Funk Bottoms Gravel: Maps/ Directions

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.

Cue Sheet

Details on previous years' routes along with the GPX files can be found on the History page.

Directions to the Start

The 11^th 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 bike-friendly and starting location for Black Fork Gravel and aid station for Mohican 100.

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