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Primary ride leaders: Mark Davidson (859)749-2034; Paul Rawlings (859) 619-2713; Gary Jenkins (502) 210-0086; Beth Jenkins (859) 361-1184
Distance: 57 miles
Pace: high B pace; low B pace
Terrain: Rolling hills alongside Red River, significant climbs to Nada Tunnel and up Subway Hill to Pine Ridge.
Overall Difficulty: Strenuous to very strenuous - more than 3,300 ft of climbing

Ride will have regrouping.
Rain cancels - check Forum on bgcycling.net one hour before if unsure.
https://www.bgcycling.net/content.aspx?page_id=2154&club_id=740127&item_id=11721

No restroom facilities at the start.
There are store stops available at mile 20 and mile 27.5. There are no stores the final 30 miles.

This ride is all on pavement.

The ride begins at Shiloh Community Church, crosses over Red River immediately and follows it upriver to Route 77 at the Iron Bridge where it climbs up the backside of Nada Tunnel (please bring a light for the tunnel) down to Route 15 and into Slade for a store stop. From Slade we climb three miles up the Subway Hill and ride to Pine Ridge where The Brick coffee shop is available at mile 27.5 for a break and snacks. This is the last store stop available along the route. Into the Red River Gorge from Pine Ridge, out to Sky Bridge, CAREFULLY and CAUTIOUSLY down Sky Bridge Hill and ride on the north side of Red River all the way back to the starting location.  57 miles.

All Covid-19 precautions/rules are in effect. 

Map of route:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42594370