MIDLANDER RIDE

Group Start:  8:00 AM (suggested)

The original 1989 Highlander, a metric century of 100Km or 62 miles, has been retained and renamed the Midlander. The revised 10tn Anniversary Midlander is a 72 mile quad-busting ride, climbing a total of 7,100 feet. Situated between the epic Highlander Century and the easier Lowlander Century, the Midlander presents a great challenge combined with a shorter distance than the full century.

The 2009 Midlander follows the first third and the last third of the 2009 Highlander route. The route, shown below, retains all the classic climbs of the past Midlander plus the Burch Hill climb for your added pleasure (or pain). As an extra challenge the revised Midlander course, along with the revised Highlander, has Bopple Hill as the last climb on the route, not an early climb when your legs are fresh.

Aerial view of the Midlander course. Click on the image to enlarge.

The route will be marked with yellow chevrons on the pavement and in places where the Highlander and the Midlander courses separate the Midlander route will be marked with an "M".

You can open and save a printable PDF map of the route. Also you can save a Cue Sheet of the route. If you ride with a GPS unit, you can load the route from Bike Route Toaster. The page opens with the route map, click the Summary tab and follow the directions for downloading the GPS File. If you use Google Earth, you can download also a klm file and do a virtual tour of the Midlander ride.

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