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THE  MONSTER 66

66 MILES / 7,000 FEET

START:  Bowman Park & Ride, Bowman, CA

  MILE WP R/L ROAD
   0.0 01 R exit Park & Ride onto Bowman U.C. Road             Elev = 1,585’
   0.1 02 R Bowman Road
   1.1   S cross Bell Road
   2.1 03 R Dry Creek Road
   2.3   S becomes Lake Arthur Road
   3.6 04 R Placer Hills Road.  Cross I-80
   3.7 05 L Applegate Road
   8.2   S becomes Geisendorfer Road.  Cross I-80
   9.4 06 L West Paoli Lane
   9.5 07 R remain on West Paoli Lane.  Cross I-80
   9.6 08 L Paoli Lane
   9.8 09 L Ponderosa Way
 10.3   S becomes Canyon Way
 14.5   S go past Iowa Hill Road
 14.8 10 ! on right:  “Chevron Food Mart”
REST & REGROUP #1
                             
Climbing so far (csf) = 1,530’    Elev = 2,410’
 14.8 10 ! proceed west on Canyon Way
 15.1 11 L Iowa Hill Road
 18.2 12 S cross North Fork American River
start steep climb                            csf  = 1,535’     Elev = 1,145’
 20.0 13 ! top of initial (steepest) climb!         csf  = 2,735’     Elev = 2,335'
 24.3 14 ! on left: “Iowa Hill Store”
REST & REGROUP #2                csf  = 3,425’     Elev = 2,815’
 24.5 15 R Big Dipper Road
 24.6   S remain on Big Dipper Road
 26.6 16 L remain on Big Dipper Road  (toward Sugar Pine Dam); Shirttail Canyon Road to right
 30.5 17 R Iowa Hill Road                                 csf  = 4,625’     Elev = 3,810’
 34.5 18 L remain on F.S. # 10
 35.5 19 L remain on F.S. # 10  (toward Foresthill)
 38.0 20 R Foresthill Road                                csf  = 5,635’     Elev = 4,505’
 46.9 21 ! on left:  “Foresthill Grocery”
REST & REGROUP #3                 csf  = 5,680’     Elev =2,735’
 47.0 22 R Gold Street
 47.1 23 L veer left onto Yankee Jims Road
 49.9 24 L Spring Garden Road
 53.3 25 R Foresthill Road                                 csf  = 6,400’
 65.1 26 R Lincoln Way
 65.8 27 L END:  Bowman Park & Ride                      
Total Elevation Gain = 7,000’

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THE  MONSTER 135

135 MILES / 15,000 FEET

START:  Bowman Park & Ride, Bowman, CA

   MILE WP R/L ROAD
    0.0 01 R exit Park & Ride onto Bowman U.C. Road            Elev = 1,585’
    0.1 02 R Bowman Road
    1.1   S cross Bell Road
    2.1 03 R Dry Creek Road
    2.3   S becomes Lake Arthur Road
    3.6 04 R Placer Hills Road.  Cross I-80
    3.7 05 L Applegate Road
    8.2   S becomes Geisendorfer Road.  Cross I-80
    9.4 06 L West Paoli Lane
    9.5 07 R remain on West Paoli Lane.  Cross I-80
    9.6 08 L Paoli Lane
    9.8 09 L Ponderosa Way
  10.3   S becomes Canyon Way
  14.5   S go past Iowa Hill Road
  14.8 10 ! on right:  “Chevron Food Mart”
REST & REGROUP #1      
                           
Climbing so far (csf) = 1,530’    Elev = 2,410’
  14.8 10 ! proceed west on Canyon Way
  15.1 11 L Iowa Hill Road
  18.2 12 S cross North Fork American River.  Start steep climb.                                                                csf  = 1,535’    Elev = 1,145’
  20.0 13 ! top of initial (steepest) climb!         csf  = 2,735     Elev = 2,335’
  24.3 14 ! on left: “Iowa Hill Store”
REST & REGROUP #2                csf  = 3,425’    Elev = 2,815’
  24.5 15 R Big Dipper Road
  24.6   S remain on Big Dipper Road
  26.6 16 L remain on Big Dipper Road  (toward Sugar Pine Dam); Shirttail Canyon Road to right
  30.5 17 R Iowa Hill Road                                csf  = 4,625’    Elev = 3,810’
  34.5 18 L remain on F.S. # 10
  35.5 19 L remain on F.S. # 10  (toward Foresthill)
  38.0 20 R Foresthill Road                               csf  = 5,635’    Elev = 4,505'
  46.9 21 !

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on left:  “Foresthill Grocery”
REST & REGROUP #3                csf  = 5,680’    Elev = 2,735’
WARNING:  Last food & water access for 61  miles!!! 
Hyper-hydrate NOW!
  47.5 22 L F.S. # 96 (Mosquito Ridge Road)
  56.9   S cross North Fork of Middle Fork of American River
  58.4 23 R F.S. #23 (Blacksmith Flat Road) to Oxbow Reservoir
  59.2 24 L remain on F.S. #23  (toward Ralston Picnic Area)
  60.5   S start steep climb                             csf  = 6,500’
WARNING:  this climb may “bug” you  
  75.4 25 R
!
at road bifurcation: both roads at fork marked F.S. Rd. #23.
REST & REGROUP #4     No services!   csf  = 9,700’
  75.8   S cross bridge.  Start steep climb
  77.3 26 S F.S. #2  (Eleven Pines Road) 
  87.4   S cross Rubicon River                       csf  = 11,200’
  92.1 27 R Wentworth Springs Road (no road sign)  csf  = 12,600’
  98.3   S Stumpy Meadows Reservoir
114.8 28 ! on left:  “Worton’s Market”  (Georgetown) 
REST & REGROUP #5      
114.9 29 R Hwy 193                                         csf  = 13,600’
127.1 30 R
!
Hwy 49  
CAUTION: 
Heavy traffic, no shoulder, steep and curvy descent!
130.7 31 L Hwy 49                                           csf  =   14,100’
133.0 32 R Lincoln Way