Stage 1

CLIF’s Looking Glass Route

Tuesday, April 9 , 2019

• 21.5 miles / 35 km
• 4,042 ft / 1232 m  elevation gain
• Named for Looking Glass Rock – a nearly 4,000′ tall piece of exposed whiteside granite

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Stage 2

Sunset Motel’s Promised Land Route

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 

• 29 miles / 46.5 km
• 3878 ft / 1182 m  elevation gain
• Named for Mt. Pisgah – the mountain in the Bible from which Moses saw the Promised Land. This area was also sacred land for the Cherokee Indians.

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Stage 3

Sycamore Cycles’ White Squirrel Route

Thursday, April 11, 2019

• 29.5 miles / 47.5 km
• 5800 ft / 1768 m  elevation gain
• Named for the Brevard town mascot – the White Squirrel – often see on the campus of Brevard College

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Stage 4

FOX Factory’s Carl Schenck Route

Friday, April 12, 2019

• 31.5 miles / 50.5 km 
• 4113 ft / 1254 m  elevation gain
• Starts at The Cradle of Forestry-Birthplace of Forest Conservation in America
• Named for Dr. Carl Schenck who was brought to the area in 1895 by the Vanderbilt family (Biltmore Estate) to manage the forest. He focused all of his forestry skills on transforming the woodlands we know today as Pisgah National Forest into a restored image of what was once a flourishing forest.  Given his values, he probably would have worn Mountain Khakis!
• Longest, toughest stage.

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Stage 5

Industry Nine’s The Land of Waterfalls Route

Saturday, April 13, 2019

• 27 miles / 4305 km
• 2301+ ft  / 701 m elevation gain.
• Named for the 250+ waterfalls contained in Transylvania County
• Includes the Famed Farlow Gap downhill which crosses several waterfalls
• Other great trails in the Fish Hatchery area including Cove Creek, Daniel Ridge, Davidson River Trail

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