Event Route Details for Cyclists
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beginner level
53K (33-mile) Round-Trip Fun Ride to Hoffstadt Bluffs
Intermediate Level
87K (54-mile) Round Trip to Elk Rock
Advanced Intermediate Level
106K (66-mile) round trip to Coldwater Ridge Visitors Center
Ride profile
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Elevation
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Mile 0
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500 ft
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Toutle – Starting Line 5716_db237a-56> |
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Mile 11
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1,000 ft
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Sediment Dam 5716_cc4e97-1c> |
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Mile 16
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1,400 ft
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Hoffstadt Bluffs – Pit Stop 5716_e2da76-42> |
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Mile 24
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3,000
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Mile 27 5716_176a43-58> |
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Elk Rock – Pit Stop 5716_dc0d67-b6> |
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Coldwater Ridge – Closed 5716_ee5e69-53> |
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Johnston Ridge – Pit Stop 5716_f732ce-99> |
Elevation Gain/Difficulty
The elevation gain from the start line at Toutle to Elk Rock (27 miles into the ride, elevation 3,800 feet) is approximately 3,300 feet. From there, the highway descends 1,270 feet over five miles to Coldwater Lake (elevation 2,530 feet). Then riders will begin a nine-mile climb of approximately 1,780 feet to the Johnston Ridge viewpoint and turnaround. A rider going all the way to Johnston Ridge and back to Toutle will climb a total of 6,240 vertical feet over 82 miles (132K) including the climb back up the eastern side of Elk Rock.