Tongass Bike Race
Check in at Blind Slough begins at 8am. Race begins at 9am.
Start and finish line: Blind Slough Picnic area
Distance: 24 miles
Course: Counterclockwise loop starting at blind slough picnic area, SE on Mitkof Hwy to a left turn on Three Lakes road, all the way to the jct. with 4000 where you take a left on 4000 back to Mitkof Hwy, then a final left on Mitkof highway back to finish at Blind Slough.
Five aid stations:
1. Blind Slough picnic area start/finish, 3.8miles to…
2. Along 3 lakes road 0.6 miles in from Mitkof highway, then 5.6 miles to…
3. 3 lakes trailheads, then 5.9 miles to….
4. Jct of 3 Lakes and 4000, then 5.6 miles to….
5. Blind River Rapids parking lot, then 3.1 miles to finish at blind Slough
Important information regarding relays: Relay teams that register online are required to provide a team name, team members, and transition points. Please note that ALL relay exchanges must occur at designated aid stations. Prior to 24 July, please come by the front desk at parks and Rec to let us know where these transitions will occur using aid station numbers above. Obviously if you are the first to go on your team, there is no need to state you will be at aid station 1. Teams that register in person will be required to fill this out during registration. We strongly encourage you to please register online rather than in person.
It is the team’s responsibility to drop off and pick up team members from the aid stations/transition areas. To minimize traffic during the race, we ask that all members head counterclockwise (the direction of the race) no later than 10 minutes before the race start to drop off any members at aid stations 2 or 3 and return by continuing to go counter clockwise. For aid stations 4 and 5, drive clockwise (opposite race direction) no later than 9:40 and return the way you came. This will help to minimize the amount of vehicular traffic on the road during the race. Please delay your pickups in a counterclockwise loop as much as possible, again to avoid traffic on the course during the race.
