Each year the race begins with a “Le Mans” start with participants circling the pond on foot before climbing on their bikes. The course covers the carriage roads of Great Glen combined with single track through North Country woodlands.
Each lap is approximately 8.9 miles long. The fastest times are usually around an hour.
Looking for some tips on how to ride the course. Check out the biking instruction at Great Glen Trails. You’ll get to practice your skills right on the course.
Course subject to change.
(click to enlarge)
Have fun with Strava. We’ve mapped out three sections on the course; Green for the sprint section, polka dot for the hillclimb and yellow for overall racer. This does not count towards your race time, it’s just for fun. It’s easy and free check it out here. Just download the app to your iphone, Android, Garmin Edge or Garmin Forerunner and start riding. Once you upload your ride to your computer, it will have flagged and timed each section for you.
You need to have an account, which is free, to view each section.
Entire course
Course elevation profile:
(click to enlarge)
