Tuesday, April 16, 2019

2019 Funk Bottoms Gravel-The Course

Here are the much-anticipated details on the 9th Funk Bottoms Gravel course.  We will start at the Glenmont Park at 8:00 am sharp on Saturday, June 15th.

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


Course Notes, GPX file, and Cue Sheet





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


This year we have found a new home in Glenmont. As usual, the course will be a mix of previously used roads and new roads.  The ever-popular hike-a-bike from 2017 will be back on the course this year.  If you liked the abandoned bridge from that year, well  we have a treat in store for you.  
Gravel, mud, ghost towns, rock quarries, hills, Bigfoot, this years course has something for everyone.  Did I mention the hills? Good. Just in case we forgot, we added a few more.  For the numbers geeks, here is some data from this years course. There will be 10 sections that are not gravel for a total of 7.8 miles. To make up for all the pavement there will only be 6.1 flat miles.

Course map on ridewithgps.com


Leg Dir Notes Total
Right on Clifton St 0.2
0.3 slight Left on TWP RD 29 0.5
2.1 Right on CO Hwy 6 2.6
0.2 Left on TWP RD 34 2.7
2.1 Right on US 62 4.9
0.2 Left on TWP RD 28 5.1
1.5 Left on TWP Hwy 324/  130 6.6
0.6 Left on Twp 22/67 7.2
1.4 Right on TWP RD 67 8.1
2.4 Right on CO RD 53 10.4
0.3 Right on TWP RD 324 10.7
2.1 Left on TWP RD 326 12.8
1.8 Right on CO RD 19 14.6
0.2 slight Right on TWP RD 19 14.8
2.6 Right on CO RD 33 17.4
2 slight Right on CO RD 401 19.4
0.7 slight Right on CO RD 20 20.1
1.4 Left on SR 206 21.5
0.1 Right on TWP RD 356 21.6
1.6 slight Left on TWP RD 357 23.2
1 Right on TWP RD 368 24.2
2.7 Left on Tiverton TWP RD 368 26.9
3.3 Right on Hunter RD 30.2
0.1 Right to get on to HCT 30.3
0 Left on HCT 30.3
0.6 Right to gravel pit 31
0 Follow access road  31
0.2 Continue on Brinkhaven Rd 31.3
3.8 Left on Brinkhaven RD 35
1.3 Left on Nashville RD SR 514 36.3
0.3 Right on Wally RD 36.6
0.2 Left on Beam RD 36.8
1.2 Left on Big Hill 38.8
0.4 Left on Gessling RD 39.2
0.4 Right on Jericho RD 39.6
0.5 Right on Temple RD 40.2
1.9 Right on TWP Hwy 3352 42.1
0.1 Left on TWP Hwy 539 42.3
1.2 Right on TWP RD 210 43.5
0.2 Right on TWP RD 208 43.7
0.6 Left on TWP RD 211 44.2
2.4 Slight Left/Right on TWP Rd 211 46.6
2.7 Left on OH-514 N 49.3
0.7 Right on Millersburg St 50
0.6 Right on TWP Rd 219 50.6
1.1 Left on Co Rd 280 51.7
0.3 Continue on TWP Rd 217 52
0.8 Right on TWP Rd 218 52.7
1 Left on Co Rd 280 53.7
0.5 Left on Co Hwy 51 54.2
0.7 Right on TWP Rd 259 54.9
2 Right on TWP Rd 258 56.9
1.2 Left on TWP Rd 257 58.1
0.2 Slight Right on TWP Rd 256 58.4
0.4 Left on TWP Rd 255 58.7
1.1 Right on TWP Rd 252 59.8
1.6 Left on TWP Rd 36 61.4
USE CAUTION AT BOTTOM OF HILL
2.1 Left on OH-520 E 63.5
0.6 Right on TWP Rd 31 64
0.1 Right on Old RR tracks 64.1
2.5 Right on Clifton St 66.5
0.1 Left on Galatian St 66.6
Through parking lot across Bridge