right |
Bailey Rd has a steep decline as it meets with Hwy. 97.Turn right off Bailey Rd onto Hwy 97 |
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5 |
19.6K |
Left |
Oyama Rd. |
Travel 8.6K down Hwy 97 to Oyama Rd/ Hwy 97 traffic light intersection. Turn left at light onto Oyama Rd and follow as it heads to East side of Wood Lake |
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6 |
28.5K |
Stay to Left at junction |
Lodge Rd |
Travel on Oyama Rd on East side of Wood Lake for about 8.9K. Stay to the left at Woodsdale Rd/Oyama Rd junction at the bottom of hill as Oyama Rd turns into Lodge Rd |
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7 |
30.4K |
Left |
Bottom Lake Wood Rd |
Travel about 2.4K down Lodge Rd and then turn Left on Bottom Lake Rd |
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8 |
31.0K |
Right |
Beaver Lake Rd |
Down about 600 metres on Bottom Lake Wood Rd and turn right on Beaver Lake Rd |
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9 |
31.7K |
Left |
Glenmore Rd |
Follow Beaver Lake Rd across Hwy 97 and about 200 metres up the hill turn left on Glenmore Road. Gas Depot Station at the corner for bathroom, |
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10 |
45.5K |
Right |
High Rd |
Down Glenmore Road for 13.8K and turn Right on High Rd |
| 11 | 46.3K | Left | Clifton Rd | about 1K down High Rd turn left on Clifton at the light |
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12 |
47.1K |
Right |
Clement Ave |
At T intersection go right on to Clement Ave |
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13 |
49.3 |
Left |
Water Street |
Clement Ave ends at Prospera Place and The Dolphin Statue. As you continue to go left around the corner Water Street begins |
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14 |
50.4 |
Right |
Bernard Ave |
Turn right off Water St on to Bernard to "The Sails" Fountain.Support Vehicle Available Kelowna Riders sign in |
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15 |
50.7K |
Left |
Abbott Street |
Round the corner on Bernard at the Sails and it becomes Abbott St. |
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16 |
56.6K |
Right |
Hwy 97/Westside Rd Junction |
Cross over Harvey Street from Abbott St. to get on to pedestrian/cycle path on the South side of Bridge. Follow bridge path over lake and turn right to get you under the bridge and over to the West side of Hwy 97 heading South to Westside Road . Follow to Westside Road and turn right. |
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17 |
61.1K |
North |
Westside Rd |
Raymer Bay |
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18 |
83.4K |
North |
Westside Rd |
Lake Okanagan Resort |
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19 |
85.9K |
North |
Westside Rd |
Lacasa Resort. Support Vehicle Available at the waterfall entrance to upper cottages. This is just past the resort restaurant and store on your left on Barcelona Drive West. |
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20 |
87.7K |
North |
Westside Rd |
Fintry |
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21 |
101.7K |
North |
Westside Rd |
Parker Cove Information Centre |
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22 |
108K |
North |
Westside Rd |
Little Kingdom Grocery Store-Bathrooms |
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23 |
108.6K |
North |
Westside Rd |
Arrowhead Grocery Store |
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24 |
109.1K |
North |
Westside Rd |
Okanagan Indian Fire Department |
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25 |
116.1K |
North |
Westside Rd |
Newport Beach |
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26 |
120.6K |
Right |
Head of the Lake Rd |
Turn right on Head of the Lake Rd(1K before Hwy 97).Stay to the left at the Antoine Rd junction and head toward Church and Desert Cove. You end up at Hwy 97 Spall golf course.Support Vehicle Available Go straight across Hwy 97 to St Anne Rd |
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27 |
123.5K |
Straight/North |
St Anne’s Rd |
Just before start of the hill turn right on to Otter Lake Rd |
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28 |
124.0K |
Right |
Otter Lake Rd |
Turn right on to Otter Lake Rd |
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29 |
135.1K |
Right |
Wood Ave. |
Follow Wood Ave for 200 metres then turn right on Adair St. |
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30 |
135.3K |
Right |
Adair Street |
after 300 metres go thru round about by arena and you are on Park Drive |
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31 |
135.6K |
Left |
Park Drive |
go 300 metres and turn right on PV Rd |
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32 |
136.5K |
Right |
Pleasant Valley Rd |
continue past Memorial Park south on PV Rd |
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33 |
143.5K |
Left |
Crozier Rd |
Right on Crozier for about 900 meters -turn left on Otter Lake Cross Rd |
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34 |
144.5 | Right | Hwy 97 South | Travel 5K and after Kamloops North sign go another 500 meters taking the exit ramp for Kamloops North.. |
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35 |
151.5K | Right | Hwy 97/ Kamloops North ramp off Hwy |
At stop sign turn left to go under the underpass to bike path which you will see at the end of road on your right. It leads up to Greenhow Rd.Stay right on Greenhow where it merges with PV Road past the Waterslide. At the stop sign go left on PV Road. |
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36 |
159.5K | Left | PV Rd | Follow PV Rd about 8.2K until the roundabout take 1st right on 32nd St |
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37 |
161.0K | Right | 32nd St | down 32nd St. making Lt on 34th St |
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38 |
161.5K |
left |
34th Street | 500 metres to finish line at Canadian Wholesale Club Parking Lot. Support Vehicle Available |