wonderturtle
Well-Known Member
3 options: 30, 90, 120 miles
looks likes the majority is on gravel roads through state forest lands.
the elevation/ grade profile looks, gulp, interesting. rather than the continual up and down of gravel grinders Ive done, this ride is basically 4 loooong climbs followed by even longer downhill sections. the uphill sections are literally miles long, as are the downhill sections.
I'm looking at the 90 mile route.
all together the overall climbing (6000+ or so feet) is in-line with what Ive done, but the overall length of the 4 main climbs combined with the average grade make this ride look like a real challenge (although the max grade 10.4% aint bad):
hill 1: 3.2 miles, 1236 feet, 7.3% average grade
hill 2: 2.9 miles, 953 feet, 6.3% average grade
hill 3: 4.1 miles,1024 feet, 4.8% average grade
hill 4: 4.6 miles, 1037 feet 4.6 average grade
nicely it ends with essentially a 20-mile (mostly) downhill
figured others might be interested....
https://ridewithgps.com/events/49395-unpaved-of-the-susquehanna-river-valley#routes/26883399/preview
looks likes the majority is on gravel roads through state forest lands.
the elevation/ grade profile looks, gulp, interesting. rather than the continual up and down of gravel grinders Ive done, this ride is basically 4 loooong climbs followed by even longer downhill sections. the uphill sections are literally miles long, as are the downhill sections.
I'm looking at the 90 mile route.
all together the overall climbing (6000+ or so feet) is in-line with what Ive done, but the overall length of the 4 main climbs combined with the average grade make this ride look like a real challenge (although the max grade 10.4% aint bad):
hill 1: 3.2 miles, 1236 feet, 7.3% average grade
hill 2: 2.9 miles, 953 feet, 6.3% average grade
hill 3: 4.1 miles,1024 feet, 4.8% average grade
hill 4: 4.6 miles, 1037 feet 4.6 average grade
nicely it ends with essentially a 20-mile (mostly) downhill
figured others might be interested....
https://ridewithgps.com/events/49395-unpaved-of-the-susquehanna-river-valley#routes/26883399/preview