Cedar City, UT to Tropic, UT
Monday, April 23, 2012
Starting Point: Cedar City, UT
Ending Point: Tropic, UT
Route Distance: 95 miles
Route Description: After a rest day, we start what will arguably the most scenic stretch of our ride across the country. Around mile 17 we will start a mountain that will give us our steepest grade yet and our greatest elevation gain yet. During this climb, at around mile 25 we enter into Dixie National Forest, where we will ride along Panguitch Lake for a bit. After this we then ride through the northern part of Bryce Canyon National Park to Tropic.
Click on the link below the map for detailed route. Note: exact starting and ending points on the day of the ride may differ from what is shown on the map.
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Elevation profile (Taken from Google Earth)
The major climb of the day (starting ~mile 17) will last about 18 miles with an elevation gain of about 4700ft and a grade that gets steeper and steeper reaching a peak of 13.3%.
Overnight location: Coming soon!