“Ride the Hurricane” Bike Day Scheduled for August 2 on Olympic National Park’s Hurricane Ridge Road

Date: July 29, 2015
Contact: Barb Maynes, 360-565-3005

Olympic National Park will host an exciting opportunity for cyclists to "Ride the Hurricane" between 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.on Sunday, August 2.

The event is a recreational climb into the Olympic Mountains on the scenic Hurricane Ridge Road. The Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce is organizing the ride, with sponsorship from local businesses.

To provide a safe experience for the event, the road will be closed to all motor vehicle traffic between the Heart O' the Hills entrance station and Hurricane Ridge, starting at 6:00 a.m.and ending atnoon. This applies to both uphill and downhill travel. The road will open to traffic atnoon, when the event is finished. 

Olympic National Park will waive entrance fees at the Heart O' the Hills entrance station for the rest of the day on August 2. Access to the Lake Angeles-Heather Park trailhead and Heart O' the Hills Campground will remain open throughout the day. 

For more information, including registration details, about "Ride the Hurricane", people should visit the Port Angeles Chamber website at http://www.portangeles.org/pages/RideTheHurricane/ The registration cost is $40. Non-registered cyclists may also ride on the Hurricane Ridge Road during the event, but will not have access to event services or amenities.