Great Divide Route and Race

Home Schedule Climbs Prep Pre-race Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 The End

I put together a 20 day schedule to have some guideline for the race. I tried to plan the day segments so that I would be able to shower, to sleep in a bed and to not have to worry about grizzlies during the night.

DayDateStartFinishmileskmTotal
16/15RoosevilleWhitefish100160160
White Fish Divide 2x, 600m each, easy to moderate grade, details
26/16WhitefishSeely Creek145232392
past Ferndale, 500m, easy to moderate grade before Seely Creek, 750m, moderate grade details
36/17Seely CreekHelena125200592
climb to Ovando and Huckleberry Pass, 450m, moderate details

3 moderate to hard climbs Lincoln to Helena, details
46/18HelenaWise River120192784
3 moderate to hard climbs with some steep sections between Helena and Basin, details
2 more (1x moderate, 1x moderate-to-hard) between Butte and Wise River, details
56/19Wise RiverLima1352161000
Elkhorn Pass, details
66/20LimaAshton1252001200
76/21AstonPinedale1602561456
Togwoetee Pass and Union Pass, details
86/22PinedaleAtlantic City1001601616
96/23Atlantic CityRawlins1352161832
106/24RawlinsSteamboat Springs1352162048
116/25Steamboat SpringsSilverthorne1252002248
126/26SilverthorneSalida1151842432
136/27SalidaDel Norte1502402672
146/28Del NorteLa Manga Pass851362808
Indiana Pass: the highest and probably the hardest of the whole tour, details
La Manga Pass: on Hwy 17's pavement, details
156/29La Manga PassAbiquiu1101762984
166/30AbiquiuOjo Frio Springs1252003184
177/1Ojo Frio SpringsHwy 1171302083392
Burnt Mountain / San Mateo Spring, details
187/2Hwy 117Wall Lake1402243616
197/3Wall LakeSepar1201923808
207/4SeparAntilope Wells751203928