2021 Funk Bottoms Gravel - The Course

Here is information for the 11th Funk Bottoms Gravel.  New this year the 200K will start at 7:00 am, and the 100K will start at 8:00 am.  Starting location is Glenmont Park.

Course notes can be found on the Maps page. Learn about the history of the FBG and past winners here. 

Registration on BikeReg https://www.bikereg.com/funk-bottoms-gravel-100200

The course will be marked the day before with color-coded turns.  Think like a pirate as you navigate the gravel seas of Ohio. All Starboard turns will have green signs, and all Port turns will have red signs.  There will be blue arrows painted on the ground at turns this year.  

As usual, the course will be a mix of previously used roads along with new roads. Some sections of this year's route have not been included since 2012. There are around 1.5 new miles of roads.  The town of Killbuck around mile 24 will offer riders to purchase food/ water at the local stores.   The last few miles will be like the 2019 course of riding down the abandoned railbed before going through the rock pit at Briar Hill Stone.  Please do not ride the section of Briar Hill Stone before race day as it's private property and will only have access to the land on race day.  There will be a creek crossing again at the end of the railbed near the finish.

There will be 13 sections of pavement for 11.8 miles total. 

Course map on ridewithgps.com

100K https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35259023

200K https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35259061

Leg	Dir	Notes	Total
	←	Left on ​Twp Rd 14	0.3
2.8	→	Right on ​Twp Rd 32	3.2
0.5	→	Right on Holmes County 75	3.7
0.2	←	Left on Twp Rd 17	3.9
1.5	→	Right on ​Twp Rd 16	5.4
0.7	→	Right to stay on ​Twp Rd 16	6.1
1.3	→	Slight Right on OH-520 E	7.4
0.6	←	Left on Twp 20	8
1.5	←	Left on Twp Rd 225	8.9
1	←	Left on ​Co Rd 50	10
1	→	Right on ​Twp Rd 224	11
1.6	→	Right on ​Co Rd 52	12.5
0.6	←	Sharp Left on ​Twp Rd 223	13.1
0.9	→	Right on Twp Rd 221	14
2.5	↑	Continue on Twp Rd 251	16.5
0.8	↑	Slight Left\Continue ​Twp Rd 36	17.3
0.1	→	Right on ​Twp Rd 252	17.3
1.9	→	Right on Twp Rd 55	19.2
2.3	←	Left on ​Twp Rd 54	21.5
1.1	→	Right on Twp Rd 64	22.6
0.8	←	Left on OH-520	23.4
1	←	Left on Co Rd 621	24.4
0.3	↑	Continue on W Front St	24.6
0.1	→	Right on S Railroad St	24.8
0.1	←	Left on ​E Grover St/​S Railroad St	24.9
1.2	→	Right onTwp Rd 79	26.1
0.9	→	Slight Right on Twp Rd 81	26.9
2.2	→	Right on Twp Rd 85	29.1
0.2	↑	Continue on Twp Rd 129	29.4
0.7	→	Right on Co Rd 19	30.1
1.5	←	Left on OH-60 S	31.6
0.3	→	Right on Twp Rd 490	31.9
0.1	←	Left on Co Rd 19	32
0.5	→	Right at Twp Rd 324	32.5
1.4	←	Left on Co Rd 323	33.9
1.4	→	Right on Co Rd 19	35.3
0.6	←	Left on Twp Rd 330	35.9
0.8	→	Slight Right on Twp Rd 329	36.7
2.3	→	Right on Co Rd 33	39
2.7	→	Right on Twp Rd 19	41.8
2.6	←	Left toward Co Rd 19	44.3
0	↑	Continue on Co Rd 19	44.4
0.2	←	Left on Twp Rd 326	44.6
1.8	→	Right on Twp Rd 324	46.4
2.1	←	Left on Co Rd 53	48.5
0.3	←	Left on ​Twp Rd 67	48.8
1.6	→	Right on Twp Rd 73	50.4
1.6	→	Right on ​Twp Rd 71	51.9
1.1	←	Left on Co Rd 53	53.1
0.3	↑	Continue on Co Hwy 620	53.3
0.4	→	Right on ​Twp Rd 57	53.7
1.5	→	Right on ​County Rd 6	55.2
0	↑	Continue on ​Twp Rd 64	55.2
0.8	←	Left on Twp Rd 54	56
2.3	→	Right on ​Twp Rd 55	57.1
0.4	←	Left on Twp Rd 252	59.4
1.9	←	Left on Twp Rd 36	61.3
		USE CAUTION AT BOTTOM OF HILL
2	←	Left on OH-520 E	63.3
0.6	→	Right on Twp Rd 31	63.9
0.1	→	Right on Old RR tracks	64
2.4	→	Right on Clifton St	66.4
0.1	←	Left on Galatian St	66.5
		Through parking lot across Bridge

11th Funk Bottoms Gravel June 19, 2021

 The 11th Funk Bottoms Gravel 100K/200K will be on Saturday June 19, 2021, in Glenmont, OH. 

 

The 11^th edition of the Funk Bottoms Gravel will be held on Saturday June 19, 2021, in Glenmont, OH. New this year the 200K will start at 7:00am and the 100K will start at 8:00 am. Funk Bottoms Gravel will once again challenge cyclists to Ohio’s Toughest Gravel Grinder. Once again we have come up with a very special course this year. Two races, one brutal course! A one lap 100K race and for the ultimate challenge, a double lap 200K race. The course will take riders along some of Ohio’s most scenic backcountry roads. On each lap, riders will be challenged with over 7,000 feet of vertical climbing! The 200K race is an Ohio epic. It is a relentless and grueling climber’s course. The overall 200K female and male finishers will receive a free entry into Gravel Worlds in Lincoln Nebraska.

               Road conditions are a mix of paved, chip & seal, and 80% gravel & dirt roads. Details on this year's course with maps, cue sheets, and GPX files will be posted in May. The Funk Bottoms Gravel 100K/200K is a self-supported event and riders must be prepared for any mechanical and nutritional needs. No outside support is allowed. Our good friends at Hammer Nutrition will once again be providing support with Hammer Fuels before the race, and at the secret checkpoint. As usual, this year’s race will be an entirely new course incorporating various roads from previous years along with some new sections. This is a cue sheet race. The roads are open to normal traffic in the area.  Expect to encounter cars, trucks, horses, buggies, farm equipment, ATV’s, buzzards, road kill, and the occasional farm dog at any given time. Rain or shine, it’s Funk time!

Registration is open on BikeReg https://www.bikereg.com/funk-bottoms-gravel-100201

The winners of each category will receive a custom trophy and case of Yuengling beer. 

There will be awards for the Top 3 in:

Men’s 100K open

Men’s 100K Masters

Woman's 100K open

Woman’s 100K Masters

100K Single Speed

Men’s 200K open

Men’s 200K Masters

Woman's 200K open

Woman’s 200K Masters

200K Single Speed. 

 Any racer doing the 200K in under 11 hours will receive the coveted Cook’em Kwick Hobo Stove, and their entry fee refunded.

               The Funk Bottoms Gravel 200K will start at 7:00 am sharp and the 100K will start at 8:00 am at Glenmont Park 108 Main Street, Glenmont, OH   44628.

A portion of this year’s proceeds will be donated to the Holmes County Rails-to-Trails Coalition.

See Event Website  for updates funkbottomsgravel.com