Elevation Detail

All courses include a 4,200' elevation gain in the first 16 miles. Course roads will be swept for debris prior to the event and maintained by event staff throughout the day.

Elevation was measured using multiple Garmin Edge units, and readings were taken over various days at different times and in different weather conditions to get as comprehensive and accurate a measurement as possible. 

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Section Distance
(miles)
Ascent
(feet)
Descent
(feet)
Net
gain/loss
(feet)
Course
Distance
(miles)
Starting
Elevation
(feet)
Ending
Elevation
(feet)
Maximum
Elevation
(feet)
Max Grade
Start - up
Deer Creek Canyon -
Inter-Canyon FS1
7.9 1798 408 1390 7.9 5005 7006 7203 10%
Inter- Canyon -
Turkey Creek -
City View - Foxton
11.28 2058 1138 920 19.21 7006 7853 8436 15% x 3
Foxton - Broken Arrow -
Foxton - Grange Hall
14.7 2097 1475 622 33.38 7853 8422 8422 12% X 4
Grange Hall -
down High Grade -
up Deer Creek -
Inter-Canyon FS1
10.93 819 2110 (1291) 44.31 8422 7274 8422 10% and -12%
Inter-Canyon FS1 -
North Turkey Creek - Marshdale Elementary
7.4 1072 321 751 51.71 7274 7754 7754 12%
Marshdale Elementary - Shadow Mtn. -
Brook Forest Rd - Evergreen
16.25 1360 1911 (551) 67.96 7754 7726 8870 15% and -13% X 4
Evergreen - Kittredge - Myers Gulch -
Parmalee Gulch -
Inter-Canyon FS1
12.48 1261 1278 (17) 80.44 7226 6976 7478 11% X2 and -13%
Inter- Canyon -
Turkey Creek -
City View -
Grange Hall
9.77 2064 616 1448 90.21 6976 8422 8480 15% X3 and -17%
Grange Hall -
down High Grade -
down Deer Creek -
Finish
12.15 196 2913 (2717) 102.33 8422 5005 8422 2% and -10% X 5
TOTAL 106.11 12,751 12,170            

According to the technical experts at Garmin, riders may see differences between this and their readings based on:

We can tell you that the data listed is actual, from the road, over-ground readings, and not estimates based on mapping programs or satellite imagery.

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