A charity event to benefit Helping Overcome Poverty's Existence, Inc.

The BWCR offers four recreational routes, suitable for short riders and century riders. The ride starts and finishes at George Wythe High School (map it).

SAG vehicles are available with tools for minor repairs, first aid and refreshments. Rest stops with refreshments and temporary facilities are conveniently located on all routes to give legs and lungs a break.

The ride begins with a scenic route west of Wytheville towards Rural Retreat and pastoral Black Lick with only a slight elevation change. At around mile 19, all riders have a choice:  turn right and return to the high school (25-mile route) or turn left and head toward the 40-mile, the metric century or the full century routes.  For the century riders, Big Walker calls and riders cross the mountain into beautiful Bland County. The full century offers approximately 7,500 feet of elevation change and the metric century offers approximately 4,500 feet of climbing, both with out of this world scenery.

Cue sheets are provided the day of the ride.  All routes subject to change.

Full Century Route (100 miles)
   
    Mile 18.5    Stony Fork rest stop
    Mile 44.5    Big Walker Lookout #1 rest stop
    Mile 64.1    Main Street-Bland rest stop
    Mile 80.1    Ceres School rest stop
    Mile 88.4    Big Walker Lookout #2 rest stop

    Click here for the elevation (pdf).
    Click here for a map (pdf).

Metric Century Route (62 miles)
   
    Mile 18.5    Stony Fork rest stop
    Mile 25.9    Big Walker Lookout #1 rest stop
    Mile 41.3    Ceres School rest stop
    Mile 49.6    Big Walker Lookout #2 rest stop

    Click here for the elevation (pdf).
    Click here for a map (pdf).

40-mile Route
   
    Mile 18.5    Stony Fork #1 rest stop
    Mile 25.9    Big Walker Lookout rest stop
    Mile 30.3    Stony Fork #2 rest stop

    Click here for the elevation (pdf).
    Click here for a map (pdf).

25-mile Route
   
    Mile 18.5    Stony Fork rest stop

    Click here for the elevation (pdf).
    Click here for a map (pdf).

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Last modified: 3/5/2010