September COVID Virtual Mountain Bike Challenge
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ongratulations to all those that competed in the virtual challenge. We look forward to the 2nd challenge and hope we have some new participants. Have Fun!! Rules – • You must complete the challenge in two consecutive days. • It must be completed with a teammate and both of you have to finish together. • One teammate must use Strava or another riding app to show route and document the time. *Share your ride by sending it to jason@gallupjourney.com with your name and teammates name with the category you are competing in. • Trail routes must be completed in order, trail 1, trail 2, trail 3. Riders can compete in multiple catagories *Remember there will be no officials and this will be done on an honor system. **Team with overall best time will choose the next trails for October’s challenge. Teams/Categories Adult Males Adult Females Adult & Child (this could be Parent/Child, Adult Friend/Child, Grandparent/ Grandchild) Youth Males (under 17) Youth Female (under 17) Prizes will be given to the best time for each category. Routes: Challenge #1 HDT Figure 8- Six flags to 2nd Mesa, 1/2 of 3rd Mesa and back to 6 flags. Details: Starting at the 6 Flags ride the Connecter out to 2nd Mesa, proceed left (clockwise) on 2nd Mesa and ride to 3rd Mesa. Once at 3rd Mesa, go straight/right
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onto 3rd Mesa and continue (counter-clockwise) to the 3rd Mesa crossover (Sandy little climb, metal trail sign/ box). Proceed left on 3rd Mesa returning towards 2nd Mesa (continuing the counter clockwise direction). Once back at the 3rdMesa/2nd Mesa intersection, go straight to continue back in a clockwise direction on 2nd Mesa. Once back to the 2nd Mesa/ Connector intersection, take the connector back, ending your timed segment at the 6 Flags. (this route gives a nice little warmup out and back) Challenge #2 Strawberry Trailhead to Sheetrock tank via Torreon/ Lower Plush, returning on Upper Plush and back ending at the Strawberry Trailhead
Details: Begin at the Strawberry Trailhead (end of pavement at cattle guard on 400), take the Strawberry Trail to the bridge. Cross the bridge and turn right towards the “Bumpy Field Trail.” Cross the meadow on the Bumpy Field Trail, through the cattle guard, veer left over the gravel road/cattle guard. Go immediately right on the Torreon Trail and proceed all the way to the intersection of the Torreon and Plush Trail at the 2 track...also known as the “Mystery Spot” (just after a cattle guard and rocky climb). Take a hard right onto the Lower Plush trail (heading north towards Danoff Road). Cross Danoff road and continue to the Econoline Trail (also known as the old Turkey’s Nest trail.) This intersection
takes place BEFORE the trail begins to follow the barbed wire fence and up the hill. Take a left onto Econoline/ Turkey’s Nest and head to Sheetrock tank (The Econoline will shortly meet back up with the current Turkey’s nest trail). At Sheetrock tank, continue up towards Danoff on Lost Lake Rim. At the Lost Lake Rim/Upper Plush intersection stay straight/left towards Danoff Rd. Cross Danoff and take the Upper Plush (past the Malcolm Tank Trail) all the way back to the Mystery Spot/Lower Plush/ Torreon intersection again. Follow your way back on the Torreon to the gravel road, across the Bumpy Field, over the bridge and take Strawberry back to the Trailhead. Ride ends at the Trailhead.
