Eastern PA 300K
Water Gap
Saturday May 10, 2008
Water Gap
Saturday May 10, 2008
General Info
This ride is a randonneur style event sanctioned by RUSA and ACP. First time riding with PA Randonneurs? Read an overview of what to expect on your first PA brevet. All participants are obliged to follow the rules for riders as well as PA and NJ vehicle laws. Unlike organized century rides, the course will not be marked -- riders will need to navigate with a cue sheet.
Start/Finish Location
Weisel Youth Hostel
7347 Richlandtown Road
Quakertown, PA
(215) 536-8749
DIRECTIONS
Traveling far? Friday night accommodations are available at the hostel. Make reservations on the registration form. Several chain hotels are also available in nearby Quakertown.
Registration
Mail Registration Form -or- Register On-Line
$10 early registration discount only available on-line.
Pre-registration required.
All riders must sign waiver
$5 processing fee applies for registration refunds
Schedule
4:00AM Sign-in, Bike Inspection, Breakfast Buffet
4:50AM Rider meeting
5:00AM Riders depart (20 hr. time limit)
Daylight hours: 5:49 AM - 8:07 PM
Post Ride
Showers available at the hostel -- bring your own towel. Join us for pizza/pasta and share your epic stories, tales, and goals for the coming year. Relax in the hostel's comfortable great room or porch. A dormatory in the hostel is available to rest before traveling home.
This ride is a randonneur style event sanctioned by RUSA and ACP. First time riding with PA Randonneurs? Read an overview of what to expect on your first PA brevet. All participants are obliged to follow the rules for riders as well as PA and NJ vehicle laws. Unlike organized century rides, the course will not be marked -- riders will need to navigate with a cue sheet.
Start/Finish Location
Weisel Youth Hostel
7347 Richlandtown Road
Quakertown, PA
(215) 536-8749
DIRECTIONS
Traveling far? Friday night accommodations are available at the hostel. Make reservations on the registration form. Several chain hotels are also available in nearby Quakertown.
Registration
Mail Registration Form -or- Register On-Line
$10 early registration discount only available on-line.
Pre-registration required.
All riders must sign waiver
$5 processing fee applies for registration refunds
Schedule
4:00AM Sign-in, Bike Inspection, Breakfast Buffet
4:50AM Rider meeting
5:00AM Riders depart (20 hr. time limit)
Daylight hours: 5:49 AM - 8:07 PM
Post Ride
Showers available at the hostel -- bring your own towel. Join us for pizza/pasta and share your epic stories, tales, and goals for the coming year. Relax in the hostel's comfortable great room or porch. A dormatory in the hostel is available to rest before traveling home.
Ride Description
This inaugral Water Gap edition of the PA300 combines the Classic and Hawk's Nest editions of prior years.
Taking advantage of the light traffic in the early morning hours, we head directly through Hellertown and Bethlehem towards the first controle stop in Cherryville. We then head to Danielsville where we make our first crossing over the Applachian Trail at Little Gap. After an exhilarating descent past the Blue Mountain Ski resort, we follow the valley road which offers spectacular views of the mountain ridge off to our right as we head into Cherry Valley and finally make the turn onto Rt 191 for the long, challenging climb up to Fox Gap (and AT crossing number 2).
The descent from Fox Gap takes us past the Lake Minsi area into Portland (just like the PA200k). With the course basically a figure-8, we'll eventually pass through Portland again. But first we head over the Blairstown, NJ past Cedar Lake. From there, we take on our third crossing of the Appalachian Trail as we head up the Millbrook climb and eventually descend into the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Riding along quiet park roads, we head to the turn-around point and lunch stop in Hainesville. After retracing our route back to Millbrook Village, we continue along the park roads all the way to the Delaware Water Gap. We make our fourth crossing of the Appalachian Trail, this time, along the I-80 bridge pedestrian walk way (where we actually ride on the trail).
After a controle stop in Water Gap, we follow the Delaware river down through Portland and cross back into NJ at Belvidere. As daylight begins to fade, we head directly south to Stewartsville and on to Riegelsville where we pick up Rt611 and Rt412 enroute to the straight shot back to the hostel along the shores of Lake Nockamixon..
There are several steep, extended climbs. A triple or 39x27 is highly recommended.
Historical Records
April 21, 2007 Results Ride Report
June 10, 2006 Results
"Classic" Course Record: 12:32 Nate Morgenstern
"Hawk's Nest" Course Record: 12:42 Nate Morgenstern
This inaugral Water Gap edition of the PA300 combines the Classic and Hawk's Nest editions of prior years.
Taking advantage of the light traffic in the early morning hours, we head directly through Hellertown and Bethlehem towards the first controle stop in Cherryville. We then head to Danielsville where we make our first crossing over the Applachian Trail at Little Gap. After an exhilarating descent past the Blue Mountain Ski resort, we follow the valley road which offers spectacular views of the mountain ridge off to our right as we head into Cherry Valley and finally make the turn onto Rt 191 for the long, challenging climb up to Fox Gap (and AT crossing number 2).
The descent from Fox Gap takes us past the Lake Minsi area into Portland (just like the PA200k). With the course basically a figure-8, we'll eventually pass through Portland again. But first we head over the Blairstown, NJ past Cedar Lake. From there, we take on our third crossing of the Appalachian Trail as we head up the Millbrook climb and eventually descend into the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Riding along quiet park roads, we head to the turn-around point and lunch stop in Hainesville. After retracing our route back to Millbrook Village, we continue along the park roads all the way to the Delaware Water Gap. We make our fourth crossing of the Appalachian Trail, this time, along the I-80 bridge pedestrian walk way (where we actually ride on the trail).
After a controle stop in Water Gap, we follow the Delaware river down through Portland and cross back into NJ at Belvidere. As daylight begins to fade, we head directly south to Stewartsville and on to Riegelsville where we pick up Rt611 and Rt412 enroute to the straight shot back to the hostel along the shores of Lake Nockamixon..
There are several steep, extended climbs. A triple or 39x27 is highly recommended.
Historical Records
April 21, 2007 Results Ride Report
June 10, 2006 Results
"Classic" Course Record: 12:32 Nate Morgenstern
"Hawk's Nest" Course Record: 12:42 Nate Morgenstern
Cue sheet: (updated 5/7) and Map/Profile
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