Back again in 2023! Come ride the Brutal loop and support the north georgia Mountain Bike association!
Like it says on the label, it’s a little bit brutal!
Come out an support the local trails on a NEW, IMPROVED, but still BRUTAL, Brutal Loop!
Everyone rolls out together: We’ll have a long course and a short course, so you can choose the loop that is the best fit for you! We’ll meet up at 9:00am, and roll out at 9:30am. Everyone will climb up P2, P1, the outer loop of Bear Creek, and will keep climbing all the way to Potato Patch! You’ll find an aid station there (around mile 17) courtesy of the fine folks of the North Georgia Mountain Bike Association. The station will have water, but we ask riders to bring their needed aid station food, nutrition, and supplies in a drop bag that will be awaiting you. But then…
Short course folks will bomb down the gravel from there straight back to Mulberry Gap for a course length of around 23 miles
Long course folks will hang a left and continue past Lake Conasauga, run down Windy Gap, then climb the pavement and gravel back to Mulberry for a total route of 34.8 miles and 5193 feet of climbing! Cut off for long course folks at the Potato Patch aid station will be 12:30pm. If a rider doesn’t make the cut off they can convert to the short course route.
And once you return it will be time to kick back on our deck, grab a cold beer or soda, eat some lunch (included) and enjoy some relaxation on a beautiful spring day in the mountains. :)
check out the routes, mileages, and elevations here:
33 Miles - Check out the map here (from Mulberry Gap, you’ll climb P2, to P1, to the inner Bear Creek Loop then take gravel past the Bear Creek overlook, up to Potato Patch and across the ridge to come down Windy Gap. From there, you’ll take a few miles of pavement and gravel back to Mulberry Gap).
21 Miles - Check out that map here (from Mulberry Gap, you’ll climb P2, to P1, to the inner Bear Creek Loop then take gravel past the Bear Creek overlook, up to Potato Patch then turn around and descend gravel back to Mulberry Gap).
$45 Per Ride - this INCLUDES lunch and beer/soda. This is a FUNDRAISING RIDE, so all proceeds beyond our costs will go to the North Georgia Mountain Bike Association.
WALK INS ON EVENT DAY WILL BE WELCOME, BUT WILL BE CHARGED AN INCREASED RACE DAY FEE OF $65/rider.
Event SchedulE
8:30am - Grab OPTIONAL breakfast before the ride ($15/person, preregistration is required so we can be sure to have plenty of food)
9:00am - Check in at Office. Drop off any drop bag you’d like to have waiting at the Potato Patch aid station. Meet at The Barn once checked in.
9:30am - Roll out!
1pm-4:30pm - Lunch is available (included in your event fee) in The Barn as riders return… hang out, relax, drink beer, and enjoy the mountains!
6:00pm - Plan to still be hanging out? Preregister for dinner for $23!
MAKE IT A WEEKEND! Book a Cabin or campsite for the weekend and you’ll be right in the heart of the action for Saturday.
THANKS TO OUR BRUTAL LOOP SPONSORS
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