Durango Dirty Century (DDC)

Welcome to the 2021 Edition 

Hosted by Danny Powers

(Past Results below in comments)

Photos and Blog Reports from the past:

Aaron Kimble (2011)  Jill Heuckman (2011) Jeff Kerkove in 2011  2012 Video &Report  Chad Cheeney (2011)  Sonya Looney (2011)  Matt Turgeon (2011) Tom Purvis 2012  2012 Mountain Flyer Article   Crested Butte News

Jeff Kerkove 2014 – Awesome Embedded Video

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No more than 70 people allowed for this event!

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This is intended to be NON-COMMERCIAL, Recreational-Use Activities that are held on parts of USFS lands in compliance with USFS Special Use Rules and Regulations.

Please make sure to read all rules for this.  This is fully unsupported and you will need to be self-sufficient in order to complete this.  The rules are located HERE.

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When: 6:30 am start Saturday, July 17th.

Where: Meet in front of Durango Cyclery, 143 East 13th Street, Durango Colorado

Please do NOT park at the start location.  Ride over to the Start.

What: Singletrack, high elevation, back country self supported endurance epic.

Maps Needed:  Latitude 40 Maps

“Durango Colorado Trails”, 3rd Edition

GPS Route:  None developed.  If you wish to develop one, please share it with the others.

Jeff K’s Strava Route in 2012  Matt Schiff’s GPX  Tom Purvis GPX

Finish:   Whenever you make it back in town.  Finish location at Durango Cyclery unless otherwise stated.

Post-Ride Party:  TBD, maybe….

Pot-Luck Style Support: The DDC might have very basic support at the top of Hotel Draw and maybe Kennebec Pass.   This is dependent on volunteers and what you donate to share with everyone for the aid stations. No individual bags/possessions will be shuttled to aid stations Please drop off all food & drink donations at start location the  morning of the DDC.  

We  need people to volunteer to work the aid stations.   If your spouse, family members, or friends wish to help out, please let us know.  At each aid station they can go for a hike, bike ride or just hang out while the DDC riders roll through.

So if you like potato chips, cookies, soda pop, or even your grandma’s home cooked lasagna – please donate!  Also the aid station workers like to drink beer, and sometimes lots of it, so ANY donation will be appreciated.  This keeps them very interested in supporting you.

Since 2011 Ska Brewing Company  has kindly DONATED beer for  the aid station volunteers, and we hope to gain their support again in 2021!

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Description of Route:  This route will start in Durango, CO and follow paved roads out to the Hermosa Creek Trail Head.  Hermosa Creek Trail will be climbed to Bolam Pass Road and connect on the Colorado Trail at Celebration Lake.  Follow the Colorado Trail all the way back into Durango.

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* Average time to complete DDC – 14 hours. Only 1/2 that start will finish.
* Average time to complete B Option – 12.5 hours. 3/4 will finish.

This is NOT the ride to use for your first 100-miler. It is not for beginners or intermediate riders – experts only. The effort here will be about 2 times that to complete a Leadville 100. Indian Peaks Ridge is at high elevation and very exposed to afternoon thunder and lightning – and it is in the middle of a very remote ~25 mile stretch where you have almost no options on bailing. Many of the “trails” out of there are primitive – unless you go to the Dolores side of the mountain.

Detailed Directions:

1.  From the start location, we will ride through town * as a neutral roll out group * up to CR 203. Once on CR 203 there is no longer a neutral roll out.  Follow CR 203 all the way to CR 201.  From there follow signs to Hermosa Creek Trailhead.

2.  At the Hermosa Creek Campground, follow the Hermosa Creek (lower) Trailhead to the Hermosa Creek (Upper) Trailhead at the intersection with Hermosa Park Road/Bolam Pass Road, turning left.  Follow Bolam Pass Road up to Celebration Lake.

3.  At Celebration Lake turn onto the Colorado Trail.  Follow this trail down to the Junction Creek Trailhead.  At Junction Creek, follow the paved road back into Durango via Junction Street/W. 25th.  Turn right at W. 2nd and follow this to W. Park/Roosa.  From here back to town with post ride party announcement to be made later.

If you made it this far, you have just finished the Durango Dirty Century!

Note:  This one should be impossible to get lost on…although that means, of course, someone inevitably will.  😉  This will be an epic ride on the CT through Black Hawk and Indian Peaks.  Expect ~97-miles and over 13.5 of climbing, with 12 of those miles paved road, 4 dirt road, and the remaining singletrack trail!   Don’t miss the opportunity!

“B” Ride option:  For those wanting a lesser route, after climbing Hermosa Trail, follow Bolam Pass Road to the left hand turn at Hotel Draw – climb here to the Colorado Trail.  This will cut out ~3000-ft of climbing and ~15-miles of the Black Hawk loop.  Estimate here should be around 82-miles total.  Please note your intent to do “B” ride in the registration section.

 

PLEASE USE THE REGISTRATION PAGE IF YOU WISH TO ENTER.