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Both the Century and Metric Century are rated as Extremely Difficult

Bicycle Ride Directors Association of America (BRDAA) has developed a ride rating system which allows cyclists to compare the various levels of difficulty found in BRDAA sanctioned events. By using the same “yardstick” for each BRDAA event, riders can anticipate the training and preparation required for a particular event. The BRDAA rating system consists of one to six stars; one star representing a very easy ride, progressing to six stars indicating a very difficult ride.

 
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THE CENTURY RIDE

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Century Riders (100 miles) will start at the Fort Klamath Museum on Crater Lake Highway (Rte 62) at 4,000 ft elevation, and will enjoy the first 35 miles along the valley floor of the Wood River Valley with breathtaking views of the surrounding Cascade mountains with old growth forests. This will be a nice warm up for the 3,000 ft climb to the Crater Lake Rim. Once reaching Crater Lake Rim and getting your first view of the brilliantly blue, awe inspiring Crater Lake, Century Riders will continue another 30 miles of peaks and valleys for an additional 3,000 ft of climbing around the lake on Rim Drive. Then riders will enjoy the ride back down to the Wood River Valley and will end the ride with 8 miles of flat roads back to the Fort Klamath Museum.

 

THE METRIC RIDE

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★




The Metric Century (62 miles) ride will start at the Fort Klamath Museum on Crater Lake Highway (Rte 62) at 4,000 ft elevation, and within 8 miles of the start will begin the 3,000 ft climb to Crater Lake Rim. Metric Century riders will turn around on the Crater Lake Rim at the Phantom Ship Overlook. After a well deserved break, riders will return back down to the Wood River Valley and the Fort Klamath Museum.

 
 

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DIFFICULTY

VERTICAL GAIN (feet)

DISTANCE (MILES)

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Extremely difficult

3,000-3,500+

100+

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Difficult

2,000-3,000+

60-80

★ ★ ★ ★

Moderate

1,000-2,000+

40-60

★ ★ ★

Easy to moderate

500-1,000

20-40

★ ★

Easy

250-500

10-20

★

Children’s ride

0-250

Under 10