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[RC] [Guest] Leatherwood Mountains Statistics - Ridecamp Moderator

Abbie Hanchey abbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
We are not claiming to be the toughest trail in the country.
In fact we do not want to scare people away,  we just want them
to be ready.  Every year management has gone to great lengths to
make the trail doable.  Our completion rates get better and
better as the years go by.  This is why we think we are ready
to try a 75.  Tevis riders have told me that a 100 at
Leatherwood would be impossible,  I hope on day we can pull it
off.  The trail is very safe.  We have very few rocks.  Lots of
h20 on the trail.  The climbs and desents just never end.  You
are either going up or down.  The 11 mile loop we are known for
goes through a Blue Ridge Mountain Canyon called "Bob's Branch".
There is aprox. 3600 feet of elevation change in this 11 mile
loop.  The longest climb is 3 miles long.  This is as tough as
it gets though.  The rest is moderate.  (People sometimes think
I am crazy when I call it moderate, but it is!) Our ride times
have gotten faster as the years have gone by too.  This year the
50 mile winner did it in 5 hours and 50 min.  In 2001 the winning
time was 7 hours and 30 minutes.  We are learning how to help
riders complete this ride.  We hope to keep growing and getting
better as the years go on.  Phil and me are commited to putting
on first class endurance events.  You really should make an
effort to "ride the mountain" if you ever get a chance.

You won't regret it!


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