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The area is part of the Wenatchee National Forest.
I drove the old route a couple of years ago. Amazing! On the south end of the old highway you will find spaces to camp between the new highway and the forest …
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It took some finesse to get through those corners without going down. It is documented that Chief Joseph would water his horse and buy supplies in the town of Blewett.
This change took place in 1956, and Highway 97 was properly known as the Swauk Pass highway for approximately 40 years until some stupid buttknockers insisted on being stupid and changing the name to Blewett Pass.
And so, technically speaking, the highway no longer crossed Blewett Pass. Automobile on Blewett Pass.
I was riding with McSqueak Saturday, and we were talking about one of my favorite climbs; McKenzie Pass OR.
Public - Bureau of Land Management (Unofficial) Been here? Built in 1920, it was known as the Top 'O The Hill Resort (owned by Richard Simons). This property last sold on August 21, 2019 for $59,000. Thanks for sharing and reminding!Great article.
Not that I’d give up any of my road bikes!Long, quiet rides out in the middle of nowhere are truly my favorite. I did not even know there was such a name as "Swauk Pass" until I was out of high school in the early 1990s and an attempt was made to revert the signage to the technically correct geographic name. Notice the changes in the roadway and guard rails in the following 3 photos. The pass was 30 feet higher, 4071 ft. vs. 4102 ft., but the grade was much less. In 1923, the name was changed to Primary State Hwy #2. After a summer full of riding and with a mojo still glowing from the joy of my new I rode alone, and I saw no one– car, bike, or otherwise. If you like this site, please donate some money to help support the continuation of this webpage. Legal.
Too many of the folks I ride with just aren’t that much fun to be around.And Jim, a new bike?
Photo by weluv2hike. Old Blewett Pass was decommissioned in the 1950s and a new road (US 97) was built through Swauk Pass — now referred to as Blewett Pass. If you visit the old summit, you will see a clearing where this place use to stand. The name changes are confusing.
The guy that ran the little campground there told me a story about a cavalry officer that was from Ellensburg.
no getting away from traffic there.
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Thanks for sharing.One of the nice things about road development, I guess – lots of old routes to be found that are almost nearly abandoned!You just have to find them, which is the problem… I spend a lot of time looking at routes on google maps, wondering if they would be any good.Yeah, and it seems the Cascades are virtually littered with them. Nov 11 2016 Cross season is at our doorstep after all.Ah! they would have asked. I rode over Old Blewett Pass, which used to connect the Washington towns of Leavenworth and Cle Elum. The road went from Lake Washington thru Renton and North Bend, over Snoqualmie Pass (on the old switchback road between Denny Creek and the summit), thru Cle Elum and over Blewett to Wenatchee. This mining town had a reputation as one of the most disorderly and violent mining camps in Chelan County. The mining boom town was established as a camp in the 1870's with activity dating to the 1860's. At 7 miles from the junction of Highways 97 and 970, pass the Mineral Springs Resort.
In summer, visitors can drive to the pass on the Old Blewett Pass Highway, where you can see the site of an old restaurant and a 1930s rope-tow ski lift. ATTRACTIONS: This ride offers beautiful views, and riding Old Blewett Pass Highway is kind of like mountain biking on your road bike–on pavement, but on a “bike path through the forest.”It can also be ridden on a mountain bike. The Forest Circus did as it always dose;just about anything they can get away with. Updated: Sunday August 9, 2020 11:55 PM. It operates 24 hours a day. The guard rails are also different (first none, then wooden and finally post and cable). These frequent changes were responsible for much confusion about the name of the highway. Menu & Reservations Make Reservations . East of Eugene, it’s a stout climb that gets closed most of the winter, then in spring, ODOT will plow out one lane and allow cyclists and pedestrians only (lasts from May-July depending on snowpack near the top.). How is the build coming along? This old road is managed for snowmobilers, cross-country skiers, and snowshoers, and it's a great way to enjoy a long, 8-mile snowshoe, or a shorter hike to views and history of the area. Old Blewett Pass was decommissioned in the 1950s and a new road (US 97) was built through Swauk Pass — now referred to as Blewett Pass. Beter get there soon … Beautiful post Jim, we’re pretty lucky in Adelaide with something similar as one of the main climbs just outside the city.When there was a re-development of the main Adelaide-Melbourne Freeway that goes out through the hills they kept the old road & set up a purpose built bike path that goes along both the new & old roads all the way up to the highest peak overlooking the city…voila, instant 12k climb, which happens to start basically right outside my front door.Aesome, Jim!
He left samples of VERY rich ore in Ellensburg, but due to an earthquake the land marks disappeared, and he never found the spot again...a place where gold had gone to the grassroots, just lying around on the ground. A twisting climb takes you to the pass, reaching 4,071 feet, where you can look out over the Yakima Valley.
Parts of the old road that were bypassed were left in place for local use and for hikers and off-road vehicles. Updated: Saturday August 8, 2020 11:55 PM. The steady, moderate road grade makes for a quick 4.5-mile glide down to the old Blewett Pass Highway Sno-Park on Highway 97, about 1.5 miles northeast of the Iron Creek Sno-Park. It is, quite possibly, the best climb I have ever ridden.I climbed from the North side, after an approach of about 25km on US97.
Blewett Pass on US 97. The area between Cle Elum and Leavenworth is very historical. Echo Point is located not too far from the summit on the south side. Quiet, gorgeous.
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