The new course has been set.... hooray!

People have been asking “Are you still having your event, even after the recent fires?” And to that we answer ABSOLUTELY YES. We need this event now, more than ever.
Yes, the Santiago fire was devastating to some of our favorite trails – including the Harding Truck Trail - which was our intended “Upper Rwanda” Leg #1. This year, we intend to divert a portion of funds raised in this ride to help with local trail rebuilding. In addition, we encourage all riders to watch for and participate in volunteer trail work opportunities. Our friends at SHARE www.sharemtb.com and Warrior’s Society www.warriorssociety.org will post volunteer opportunities as they become available.
Here’s the GOOD NEWS: We’ve mapped out a NEW ROUTE, and we think it is even BETTER than last year’s! We will offer two ride options, a 50 miler and a 25 miler.
The 50 mile route will start at Cooks, enter the back side of O'Neill, proceed through and out of the park near the RSM lake, proceed to the Dove Canyon waterfall, ride the ridge trails all the way to Caspers. We’ll drop down Star Rise, do kind of a loop that includes Bell Canyon, Oso, Cougar, and East Ridge, at the end of East Ridge we arrive at a parking lot and rest rooms that will be our outermost checkpoint and refueling/aid station. From there we proceed back on Bell Canyon, Sun Rise, Cougar, Oso, Bell Canyon again and climb back out on Star Rise, tracing our route all the way back to the waterfall at Dove Canyon (an aid station will be there as well). From the Dove waterfall, we head back out to what was basically last year's "second leg", We will pass the Coto main gate, climb and traverse Chiquita Ridge, head down Tijeras Creek trail to Arroyo Trabuco Trail, turn back to O'Neill, through the park and back to Cooks Corner for the full 50 miles.
The 25 mile route will start an hour after the 50 mile route (approx 8am). This route will be basically the same as last year's "second leg". We're changing a little to avoid some of the water crossings in the Arroyo Trabuco trail and we’ve added some fun single-track as well. To ensure everyone's safety, please ride with your cell phone.How to prepare for this 50 Mile Ride – (download Event Preparation Form).After the ride join us for a BBQ sponsored by Cook's Corner and raffle with a ton of MTB give-aways.