How hilly is the Robert Spurr Memorial Hill Climb (Bird Ridge), Indian 4K?
The Robert Spurr Memorial Hill Climb (Bird Ridge), Indian 4K is described as mountainous. The course listing puts the climb at 1,036 m.
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Robert Spurr Memorial Hill Climb (Bird Ridge), Indian 4K has known course details for its 4k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
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The Robert Spurr Memorial Hill Climb (Bird Ridge), Indian 4K is described as mountainous. The course listing puts the climb at 1,036 m.
The Robert Spurr Memorial Hill Climb (Bird Ridge), Indian 4K route starts at Bird Ridge Trailhead, Indian, Alaska (parking at the separate Bird Creek Trail Access lot) and finishes at Mountain top finish at the high point of the race trail on Bird Ridge; racers descend at their own pace along the race trail. Underfoot, expect a mix of rocky scrambling, rolling dirt trail, and steep hiking up a prominent ridgeline. It passes Bird Ridge Trailhead, boardwalk, Bird Ridge ridgeline and Turnagain Arm. An uphill-only mountain hill climb: the course starts at the Bird Ridge Trailhead, crosses the boardwalk, turns left at the bathrooms to gain the ridge, then climbs roughly 2 miles up a prominent ridgeline high above Turnagain Arm to a mountain-top finish.
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