The Route
So far the only route mapped for 2020 is the Group W Route. Hopefully we’ll get the links for the Major & Minor Devastation Routes created sooner than a week before the event. Shoot us an email if you want to jump in on the recon rides to create the links.
You will need a Ride with GPS account to get this route on your device!
You will need a Ride with GPS account to get this route on your device!
Major Devastation Route:
- 92+ Miles
- 10,900 Feet
- Course designed by Justin M Short, BA
- Starts @ 7AM at The Big Barn Brewery:
- 16004 N Applewood Lane, Meade, WA
- Starts @ 7AM at The Big Barn Brewery:
Minor Devastation Route:
- 62 Miles
- 7600 Feet
- Course Design by Patty Jo Struve
- Starts @ 10AM at The Big Barn Brewery
- 16004 N Applewood Lane, Meade, W
Group W Grinder:
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A word of warning...
The spirit of this ride is light hearted and goof-ball as all get-out, BUT it's also a serious endurance adventure ride. For the Major & Minor Devastation Routes, if you haven't done a long hard gravel endurance ride, this is one hell of a way to start. Some parts of the course are pretty straight forward, others are hard to spot and difficult to ride. The course will not be marked! On the Major Devastation Route there are places where you'll swear there is no trail at all where you'll have to go bush whacking through. There may be snow on the Day Mt Spokane Road climb as well as the portion of the Kit Carson Loop we'll be riding. Just Hope I don’t figure out how to include John's Amend’s Swamp of Doom in this thing!
Anyway, NOW is a good time to get a dropper post from your LBS.
Anyway, NOW is a good time to get a dropper post from your LBS.
Tips
If you're new to endurance gravel riding, this is one hell of a way to get started. For some solid non-hyperbolic or tongue-in-cheek wisdom on how to do a ride like this check out the website for the midnight century… After all, The Dirty Spokanza IS the bastard son of The Midnight Century!