71st Annual GVMC Routledge Run

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Friday, July 4, 2025
8:00:00 AM
Campbell River Passage View Motel
John Taylor Wes Jamison
604-454-7432 604-857-4880
jakers_357@hotmail.com wes@wesjamison.com

71st Annual GVMC Routledge Run July 2-6th, 2025. Save this date for a great Motorcycling Weekend!

Current Information On The Routledge Run


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.

Dinner details to follow.
Includes a prize/gift

Cost: $40.00

Tell your riding buddies and come meet new ones!


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.


History Of The Routledge Run


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.



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