The 2021 Funk Bottoms Gravel Course
Full details on the course for the 11th Funk Bottoms Gravel.
100K Route
200K Route
2-way traffic
Killbuck mile 24
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.
Notes for where to purchase food and water on the course.
Mile 23 in Killbuck
Mile 53
Cue Sheet
The 2021 Funk Bottoms Gravel Course
Full details on the course for the 11th Funk Bottoms Gravel.
100K Route
200K Route
2-way traffic
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.
Notes for where to purchase food and water on the course.
Mile 23 in Killbuck
Mile 53
Cue Sheet
Directions to the Start
The 11th edition of the Funk Bottoms Gravel race will have a start time of 7:00 am for the 200K and 8:00 am for the 100K on June 19,2021, at the Glenmont Village Park 108 Main Street, Glenmont, OH 44628 Google maps directions can be found here
Course Markings
Thanks to our volunteers the Funk Bottoms Gravel will be marking the course again this year.
As you navigate the gravel seas of Ohio you will be making Port and Starboard turns.
Port
Starboard
Arrows on ground
Don't rely on course markings as the locals may remove them after the course has been marked. Each rider will receive a map and cue sheet that will be accurate.
Email me if you need a gpx file.
Questions, comments, concerns? Post here or send me an email funkbottomsgravel@gmail.com
Local Information
Camping
Mohican Wilderness http://www.mohicanwilderness.com/
about 11 miles from the start
Mohican State Park http://parks.ohiodnr.gov/mohican
about 15 miles from the start
Discover Mohican http://www.discovermohican.com/
general travel information for the area.
Long Lake Campground http://www.longlakeparkcampground.com/
is a small campground 20 miles from the start
Mohican Adventures http://www.mohicanadventures.com/
has lots of sites and is 15 miles from the start.
Smith’s Campground https://www.3smiths.com/ another large campground 10 miles from start
Hotels
Wooster, OH Hotels 27 Miles
Millersburg, OH Hotels, 15 Miles
Mt. Vernon, OH Hotels 28 Miles
Local Breweries
JAFB, Wooster https://www.jafbwooster.com/
Millersburg Brewery, Millersburg, https://www.millersburgbrewing.com/
Uniontown Brewery, Ashland https://uniontownbrewing.com/
Stein Brewing, Mt Vernon https://www.steinbrewco.com/
Bike Shops
Ashland Bike Company https://www.ashlandbikecompany.com/
YNOT in Mt Vernon https://www.ynotcycling.com/
For anyone still reading the information this year, the secret checkpoint will be around mile 53 at the Killbuck Sportsmans Club.
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