Brownsville Shakedown

The Details for Participants

• Dates - 

May 11th to 12th, 2024

• Tour Description details - 

Join us for an overnight ride to Brownsville's Pioneer Park, featuring one night of camping. This tour serves as a test ride, offering you the opportunity to evaluate your bike and its setup for touring. The emphasis is on carrying essential camping gear and testing your food preparation setup.

On day 1 the route takes a scenic route through the flats of the Willamette Valley with a stop at the Historic Thompson's Mills.  Day two is a another fairly flat ride back to Corvallis through fields and farms.  This route has a partial overlap with the Willamette Scenic Bikeway

Surface: All pavement

Distance: 25-30 miles each way

Camping:  Pioneer Park has campsites with picnic tables, nearby water and restrooms.  There are no showers but the hearty can swim in the nearby river! 

Note - Alcohol consumption is prohibited in Pioneer Park.

SAG Support: This is a self-supported tour. There is no MVBC SAG. For a shakedown ride plan to carry all your gear for an overnight stay.  However, there is also the option to have others car camp with you and carry some or all of your gear.  Details to be worked out at a pre-trip meeting

Cost: $10 per night per tent. Restrooms are available, but no showers or utility hookups.

We are reserving our campsites with the Brownsville City Hall ahead of time so we will use MVBC event registration to get an accurate number of campers and tents ahead of time.

Emergency Medical Information form: Please download and complete the ** NEW Medical Information form ** and carry it with you on this tour.

Registration will close the morning of Friday, May 3rd, 10:00 am, to facilitate finalizing the numbers in time to process our camping permit.

Ebikes:  There are no charging facilities in Pioneer Park.

• Routes - 

Day 1 - Corvallis to Brownsville -PE101 - Brownsville, return via Tangent (v2) (1st half)

Day 2 - Brownsville to Corvallis -PE101 - Brownsville, return via Tangent (v2)  (2nd half)

• Costs -

$10 per rider - You must register by Friday May 3rd to obtain tent permit for Pioneer Park

• Pre-trip Zoom meeting

Time and date to be set via email 

• Registration - CLOSED

Event registration is through the MVBC event registration site.  You must be an MVBC member to access the registration page.