• FRIDAY 13-mile shakeout ride: 4:00 p.m. 

• SATURDAY 72-mile route: 7:30 a.m.

• SATURDAY 46-mile route: 8:00 a.m.

• SATURDAY 24-mile route: 8:30 a.m.

• SUNDAY 26 & 28-mile routes: 8:30 a.m.

Aid stations will be available along each of the routes. The location of each station is shown on the route maps listed on the ROUTES page. The Buck Bald aid station at mile 26 on Saturday's race routes will have a portajohn. The other aid stations will not have portajohns, but there are pit toilets available at various places along the routes. Toilet locations are noted on the route maps. Please note that drop bags, support crews and spectators are not allowed on the course.

Wide, low-pressure tubeless tires (at least 40mm, preferably wider) are the way to go. While you will inevitably encounter chunky sections, all of the routes are rideable on a gravel bike. Hardtail mountain bikes are also appropriate and will be more comfortable on the downhills, but they will be slower on the asphalt sections. Please note that e-bikes are NOT allowed on the RACE routes. If you do ride an e-bike on the recreational routes, please let us know when you check in at the timing table at the finish line.

Be advised that all roads will be open to traffic. Although the forest roads are very lightly trafficked, you may unexpectedly run into vehicles. So don't cheat on the blind curves!

Please respect your fellow riders, the local community, passing vehicles, and the national forest. Our playground in the woods is sacred space, and we are inviting others to share this beautiful place with the assumption that they will respect it and pick up after themselves. Leave no trace! 

The course will NOT be marked, so it is important to know the route before you start. Downloadable route files are available on the ROUTES page. (If you're planning to ride the 72-mile route, please also download the 46-mile route in case you need to switch routes.) Also, be advised that the majority of the roads in the Reliance area do not have street signs, especially the forest service roads. You will also find very little cell service on the forest roads. Come prepared!

To limit the traffic on course, support crews, drop bags and spectators will NOT be allowed on the routes. However, noisy spectators are very welcome at the finish line!

Cell service is limited in the national forest so you should not rely on being able to call for assistance if you have issues. Come prepared to be as self-sufficient as possible. That being said, we will have sweep vehicles and a couple of motos to provide support on the routes. So if you have problems that you can't resolve on your own, a support vehicle will eventually come along as it sweeps the route.

There are no cutoff times this year, but there are closing times for the aid stations and for the sweep vehicles. So if you plan to ride all day on Saturday, make sure you are fully self-sufficient in case our volunteers have already packed up. Please note the following closing times for the Saturday aid stations. Also please note the distance between aid stations and plan accordingly.​

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SATURDAY

• Lost Creek/McFarland (mile 11 of the rec route): 11:00

• McFarland (mile 15 of the race route): 10:00

• Buck Bald (mile 26 of the race route): 11:30

• Starr Mtn (mile 48 of the race route): 1:00

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SUNDAY

• Lost Creek/McFarland (mile 15 both routes): 11:30