 Race
to the Hills Course Information, 2007
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Course info for beginners (same as 2006): The start/finish
area will be at the far end of the Lake Hope Camping Area (at the end
of Furnace
Ridge
Road). The race will start next to the swingsets. Racers will climb
up past the water tower, go left onto Long Ridge
Road, up and down a couple of gravel hills, and then left into the
woods. Racers will turn left onto Copperhead Trail and ride it eastward,
climb up Bobcat, take a right on Copperhead,
then climb Copperhead up and turn left onto the pavement to climb
back up to the start/finish area. Click
here for a trail map.
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Course info for sports (same as 2006): The start/finish
area will be at the far end of the Lake Hope Camping Area (at the
end of Furnace Ridge Road). The race will start
next to the swingsets. Racers will climb up past the water tower, go
left onto Long Ridge Road, up and down a couple of gravel hills, and
then left into the woods. Racers will turn left onto Copperhead Trail
and ride it eastward, climb up Bobcat, cross the
road onto Wildcat, ride to Grouse Point, then ride Copperhead all
the
way back
to the four-way intersection, cross the road, and continue on Copperhead, turning
left up the hill and then left onto the
pavement to climb back up to the start/finish area. Click
here for
a trail map.
- Course info
for experts (same as 2006): The
start/finish area will be at the far end of the Lake Hope Camping
Area
(at the end of Furnace Ridge Road). The race will start
next to the swingsets. Racers will climb up past the water tower,
go left onto Long Ridge Road, up and down a couple of gravel hills,
and then left
into the woods. Racers will turn left onto Copperhead Trail and ride
it eastward, climb up Bobcat, cross the road
onto Wildcat, ride to Grouse
Point, then ride Copperhead all the way back to the four-way intersection.
Go straight on Copperhead for approximately one mile. Turn right
onto Yosemite Trail. Enjoy this sweet downhill all the
way to the bottom of Bobcat
(turn right onto Bobcat). From there the course is the same except
at the end of your second lap you'll
go straight on Copperhead, turning
left up the hill and then left onto the
pavement to climb back up to the start/finish area. Click
here for
a trail map.
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