ee URNACE tage, California City °° adventurecorPs~ eon we : w er neono EDWARDS . AIR FORCE i 5 wage BASE LA Se, After a 4-mile group ride across town, the race starts up San Francisquito Canyon, (Mountain Section One). In the next 15 ‘miles, you will lim 2,500 feet. The climb is generally moderate; the climb before the turn to Elizabeth Lake is short and steep. ‘A windy fat section through the Mojave Desert leads to the windmill climb at mile 44 (Mountain Section Two). Over seven, miles, you'll climb 1000 feet, often into a sti headwind, Another fast descent takes tart Calflora Cty Prot 5000" Scale you down to the town of Mojave with a ‘couple of quick turns. Back in 2008 we were forced to re-route the race in the ‘Mojave area, so we not we only just pass through the edge of town. Thus, we don't immediately pass any services. But if you really need gas, food, or anything else, all of that is available just off the route. Oth- cerwise, race onto California City! @AdventureCORPS, Inc. soe ume ts Mi a ehCOURSE MAPS, ELEVATION PROFILES, AND ROUTE DISCRIPTION: STAGE ONE ‘After Description Stage One City Servi MTF __MTG Start at Hyatt Regency on Town Center Drive, Valencia, CA (E11100 f.) 0.00 Left onto McBean Pkwy (TL), north A 320 000 508.70 0.10 X Magic Mountain Pkwy (TL) 310 0.10 508.60 1.80 X Decoro Drive (TL) (Gradual uphill) 130 190 506.80 130 Right Copper Hill Drive (TL) 0.00 320 505.50 Official Race Start: End Group Ride. Spread out, single file, no drafting! 0.36 Left San Francisquito Canyon Rd. (E1 1360 ft) 607 356 505.14 Warning: dangerous turn; oncoming trafic doesnot stop! 5.40 Ranger Station on right (El 1560 ft): Start Mountain Section One ost 896 499.74 0.31 Right San Francisquito Canyon Rd (SS, L-Int) 1036 927 499.43 7.10 False summit (El 2520 ft.) 326 1637 492.33 3.26 Stay Let Spunky Canyon Rd, (SS/Oblique T-Int) (E12930 ft) 3.04 1963 499.07 2.26 Summit (£13740 ft) 0.78 2189 48681 0.78 Left Elizabeth Lake Rd (SS/T-Ing) (EL. 3400 f.) 0.76 22.67 48603 0.76 Right fohnson Ra. (SS/T-Int) (E13330 ft.) 1396 234348527 All support veicls wait here for rider to pass, then begin leapfrog support. 1.26 Johnson Summit (£1 3535 f.): End Mountain Section One 1270 2469 48401 473 XAve'T (Ss) (£12500 f.) 797 2942 47928 You're on 110th St. / Gross traffic does not stop 497 X Ave.'D'/ Hwy 138 (SS) (E12500 ft.) 3.00 3439474331 Cross traffic does not stop. 3.00 Right Ave ‘A’ (SS, Tint) (E12490 f.) 206 3739 47131 Cross traffic does not stop. 2.06 Left 90th St. West (88) (E12430 ft) 1712 3945 469.25 ross trafic does not stop. 3.00 X Rosamond Blvd, (SS): Start Mountain Section Two, Cross traffic does R412 4245 466.25 not stop. 0th St. West becomes "Teh Will Springs Ral! 6.04 X Backus Rd. (E2900 ft) 808 48.49 460.21 Begin Climb to 4150 ft. at mile 56.9 bythe windmills 808 Right Oak Creek Rd.: End Mountain Section Two (E1 4060 ft) 1007 5657 452.13 +87 CAUTION: GRAVEL POSSIBLE IN TURN ON DESCENT ##¢ 10.07 Left Holt St. ($5) (E1 2800 f.) 0.90 6664 442.06 0.90 Right Arroyo Ave. (L-Int) (E12870 ft) 039 6754 441.16 039 Left Business Route 58N (SS, Tint) (E1 2890 ft.) Mojave = A 1466 67.93 440.77, 3.21 Xover58 Freeway 145 71.14 437.56 3.60 Xover 14 Freeway and continue straight to California City (E12850 f.) 785 7474 433.96 785 Left Neuralia Rd. ($S/Flash) (EI 2375) (Note 76 Gas on right) California G/M/R 1290 8259 426.11 TS #1 on right immediatly after making the turn. City adventurecorPs™ a5 Furnace Creek 508 Race Magazine 2012