Badlands, 100km, Int/Adv, Tanya C

Coordinator: Tanya Colwell

Pace: 23-25kph (Int) or 27 kph+ (Adv)

Distance: 102km

Elevation Gain: 638 m (big hills)

E-bikes: No (because of the fast pace on the downhills and flats)

This is the Bandlands Grand Fondo route beginning in Badlands Community Facility. The roads are in great shape with new smooth pavement and with little traffic. The route includes a short ferry ride across the Red Deer River, then two short 12% hills, at 60km we will stop at Last Chance Saloon for snacks and hydration, ride a bit further past the Hoodoos and return.

We will split into two group depending upon your pace. Regrouping will be done at the top of the first big hill climb and at the top of the second climb. We will meet together at Last Chance Saloon. 

Parking: We will start and finish at the Badlands Community Centre parking lot, the location where the annual Gran Fondo starts and finishes. See the map.

Apres-ride social: Join us after the ride for social at Bikes and Bites Sandwich place.

The Last Chance Saloon and Hoodoo Hydration Centre are marked on the maps as points-of-interest ("i")