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The following is a brief description from the SOL Gravel Event promoter:
Starting on the Betsie Valley Trail from Elberta to Thompsonville, enjoy flat, fast, and scenic gravel for the first 40 miles before embracing the epic climbs of the Manistee National Forest. Just after mile 80, you’ll cross the Lincoln Bridge over the Pine River where you can expect a couple of miles of slow, sandy climbing and a soothing descent to North Kings Highway. From there, it’s smooth sailing westbound to Manistee where at mile 126 you’ll travel along the Lake Michigan coastline on mostly paved roads through Onekema, Pierport, and Arcadia before hitting 4 miles of single track at the Arcadia Dunes C.S. Mott Nature Preserve. It’s the homestretch along Herring Lake before one last climb up Johnson Road and it’s all downhill back to Elberta. Overall, you’ll cover 175 miles and climb just shy of 7k feet in elevation gain.
Please see the SOL Gravel Event Facebook page for more.
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