 Route: Santa Clarita - Trona - Santa Clarita
New for 2014, we are pleased to offer a 308-mile ultracycling extravaganza from Santa Clarita to Trona and back to Santa Clarita: an epic race with over 20,000 feet of elevation gain from the Los Angeles basin through the Mojave Desert, and back.
This route will leave, and return to, Santa Clarita via the traditional 508 route through the canyons north of Santa Clarita, for a total of 308 miles, which provides a nice symmetry with "The 508." There will be four stages on the outbound portion and four stages on the inbound portion of the race, as outlined here:
| Stage |
Wher to Where? |
GPS Mi.
|
Elapsed Mileage
|
Gain
|
Loss
|
RidewithGPS
|
| One |
Santa Clarita to Rosamond |
42.6 mi
|
Mile 0 - 42.6
|
4770'
|
3443'
|
|
| Two |
Rosamond to California City (Main Intersection) |
40.6 mi
|
Mile 42.6 - 83.2
|
2231'
|
2283'
|
|
| Three |
California City to Johannesburg |
35.6 mi
|
Mile 83.2 - 118.8
|
2168'
|
1046'
|
|
| Four |
Johannesburg to Trona |
34.7 mi
|
Mile 118.8 - 153.5
|
1250'
|
3141'
|
|
| Five |
Trona to Johannesburg |
34.8 mi
|
Mile 153.5 - 188.3
|
3142'
|
1252'
|
|
| Six |
Johannesburg to California City (Park & Ride) |
42.6 mi
|
Mile 188.3 - 230.9
|
1412'
|
2170'
|
|
| Seven |
California City to Rosamond |
33.1 mi
|
Mile 230.9 - 264
|
1903'
|
2216'
|
|
| Eight |
Rosamond to Santa Clarita |
42.7 mi
|
Mile 264 - 306.7
|
3464'
|
4791'
|
|
| Totals: |
|
308 mi
|
|
20,340'
|
20340'
|
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Click here for an Excel spreadsheet of the route landmarks, turns, and other details.
Read about the various time station locations:
TS1 / 7: Rosamond on Wikipedia
TS2 / 6: California City on Wikipedia | Official City Site
TS3 / 5: Johannesburg and nearby Randsburg on DesertUSA
TS4: Trona on DesertUSA | Trona Blogsite
Start / Finish: Santa Clarita on Wikipedia
See the two official maps of the race route below. For large Pdf versions, click: Map 1 | Map 2.
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