ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY KILOMETERS — 180K Cue Sheet
2014 D2R2 180K Cue Sheet
Time limit: 8PM
Stage 1: Deerfield to Heath (36.5 miles, 6000' total climbing)
This section is hard, but it is just a warm-up. Pace yourself accordingly.
Cue
0.00
0.90
1.25
2.10
0.25
1.00
0.90
1.10
0.15
0.80
1.15
0.10
0.25
0.60
1.40
0.50
0.40
0.20
0.10
0.15
0.05
0.05
1.40
1.25
0.95
1.00
0.20
0.20
0.20
1.85
0.05
0.20
0.20
1.10
2.05
0.30
1.05
1.40
0.20
0.70
0.90
0.40
0.70
0.00
1.90
0.60
0.70
0.10
0.10
0.70
0.25
0.90
1.05
0.60
Total
0.0
0.90
2.15
4.25
4.50
5.50
6.40
7.50
7.65
8.45
9.60
9.70
9.95
10.55
11.95
12.45
12.85
13.05
13.15
13.30
13.35
13.40
14.80
16.05
17.00
18.00
18.20
18.40
18.60
20.45
20.50
20.70
20.90
22.00
24.05
24.35
25.40
26.80
27.00
27.70
28.60
29.00
29.70
29.70
31.60
32.20
32.90
33.00
33.10
33.80
34.05
34.95
36.00
36.60
Head south on Mill Village Rd
RIGHT at stone shack onto Stillwater Rd
RIGHT onto Hoosac Rd (which soon turns to dirt)
T-intersection, RIGHT onto Matthews Rd
RIGHT onto Boyden Rd (tiny driveway-sized road; Route 116 is 100 yds too far)
T-intersection, RIGHT onto Graves Rd
T-intersection, RIGHT onto Reed's Bridge Rd
After little bridge, STRAIGHT across onto Elmer Road
Top of steep little hill, LEFT onto Newhall Rd
T-intersection, RIGHT onto Shelburne Falls Rd (climb)
LEFT onto Pine Hill Rd
Bear LEFT, still Pine Hill Rd
LEFT onto Pine Hill Rd - dirt, ignore Road Closed sign; Caution for pigs in road
Continue straight, ignore road closure
Pavement: CAUTION, entering "The Bobsled Run"
RIGHT at little grass triangle onto Upper Baptist Hill Rd
RIGHT onto Ives Rd
End of street, go LEFT
Next intersection, go RIGHT onto Delabarre Rd
LEFT onto Route 116: CAUTION for cars coming from left
Immediate RIGHT onto Burkeville Covered Bridge
RIGHT off bridge onto Main Poland Rd; begin steep climb
Summit, through cut in bedrock, "Poland Gate"
RIGHT onto North Poland Rd
LEFT onto Bullitt Rd (gravelly lane)
Cross Route 116 onto Murray Rd (little grassy lane)
LEFT at end of lane onto Hill Rd
Fork LEFT onto Burton Hill Rd
Straight across Route 116 and through triangle onto Creamery Rd
T-intersection, LEFT onto Norton Hill Rd
Fork RIGHT onto Steady Lane
Water station at Steady Lane Farm on left
STRAIGHT across Route 112 onto Lilliput Rd
T-intersection, RIGHT onto Bug Hill Rd
Continue straight: CAUTION, this intersection has no stop signs in any direction
RIGHT onto Old Stage Rd
Bear LEFT, becomes Ashfield Rd 200 yds later at Hawley town line
T-intersection, RIGHT onto East Hawley Rd
RIGHT onto Buckland Rd
LEFT onto Pond Rd
T-intersection, LEFT onto Forget Rd
Heads up! RIGHT turn at phone pole onto little jeep track - this is actually East Rd
Stay to the left, downhill - careful, very rutted this year
CAUTION: wicked downhill next mile - steep, rutted, narrow, stony
Hard RIGHT turn after little bridge, still East Rd
Merge (right) onto East Hawley Rd - CAUTION for cars coming from your left
T-intersection, LEFT onto West Hawley Rd
RIGHT, cross RR tracks onto Route 8A
RIGHT onto Route 2 - please stay single file for next mile through town
LEFT, following Route 8A - note Neighbor's Store before corner
Bear LEFT onto Bissell Covered Bridge
RIGHT onto Mountain Rd - 15% climb next 3/4 mile
LEFT onto South Heath Rd - super steep, becomes South Road on Heath town line
CHECKPOINT on right: 222 South Rd, Heath. Opens: 8:15; closes 11:30
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY KILOMETERS — 180K Cue Sheet
Stage 2: Heath to Green River Covered Bridge (28.7 miles, 3500' total climbing)
Cue
0.00
0.40
0.10
0.20
1.10
0.70
0.10
0.20
0.90
1.30
1.00
0.65
0.35
0.15
0.95
0.10
0.05
1.65
0.85
0.25
1.90
1.25
0.15
1.00
0.45
0.75
0.90
0.45
0.45
1.50
0.90
0.60
1.95
1.00
0.30
0.00
1.10
2.00
0.10
This section has three long, steep hills, a 27% wall, and almost no flat road until three miles from the checkpoint.
Total
36.60 Continue east on South Rd
37.00 LEFT onto South Rd
37.10 Fork LEFT onto Royer Rd
37.30 Continue straight - road becomes gnarly
38.40 T-intersection at bottom of descent, RIGHT onto Dell Rd, which turns into W. Main St
39.10 Straight through center of town
39.20 Continue straight
39.40 Stay STRAIGHT onto Taylor Brook Rd (dirt)
40.30 Straight through 4-way intersection; note pond on left 200 yds later
41.60 Road turns to pavement at Colrain town line
42.60 LEFT onto Maxam Rd - don't miss this turn
43.25 Stay to the left (still Maxam Rd)
43.60 T-intersection; LEFT onto Adamsville Rd - Catch your breath
43.75 Fork LEFT onto Archambo Rd - 27% grade
44.70 T-intersection at bottom of steep downhill, RIGHT onto White Lane
44.80 T-intersection, RIGHT onto Adamsville Rd
44.85 Quick LEFT onto Hillman Rd (some say the hardest climb on the course)
46.50 T-intersection, LEFT onto Wilson Hill Rd
47.35 T-intersection, RIGHT onto Christian Hill Rd
47.60 Downhill T-intersection, RIGHT onto Thompson Rd (long downhill)
49.50 T-intersection, RIGHT onto Route 112 south
50.75 LEFT onto Franklin Hill Rd
50.90 LEFT after bridge onto tiny dirt lane (still Franklin Hill Rd)
51.90 Hairpins
52.35 Bear left past rock walls (straight ahead is jeep track)
53.10 Downhill T-intersection, LEFT onto Amidon Rd
54.00 Hairpin right, climbing ends 50 yds later
54.45 Stay straight, note sign for Amidon Rd
54.90 LEFT onto Jacksonville Stage Rd
56.40 Stay left
57.30 RIGHT onto Old County Rd
57.90 RIGHT onto Deer Park Rd
59.85 Bear right at bottom of hill (EMT's here)
60.85 Stay left (at Josh Rd)
61.15 CAUTION - very tight left turn onto wooden bridge
61.15 T-intersection, RIGHT onto Green River Rd (intersection is paved)
62.25 RIGHT onto Green River Rd
64.25 Bend LEFT past bridge construction onto Jacksonville Stage Rd
64.35 LUNCH STOP on right in large meadow - please park bikes off roadway
Stage 3: Green River Covered Bridge to Patten Hill (32.8 miles, 5000' total climbing)
This section has four hard climbs and then a monster, but there are flat stretches in between.
Cue
0.00
2.40
1.20
0.90
2.30
0.30
1.00
0.50
0.20
0.20
1.45
2.10
2.15
4.00
Total
64.35
66.75
67.95
68.85
71.15
71.45
72.45
72.95
73.15
73.35
74.80
76.90
79.05
83.05
RIGHT out of field on Jacksonville Stage Rd (1-mile climb)
T-intersection, RIGHT onto Sweet's Pond Rd (intersection is paved)
Sweet's Pond Rd bends right up sharp hill (at Potash Rd)
Stay to the left (at Abijah Prince Rd)
Fork to the right
Cross pavement onto Keat's Brook Rd
RIGHT onto Simon Keet's Rd (bridge)
Merge left onto Brattleboro Rd (pavement)
RIGHT onto Greenfield Rd
RIGHT onto Alexander Rd
Top of climb, LEFT onto North County Rd
T-intersection, RIGHT onto West Leyden Rd
T-intersection, LEFT onto Green River Rd (optional water station 100 yards the other way)
Hairpin RIGHT onto Nelson Rd (no other turns are close)
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY KILOMETERS — 180K Cue Sheet
1.30
1.30
1.50
0.50
0.95
1.55
0.10
0.70
0.30
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.70
0.30
2.30
1.80
0.10
84.35
85.65
87.15
87.65
88.60
90.15
90.25
90.95
91.25
91.40
91.60
91.85
92.55
92.85
95.15
96.95
97.05
T-intersection, LEFT onto East Colrain Rd
T-intersection, RIGHT onto Van Nuys Rd
T-intersection at bottom of hill, LEFT onto Shelburne Line Rd
RIGHT onto Jurek Rd
RIGHT onto Greenfield Rd (double-yellow line)
Caution at bottom of descent - blind oncoming traffic behind church
LEFT onto Route 112 south
Stay left to remain on Route 112
Colrain Supergas store on right - good place to stop if you're bonking
RIGHT onto Lyonsville Rd - cross Colrain Covered Bridge
Bear LEFT at end of street (top of steep little rise) onto Foundry Village Rd
LEFT turn just after cemetery onto Adamsville Rd
RIGHT after green iron bridge back onto Route 112 south
Fork LEFT before bridge onto Call Rd
LEFT onto Patten Hill Rd - very steep pavement (sign is 60 ft later, on other fork of road)
Road gets smooth again, Patten Hill Summit
CHECKPOINT on left, Little Big House Gallery. Opens: 12:00; closes 18:00
Stage 4: Patten Hill to Deeerfield (13.9 miles, 1400' total climbing)
This section has a long down, then four smaller up-downs, then a long gnarly downhill to the finish.
Cue
0.00
0.30
0.35
0.15
1.85
0.10
0.10
0.80
0.10
0.20
0.00
1.30
0.50
0.20
1.80
0.0
0.60
0.3
1.7
0.1
0.1
1.00
0.90
0.90
Total
97.05
97.35
97.70
97.85
99.70
99.80
99.90
100.70
100.80
101.00
101.00
102.30
102.80
103.00
104.80
104.80
105.40
105.70
107.40
107.50
107.60
108.60
109.50
110.40
Continue south on Patten Hill Rd
RIGHT onto Square Lot Rd (tiny tree-lined lane, no sign)
T-intersection, RIGHT onto Tower Rd
Bear LEFT onto Cooper Lane (sign only for Tower Rd)
Pavement at bottom of long descent
T-intersection, LEFT; Caution: limited sight distance on left
Straight across Route 2 onto Shelburne Center Rd (Caution with 55 mph traffic)
RIGHT onto James Barnard Rd
LEFT onto Allen Rd
T-intersection at bottom of steep hill, go RIGHT
Immediate LEFT at brick house onto South Shelburne Rd
Straight through 4-way intersection
Sharp bend left at top of climb
RIGHT onto Taylor Rd at bottom of hill - don't miss this turn
LEFT onto Hawk's Rd (underneath power lines - no sign)
Caution, livestock often in road next 0.5 mile
Continue straight at driveway
CAUTION, gnarly descent, stones, washouts next mile
Pavement
Bear right, staying on pavement
Bottom of sharp hill, RIGHT onto Upper Rd
T-intersection after concrete bridge, LEFT onto Stillwater Rd
T-intersection, LEFT onto Mill Village Rd
FINISH at registration tent - be sure to CHECK IN
Opens 12:30; closes 20:00 (food will be served until 9PM)
Shuttle bus available to showers.
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY KILOMETERS — 180K Cue Sheet
OPTIONAL 5-mile finishing loop (the original course from 2005)
This flat section charms with Old Deerfield and "The Corn Maze," but watch odometer - most roads have no sign.
Cue Total
0.00 110.40 Continue north on Mill Village Rd
0.70 111.10 Bear LEFT onto Main St
0.35 111.45 LEFT onto Boyden Lane
0.05 111.50 Immediate LEFT again onto Old Albany Rd (onto Academy campus)
0.25 111.75 End of street, RIGHT behind building
0.80 112.55 Continue STRAIGHT into corn tunnel (Pogues Hole Rd)
0.50 113.05 RIGHT onto farm track through the grass (Round Pond Rd)
0.35 113.40 T intersection, RIGHT onto Old Ferry Rd
0.10 113.50 Bear LEFT
0.10 113.60 Bend RIGHT onto Main St
0.85 114.45 Bear RIGHT onto Mill Village Rd
0.70 115.15 Return to registration/parking/dinner