Gritventure! 2!

Element Adventures is proud to present Gritventure! 2, an adventure ride based out of our Element Adventures West Camp in Augusta, WV.  Featuring quiet gravel roads, stiff climbs, beautiful vistas, and backcountry riding, this ride will bring out the little kid in you!  This route will provide you with a tough challenge, but it will be well worth it!   Route details are below.

This will be a true gravel adventure: minimal SAG support, no route markings.  Download the GPX files so you can navigate the route (Cue sheets will also be provided).  There will be no aid stations set up, though there will be bars and gels available at the ride start to throw in your jersey pockets to take with you.  You'll need to carry enough water with you to last the ride or refill at stores or spigots found along the way.  You can refill bottles on the route at the Grassy Lick Kirby Community Center at a spigot.  Be prepared with flat changing tools and spare tubes, as gravel can be rough on tires (Some of the "roads" are now two grooves of singletrack!).  Take a cell phone, but be aware that service can be spotty.  This ride will go rain or shine, and being fall, there is always chance that it will be chilly and rainy.  Be prepared!

Suggested Equipment: A cyclocross or gravel / adventure bike with at least 32-40 mm tires would be your best choice.  A mountain bike would not even be out of place, especially on Short Mountain and Nathaniel Mountain for the Long and Medium routes.  You'll want a wide range of gearing, too, as some of the hills can be steep.  Helmets are required for all participants.

Cost: $25 through Oct 24, then $35 through Oct 30.  Day of registration will be $45.

Time: Check-in will be at 8:00 am through 10:00 am.  We will have a group start time of 8:30am if you would like to ride with the group.  You do not need to stay with the group. 

Food! Be sure to stay for the food and beer after the ride!

Directions to Element Adventures West Camp: From NoVA, take I-66 West to I-81 North to exit 310 (Route 37).  Take 37 North to Route 50 West.  Take Route 50 West through Augusta, WV.  Make a left onto McKee Hollow Road.  Take an almost immediate right onto South Fork of Little Cacapon Road.  In about 1.2 miles you will see a large mailbox with the address 1332.  Turn right up the driveway, and follow all the way up past the house and the barn to the parking area.  (Google Maps of South Fork of Little Cacapon road brings you just short of the address - you'll go a bit further to reach the driveway).  There will be an Element Adventures sign at the driveway.

Jerseys: Pre-order a jersey to commemorate this great ride!  These jerseys are full-zip and made of advanced moisture-wicking fabric to keep you cool and dry.  Rear pockets. Comfortable club fit available in mens and womens. You can order your jersey during registration.  $75. Size Charts below.

Route Details:

• 71.5 miles
• https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30397770
• 7,106 feet of elevation gain

Jersey Size Charts:

Men's Club-Cut Jersey

SizeChestLengthSmall38 - 39.5  20Medium40 - 42.5  20.5Large43 - 44.5  21.5X-Large45 - 46.5  22.52X-Large47 - 48.5  23.253X-Large49 - 50.5  244X-Large51 - 52.5  24.5                  

Women's Club-Cut Jersey

SizeChestLengthX-Small34 - 35  19Small36 - 37  19.25Medium38 - 39  20Large40 - 41  21X-Large42 - 43  21.52X-Large44 - 45  223X-Large46 - 47 22