| Event Name: | 71st Annual GVMC Routledge Run | ||
| Location: | Campbell River Passage View Motel | ||
| Contact: | John Taylor Wes Jamison | ||
| Contact Phone: | 604-454-7432 604-857-4880 | ||
| Contact Email: | jakers_357@hotmail.com wes@wesjamison.com | Event Date: | Friday, July 4, 2025 |
| Description: | 71st Annual GVMC Routledge Run July 2-6th, 2025. Save this date for a great Motorcycling Weekend! 71st Annual GVMC Routledge Run- Road Ride and Adventure Touring Ride. Need an excuse to take off on a Friday and go riding? Here it is! When: Friday, July 4, 2025 to Sunday July 6, 2025 Where: Campbell river - Overnight 2 nights. Friday July 4 - Sunday July 6th 2025 Run Saturday Ride to Port Alice for lunch w/ stops/ride through Telegraph Cove and Port Hardy Accommodations: $99 per night per room, with 2 Queens, if you wish to share. Pet friendly Book at: Passage View Motel 517 Island Hwy Campbell River, BC V9W 2B9 Mention "GVMC" when you book 250-286-1156 Booking is Open to June 15th, 2025. or you look elsewhere for accommodation. Breakfast and Dinner: Saturday Breakfast at More Eatery at 8 AM 1901 Island Hwy, Campbell River, BC V9W 2G3 Dinner at the Rip Tide Pub 1340 Island Hwy Campbell River. In Port Alice there are several sources to eat at. McWilkies is a outside Burger joint or Foggy Mountain Coffee Company with wraps etc. Includes a prize/gift Cost: $40.00 Tell your riding buddies and come meet new ones! More Details Routledge Run 2025 Friday Morning 8 AM Ferry to Victoria Via Tsawwassen Meet on Hwy 17 just past the last light near the shopping mall as you approach the dyke to the ferry slip. 7:15 AM I will swing by Phil Blackburn's, kickstands up from his home at about 6:15 AM. Breakfast on board the ferry. Guy and Gayle will meet us at Swartz Bay. 2 routes. An easy 250K to Campbell River A longer 400 K (7Hrs) thru Port Renfrew Meet at Campbell River Passageview Motel. Saturday: 8 AM breakfast at "More eatery" 1901 Island Hwy, Campbell River BC V9W 2G3 9AM +/- depart for Port Alice. Lunch at "McWilkies food truck" 1110 Marine Dr, Port Alice, British Columbia V0N 2N0 Canada Return to Campbell River and dinner 6 PM at Riptide Pub. 1340 Island Hwy, Campbell River BC V9R 6R5 $40 per person attending, riding or not. Wes Jamison More Information: Contact John Taylor - jakers_357@hotmail.com Mark these dates on your calendar for a great weekend Motorcycle Adventure. Check in the Photo Gallery and Past Events to see the great fun had at this event in the past. This event was started in 1954, dedicated to Bob Routledge, a respected motorcycle mechanic and one of the signers of the 1939 GVMC incorporation. The original perpetual trophy features a pewter figure of a German army dispatch rider on a BMW that was donated to the Club by GVMC member Don Franks. This may have been a souvenir brought back by returning soldiers after World War II, but it’s exact origin and significance is a mystery. Traditionally, the event was held as a Saturday ride to a campground, with a field meet on Sunday. Field meets involved tests of rider skill, such as riding a length of 2x4, throwing darts from a moving bike, rolling a barrel with the front wheel, a slow race (last one across the finish line wins, touch a foot down you’re out), and any other crowd pleasing stunts the organizers could dream up. The field meets gradually lost their appeal, and with the rise in dual sport riding, the event was given a fresh approach. The Routledge Run has in recent years been successful as a two-day ride, with street riders and dual sport riders taking separate routes to an overnight campout. The camaraderie and good times continue. | ||