D2R2 Courses

PLEASE USE CUE SHEETS to navigate routes.  Maps and GPS files are for basic reference but may have minor inconsistencies.  In true Randonnee style - please use your cue sheet. 

If you intend to only use a GPS to navigate the route, please at least take the time to read through the cue sheet pre-ride as it also contains important cautionary information as well as useful route divergence information.

D2R2 now has an OFFICIAL Ride With GPS page:  https://ridewithgps.com/events/77755-d2r2-2019

General questions about how to import GPX files to your GPS unit?  https://ridewithgps.com/help/category/gps-devices/

2019 MAIN MAP of all routes (static to print)   TO BE UPDATED FOR 2020

The Routes

Every route is beautifully scenic.

The 12-Mile and 40-Mile rides are fairly flat. All other routes include significant climbing and descending, with its physical and technical challenge.

As the length of routes increases the variety of “roads” widen to include forest roads, jeep tracks, and trails. By the time you get to the Mystery Route all bets are off. We assume increasing technical skill, not just fitness, as the routes grow longer.

If you haven’t ridden similar terrain we recommend starting with our shorter routes and coming back for more in subsequent years.

There are bailout options from each checkpoint, but they may still be challenging routes home.

180K

The original, the legend, the ride that started it all. The 180K is harder than anything most riders have ever experienced. Famous 100-mile trail races have faster times than our 180K. At the same time, people have described it as a journey so wonderful that they wished it indeed would never end. A grand tour of Franklin County's secret back roads. Bring the low gear you need to climb a 20 percent grade with 100 miles in your legs, and plan on a full day.

Start Time

6:00 AM 

Cue Sheet |    FIT  |  RideWithGPS |  180K MAP |  GPX

Mystery Ride (NEW! 100K-ish w/optional loop)

TBD            

Basic safety/planning information about the route will be available before the ride.  

Start Times 

TBD

Cue Sheet | Cue Sheet (w/loop) | FIT | FIT w/optional loop | RideWithGPS | Mystery MAP | GPX | GPX w/optional loop

160K (NEW!)

TBD            

Start Time 

TBD                                    

Cue Sheet |    FIT |   RideWithGPS  |  160K MAP |  GPX  

115K

The 115K is harder than the 100K, more so than the distance would suggest. Where the 100K gets 2/3 of its climbing done before lunch, the 115K issues four major climbs, one just before lunch and three afterward. Pennel Hill has been described as a sandbox tilted at 15%, and the descent following that has to be ridden to be believed. This ride also has three sections of jeep track and the Patten Hill climb.

Start Time

8:00 AM 

Cue Sheet |  FIT |   RideWithGPS |  115K Map |  GPX

100K

The 100K came about the very first year when RUSA administrator Don Podolski surveyed the 180K and politely suggested that a "junior" course would be a good idea. Indeed, half the riders took the short course that first year, and the 100K has been a staple ever since. The ride takes about as long as 100 miles on the road, and thus only here does it somehow get thought of as "the short course!"

Start Time 

9:00 AM 

Cue Sheet |   FIT  |  RideWithGPS |  Optional Loop #1 |   100K MAP |  GPX

40-mile Green River Tour

The 40-mile Green River Tour was sparsely attended for years, but finally. word is out that there is a way to enjoy the mystique of D2R2 without having to climb mountains. The first quarter is on the pavement, the middle half follows Green River Road with an optional climb before lunch, and the last quarter is paved. The hills are minimal, totally doable pulling a trailer. And ... it's Green River Road, which speaks for itself.

Start Time

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Cue Sheet |    FIT |   RideWithGPS  |   Green River Tour MAP |  GPX

12-mile Family Ride

The Family Ride is designed for those riders with small children or riders who want to enjoy the D2R2 experience with a more modest physical challenge. The majority of this ride is on a relatively flat dirt road that runs adjacent to the Green River. The hills are minimal, totally doable pulling a trailer. And ... it's Green River Road, which speaks for itself. 

PLEASE NOTE:  The Family Ride will START near 10-mile bridge. Registration will be near 10-mile bridge as well.  
Lunch will be served at the covered bridge in Guilford with the rest of the routes.  

Start Times 

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM  

Cue Sheet |  FIT |  RideWithGPS |  Family Ride MAP |  GPX