COURSE DESCRIPTION
The first 15 miles will follow the old route out of Clovis, but at Belmont and Oliver the route turns south through orchards and grape vineyards to the small community of Orange Cove. Here will be the first rest stop at a distance of 36.7 flat miles. Within a few miles after leaving Orange Cove you will encounter the first climbs of the day on Sand Creek Rd, Ennis Rd. and Ruth Hill. At 52.2 miles on Hwy 180 you will experience a scenic free wheel ride back down to the valley floor and rest stop #2 at Winton County Park along the Kings River. From here the course is generally climbing in elevation for the next 55 miles
After leaving Winton Park you will again be on the old course. The next 14 miles will be ascending rollers on Trimmer Spring Rd, around Pine Flat Lake. You will have two moderately difficult climbs: Maxson Rd, a 1.5 mile
Climb, and Borrough Valley, before rest stop # 3 at Sierra Elementary School. Here will be the lunch stop at 103.5 miles. Exit the rest stop left on to Lodge Rd.
At Jose Basin Rd. and Italian Bar Rd. begins the plunge down into the San Joaquin River gorge with a panoramic view of Redinger Lake and the canyon below. Extreme caution is urged on this winding steep technical down hill section. Caution! Recent rains my have washed sand and gravel onto some sections of the road. After crossing the wooden bridge at the bottom of Italian Bar Rd. you come to rest stop #4 at 126.2 miles. Italian Bar now becomes Rd. 225 after crossing the bridge.
The next two-mile section is old and rough, but still rideable. At the end of this two-mile section a right turn begins a 3 1/2-mile climb out of Redinger Lake to Mammoth Pool Rd. A right turn on Rd. 274 takes you to Bass Lake and rest stop # 5 at the Pines Resort on the corner of Rd.434 and Rd.432.
The next 22 miles will be a relatively comfortable ride around Bass Lake. After leaving the Bass Lake area the 
course is generally down hill until you reach Powerhouse rest stop # 6 on Kerchoff Reservoir. This is mile 165.5 at a scenic spot over looking the reservoir before crossing Kerchoff Bridge.
Upon leaving the rest stop and crossing the bridge you begin the last major climb of the day, locally known as the Powerhouse grade. This is a climb of about six miles of 4% to 8% grades with a lot of switchbacks to ease the discomfort on tired the legs. At the faux cattle crossing you are a few feet from the top. At this point the course is predominately a downhill roll back to Clovis and the finish.
Note at the intersection of Auberry and Morgan Canyon (SR 168) in the community of Prather, Auberry Rd. veers to the right. If you continue down hill to the left on Hwy 168 you will be off course and have a long climb to get back on course. The last rest stop of the day is Millerton Store at 183 miles.