30 Mile

This route is relatively gentle and picturesque. From Quincy (3,400' elev.) the route follows the historic La Porte Road along Thompson Valley, over the Thompson Saddle (4,500' elev.), over the Middle Fork of the Feather River (3,840'), past the historic town site of Nelson Point and turning around at the Nelson Creek Bridge. On the return trip, the route loops around Chandler Road and returns to the Fairgrounds via Lee Road. This route has about 2,500 feet of climb. (1 rest stop)

 

50 Mile

This is a beautiful route that extends the thirty mile route with an out and back trip to Meadow Valley (Rest stop #9) on the Bucks Lake Road. The total elevation gain is about 3,000'. (2 rest stops)

 

 

100 Kilometer

From the 30-mile turn-around at the Nelson Creek bridge (4000') you'll climb the very challenging ‘Nelson Grade', past ‘the Turntable' and up the ‘Hogsback' (2,000' of climb in 4 miles). You cross the crest of the Sierra Nevada at the Fingerboard Summit (6,500) and the Pacific Crest Trail in the area of Onion Valley. Continuing to the historic mining town of La Porte (5,000'). The Historic Union Hotel will host Reststop #2 on their back lawn. Riders will return along the same route. This route has over 7,800 feet of total climb. (3 rest stops)

150 Kilometer

This route is the 100 Kilometer Route with an out and back trip to Meadow Valley (Rest stop #9) added. If you're still fresh at the end of the 100K, head on out along scenic Spanish Creek. This route has over 8,300 feet of total climb. (4 rest stops)

200 Kilometer

For those training for the Death Ride or those not lucky enough to be chosen in the ride lottery; this is the ride for you. Also known as Paco's Loop, this is an extremely challenging double metric century featuring over 13,400 vertical feet of climbing.

The route continues past the 100 kilometer turn-around at LaPorte and continues down the LaPorte Road to Challenge. You'll take the Challenge Cut-off Road to Forbestown where Reststop #4 is located. From there you'll follow the Forbestown Road over Sunset Hill and down to the Oro-Quincy Highway. Turning north you'll cross Lake Oroville on the Suspension Bridge (1,200') and climb past Brush Creek, Mountain House, Junction House and Four-Trees before reaching Grizzly Summit (5,711') and then finally the descent, around Buck's Lake, through Meadow Valley and returning to Quincy.

There will be a total of nine strategically placed rest stops on the loop. Riders not reaching Rest stop #3 before 11:00 am will be advised to return back to Quincy.