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.
| Day | Date | Start | Finish | miles | km | Total |
| 1 | 6/15 | Rooseville | Whitefish | 100 | 160 | 160 |
| White Fish Divide 2x, 600m each, easy to moderate grade,
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| 2 | 6/16 | Whitefish | Seely Creek | 145 | 232 | 392 |
| past Ferndale, 500m, easy to moderate grade before Seely Creek, 750m, moderate grade
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| 3 | 6/17 | Seely Creek | Helena | 125 | 200 | 592 |
| climb to Ovando and Huckleberry Pass, 450m, moderate
details 3 moderate to hard climbs Lincoln to Helena, details | ||||||
| 4 | 6/18 | Helena | Wise River | 120 | 192 | 784 |
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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 | ||||||
| 5 | 6/19 | Wise River | Lima | 135 | 216 | 1000 |
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Elkhorn Pass,
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| 6 | 6/20 | Lima | Ashton | 125 | 200 | 1200 |
| 7 | 6/21 | Aston | Pinedale | 160 | 256 | 1456 |
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Togwoetee Pass and Union Pass,
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| 8 | 6/22 | Pinedale | Atlantic City | 100 | 160 | 1616 |
| 9 | 6/23 | Atlantic City | Rawlins | 135 | 216 | 1832 |
| 10 | 6/24 | Rawlins | Steamboat Springs | 135 | 216 | 2048 |
| 11 | 6/25 | Steamboat Springs | Silverthorne | 125 | 200 | 2248 |
| 12 | 6/26 | Silverthorne | Salida | 115 | 184 | 2432 |
| 13 | 6/27 | Salida | Del Norte | 150 | 240 | 2672 |
| 14 | 6/28 | Del Norte | La Manga Pass | 85 | 136 | 2808 |
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Indiana Pass: the highest and probably the hardest of the whole tour,
details La Manga Pass: on Hwy 17's pavement, details | ||||||
| 15 | 6/29 | La Manga Pass | Abiquiu | 110 | 176 | 2984 |
| 16 | 6/30 | Abiquiu | Ojo Frio Springs | 125 | 200 | 3184 |
| 17 | 7/1 | Ojo Frio Springs | Hwy 117 | 130 | 208 | 3392 |
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Burnt Mountain / San Mateo Spring,
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| 18 | 7/2 | Hwy 117 | Wall Lake | 140 | 224 | 3616 |
| 19 | 7/3 | Wall Lake | Separ | 120 | 192 | 3808 |
| 20 | 7/4 | Separ | Antilope Wells | 75 | 120 | 3928 |