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Colorado Endurance Series 
July 5th, 2010 at 8:02 am
Congrats to everyone who made it out. Awesome time and one heck of an adventure. Amazing food and beer afterward at Durango Brewing Company, and Kip got the honors of free beer and a growler to go!
Timers started at Bread and ended at Durango Brewing Company. Final miles were 97 for the Full DDC with 13,700-ft of climbing. Some mud, some rain, some snow, a few fallen trees did slow things down a bit, but it did not stop these folks from giving it a try!
Full DDC
Place Name Total Time Notes
Kip Biese 11:34
Ryan Douglas 12:24 (Single Speed)
Steve Reiter 12:53
Matt Turgeon 12:53 (Single Speed)
Doug Byerly 14:11
Jeff Hemperley 14:19 (Single Speed)
Scott Broome 14:19
DDC – Plan B
Place Name Total Time Notes
Andrew Black 11:50
Danny Powers 12:49
DNF (Better luck next year!)
Name Total Time Notes
Scott Deming 10:10 Up Hotel and back down Hermosa to town
Brad Hunt 10:30 To Corral down Hermosa back to town
Billy Schaaphok 11:10 Up Hotel to Salt Creek down Corral and Hermosa back to town
Mike Carpenter 11:10 Up Hotel to Salt Creek down Corral and Hermosa back to town
Aaron Countryman 11:10 Up Hotel to Salt Creek down Corral and Hermosa back to town
Jeff Vierling 14.29 Champion Venture then back to town
Jay Lewindowski ??
DNS
Anthony Maguire
Brian Blair
Stephanie Grant
Adam Fleener
Greg Backman
Thomas Ray
Jordan Carr
Irfan Khan
Paul Adams
Scott DeMers
Casey Roberts
July 3rd, 2011 at 10:22 am
2011 Preliminary Results:
Congrats to everyone who showed up this year and attempted this monster! It was a bluebird sky day, with awesome temperatures and clear visibility, even with the fires down in New Mexico. We started from San Juan Cycles and rolled out to Hermosa Park and once the climb started people got down to business. Some went for a time trial, others went for a ride, and still others just tried to survive! We had excellent support at our three aid stations, and thanks to everyone who brought food and beverages to support the riders! We also received product from Hammer Nutrition, and at the last minute we got a wonderful care package from Nate Bird of Honey Stinger. Ska Beer kept the aid stations well lubricated, and it was surely enjoyed by more than a few riders at the top of Kennebec Pass!
There will be lots of stories to share, and I know a lot of you took pictures, so please share if you will by posting links here!
Here are the preliminary results, so please post here if corrections are needed.
The Big ‘A’ Ride:
Joey Ernst – 12 hours, 22 mins
– 14:32
– 18:05
– 18:05
Doug Johnson – 12:22
Ken Boyer – 13:05
Jeff Kerkove – 13:05
Danny Powers – 13:19
Matt Turgeon (SS) – 13:35
Ryan Douglas (SS) – 14:06
Sonya Looney
Andrew Carney (SS) – 14:32
Jordan Carr – 14:32
Pete Basinger – 14:53
Rebecca Barfoot
Jill Hueckman
Aaron Kimble – 23:05
Chris McGovern (SS) – DNF
Kirby Bryant (SS) – DNF
Tom Ober – DNF
Rick Callies – DNF (broken derailleur)
Phil Patrick – DNF
Jon Csansky – DNF
The Bad ‘B’ Ride:
Nick Gould – 9:52
(SS) – 12:25
– 14:26
Brendan Schafer – 10:44
Robin Guillame (SS) – 10:49
Bret Bernard – 11:28
Blake Ward – 12:06
Walker Lowe – 12:12
Lyra Parker
Ivan Unkovskoy (SS) – 12:25
Lenny Goodell (SS) – 12:53
Billy Schaaphok – 12:53
Mike Mangan – 13:04
Scott Cary – 13:04
Ashley Oelschlaeger – 13:04
Kelly Klett (SS) – 13:24
Sarah Uhl
Chad Cheeney – DNF (broken frame)
The ‘C’ Challenge:
Troy Hachmann – 9:45
Andrew Ferguson – unk
Vic Rudolf – DNF
Did Not Start:
Aaron Sublett
Sara Delano
Dax Massey
Scott McCalmon
Tyler Holland
Jeffery Hemperley
Joey Parent
Doug Byerly
TR Larsen
Maxfield LaFortune
Trent Cooper
Eric Herchmer
See you all next year!
July 5th, 2011 at 9:49 pm
Here are a few photos of riders near or on Blackhawk Pass. Great job everyone! http://www.flickr.com/photos/61425074@N04/sets/72157627003311761/
July 19th, 2011 at 2:38 pm
Hey Scott. Finished the breck 100. When is your adventure race?
ashley.oelschlaeger@gmail.com
June 22nd, 2012 at 7:24 pm
If we can get a critical mass I’d do a 5:00 start. Not sure the best way to reach out to people. If not enough are interested ill plan to start at 6.
July 2nd, 2012 at 8:19 pm
I asked about the route being the same as last year so I could grab someone’s GPS. Here is Jeff Kerkove’s from last year. http://app.strava.com/rides/858778
July 3rd, 2012 at 5:22 am
I built a gpx based on Kerkove’s Strava ride:
http://tom-purvis.com/gpx/durango-dirty-century.gpx
Use at your own risk, but it looks right to me and I did put it on a map to have Matt check it for accuracy.
July 3rd, 2012 at 2:55 pm
Looks like that GPX missed some of the CT where it stays on the road in one short section. I remember last year there was a small bit that was supposedly closed. That’s probably it.
July 4th, 2012 at 6:14 am
I corrected the GPX that I published for the route. So this file:
http://tom-purvis.com/gpx/durango-dirty-century.gpx
Now shows the correct route past the Hotel Draw aid station. FYI. (Thanks Aaron!)
July 4th, 2012 at 7:05 am
The Colorado Trail is signed at that intersection and the one further up the road where it forks left, the new signs read Colorado Trail, the old CT logos still exist but they are not in the most noticible locations.
April 20th, 2013 at 10:31 am
Hi Chuck! Matt Schiff put together a Strava file from Jeff Kerkoves ride a few years back. I can’t vouch for it, but it looks pretty much correct.
http://www.strava.com/activities/858778
Usually the SS debate is 32×21 or 32×22. We usually get a free ride out to Hermosa as the pack tends to ride together until the first climb. Hermosa Trail could use taller gearing, but it’s usually full on race pace to Celebration Lake and then the easier gearing pays off as the next ~6 hours are at high elevation.
Glad to see you interested in doing this one.
-M
May 6th, 2013 at 5:33 pm
This is my ride from last year, should be identical
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4ZJFsm3u3HEZktPR2Q3Y0VOQ0E/edit?usp=sharing
May 8th, 2013 at 12:31 pm
Hey gang,
After speaking with Matt, I’d like to start the dialogue concerning an early AM start. I believe Tom P. has organized an earlier departure in the past….?
So with this in mind, who’s in for the 2013 DDC and would like to synch up for an alpine start? We’re going to gauge interest here on the forum and then move on to discussing logistics….
I’m gonna throw out 5am to start the conversation…(I’m not a fast rider but I have a remarkable ability to suffer)
June 11th, 2013 at 3:44 pm
Hey guys! Coming from the Lakewood area, can anybody recommend a place to stay, preferably convenient to the race start? Thanks!
June 24th, 2013 at 1:58 pm
The “aid stations” will be minimal and based on what people donate. There is no guarantee they will be there, but generally the stations are spaced ~3 hours apart for a 12 hour finish. It is up to the volunteers at the stations to determine how long they will be out there, but in years past they have been there for at least a 16 hour finish.
June 26th, 2013 at 9:58 am
FYI, Hwy 160 near Wolf Creek Pass is currently CLOSED due to the West Fork Fire complex . Plan your way to Durango carefully!
http://www.inciweb.org/incident/3436/
Front rangers might have to take 50 to Montrose then head south.
April 29th, 2014 at 6:19 pm
Awesome!
June 26th, 2014 at 1:22 pm
Thanks for the offer Dave. But I have it sorted out. Have a great ride.
May 29th, 2015 at 11:15 am
Hi everyone –
The 2015 DDC is coming up fast and with all this late season snow right now it is hard to predict the trail conditions for late June. For locals, please report what you find in the upcoming weeks. We will do our best to get up to the high country soon as well.
If the CT is impassable, we will alter the route so that the DDC can continue. The fall-back plan in the past was the ride would be altered doing Hermosa to Coral Draw (with or without Blackhawk depending on conditions) and the Dutch-Jones-Pink-Flag loop after coming back down Hermosa. This is not as simple as the original DDC course, but not difficult to follow at all.
So if anybody starts to get nervous we want to let everybody know the ride will go on, either on the original course or this alternative.
We are also open to ideas any of you may have as well. I’d like to throw in Big Lick or Little Elk but those need GPS for sure as even locals get lost on those trails.
Cheers,
Matt
June 18th, 2015 at 10:21 am
ATTN Everyone: 2015 Course Change (due to heavy snow up high)
A Ride: Town-Hermosa-Hotel Draw-Corral Draw-Hermosa-Elbert Cr / Big Lick – Dutch – Hermosa – Town.
B Ride: All of the above expect the Elbert Cr / Big Lick – Dutch loop.
Pot-Luck Aid Stations (you donate food and drinks) most likely at top of Hermosa and Hotel Draw. Possibly at the bottom of Hermosa is someone wants to volunteer for that one (afternoon/evening shift).
This keeps with the theme of simple to follow routes. The tricky part is the A Ride with Elbert Creek (also called Big Lick) and down Dutch. Elbert Creek is poorly marked. So if you wish to avoid this just do the B Ride. If you are genius with a GPS here is a site you can download tracks for Elbert Creek to Dutch. If someone makes up a complete GPS track, please post is here for others. This is a sharing community so any help is appreciated.
Post party at Velorution – Joey will open the doors and we will have beer than you donate and perhaps pizza if you wish to donate for the cash fund – which also covers gas and food for aid station volunteers. so if you want a lot of pizza at the finish please donate kindly!
Elbert Creek tracks located here: http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/5945636
June 20th, 2015 at 7:23 am
I make no claims about the accuracy of the route I mapped, but here is my interpretation of the revised route:
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/8176561
You can download the GPX track from the link above. If you just want to view the route, I suggest changing the map type to OSM Cycle or USGS Topo. If you notice any mistakes, please let me know. Also, I suggest ignoring the cue sheet as the track was built by gluing together existing tracks and clicking along on the topo map when I couldn’t find existing tracks.
June 22nd, 2015 at 11:39 am
Big Lick Trail Conditions and Info
Having never gone up Big Lick Trail, I wanted to make sure it wasn’t a terrible idea to have the ride go this way. Kylie and I started up the trail 5 1/2 hours into a hot ride, dehydrated, and with only a bottle left each; in other words we were unwillingly simulating the hurt most people will probably be experiencing during the DDC.
To find Big Lick trail when descending south bound on Hermosa Creek Trail from Corral Draw, stay to the left side of the bridge over Hermosa Creek where Big Bend Creek comes in from the west. A few hundred feet past the bridge the beginning of the trail is marked with three large rock cairns leading through the lower meadow to the trail cut on the hill. Hopefully these are still there on Saturday. Once on the trail it was easy to follow and I marked the trail with red flagging in a couple of places but it’s probably wasn’t necessary. Most of spots I flagged were a courtesy to downhill traffic and shouldn’t confuse people heading up the trail. Surprisingly the trail has already been cut out this year and appears to be getting some traffic. I would still advise carrying a map or a gps just in case though. As a side note, some maps call this trail Elbert Creek, but most folks reserve that name for the continuation of the trail on the east side of the Hermosa Drainage.
Once on the trail the first mile and a half of the climb is mostly a hike-a-bike and might be a little unpleasant if your not into this sort of thing. Above this the trail becomes really rideable with some pleasant singletrack through some cool backcountry.
The trail is around 6 miles long with 1700 feet of climbing and it took us about an hour and forty minutes. I’m sure a lot of folks will do it much quicker. Just make sure to save some water for this one. We’re hoping to have an aid station above on Elbert Creek Road, but it’s not for sure yet.
Once at the top of Big Lick go straight through the gate and follow the single track down the right side of the Elbert Creek drainage, one mile to Elbert Creek Road. I placed a flag on a tree next to the trail just past the gate so that folks don’t end up on the trail more to the north. Some sections of this segment are marshy and it would be best to just walk bikes through the sloppy parts instead of tearing up the meadow next to the trail. This is a fragile zone and bikes have torn it up bad in the past. We don’t want to get blamed for messing it up.
Check out Joey’s route description above for more detail on the route.
Also, the creek crossing on Hermosa Creek after Corral Draw should not be an issue. We crossed upper Hermosa Creek in this vicinity twice yesterday and the flow is getting lower by the day.
June 22nd, 2015 at 12:53 pm
For those looking, These are the respective Long and Short routes, posted on Strava for download as well as viewing. I hand drew these using the GPX Dana provided us, as well as the global heat maps.
SHORT – https://www.strava.com/routes/2644780
LONG – https://www.strava.com/routes/2644623
June 26th, 2015 at 10:53 am
cool. 7am!
June 27th, 2015 at 7:07 pm
Thanks for putting on a great event. Other than stabbing myself in the eye, I had a blast.
June 15th, 2016 at 3:24 pm
Any update on the snow conditions this year?
June 16th, 2016 at 8:46 am
Hi Jesse – We have a hot spell coming and hope it will chip away at the snow in the high country. Danny and Joey will be scouting this weekend and we still hope for the high course for 2016! -Matt
June 20th, 2016 at 5:47 am
@hosts- did Salt creek (@top of hotel) to Kenny yesterday 6/19 on CT. Have all your snow recon. Hit me up.
June 20th, 2016 at 12:39 pm
Hey Seth. We’d like to hear more about your recon. I’m guessing you found a lot of snow in the woods on Cape of Good Hope? We rode Indian Trail Ridge on Saturday and found more snow than anticipated.
June 20th, 2016 at 2:02 pm
10-4 Danny, miserable from Cape up to Highline, saw yalls tracks up on the Injun, 1/4 mile long snow piles one after another from Grindstone to Kenny. Dropped off at Salt creek by GF, took 4:30 to get to Kenny- maybe rode for 20 ministers of that time. Was reserving comments till I saw y’all made decisions. Good call. What’s B route
June 20th, 2016 at 1:44 pm
Durango Dirty Century 2016 Update:
Danny, Kylie, Tomo (from Japan, back for the DDC second year in a row!), and myself rode up La Plata Canyon today and checked out snow conditions on ITR and Kennebec. Unfortunately, there’s still a lot of snow in places, and even though it IS melting fast, it’s not melting fast enough. There was quite a bit up in the open on ITR, and looking at north-facing forests at the Cape’s altitude, we saw pretty deep coats of snow. We think it will still be too deep and pervasive to run the standard route this year.
Sor for this year, we have a slightly different alternate route that we all agreed would improve on last year’s alternate, as follows:
Town to Hermosa Campground
Jones Creek
Pinkerton-Flagstaff
Big Lick/Elbert Creek DOWN to Hermosa Creek
Up West Cross Creek/Stagecoach
South on CT
Down Corral Draw
Down Hermosa and back to town
Still about 90 miles, still has some hike-a-bike, much better flow and we don’t have to climb the mind-numbing Hermosa trail again. Finally, we will start at the NEW Velorution Location and finish at Carvers.
-Joey
June 20th, 2016 at 3:34 pm
B route & aid location?
June 21st, 2016 at 1:17 pm
We’d like to have aid stations at the end of Elbert Creek Road (at the north end of Pinkerton-Flag/Dutch) and another at Hotel Draw. This is still contingent on finding aid station volunteers, so if we can’t find people to run two stations we may just have one station at the end of Hermosa Creek.
With that said, If anyone knows anyone interested in running an aid station please let us know ASAP. As usual we’re getting a bunch of Ska beer to give the aid station volunteers, so put the word out please!
An option for a B-loop would be skipping West Cross and Corral Draw and heading back to town.
June 21st, 2016 at 6:43 pm
I MAY have my truck going up to top of Elbert (581?)- would have room for water jugs, food etc. My friends are greenhorns at support & have evening commitments, but if that would help for station 1 somehow let me know
June 22nd, 2016 at 11:25 am
Hey, Seth. That would be great if your friends could run the 1st aid station. No experience necessary, they would just need to be at Velorution prior to the start of the ride to pick up the water and food donated the morning of the race and at the end of Elbert Creek road by no later than 9:30 AM. I’m guessing most people will be past the aid station by 1 or 2 PM, so getting back to town by evening shouldn’t be an issue. Let us know if they’re in. We’d have a bunch of Ska beer for them! Thanks.
June 22nd, 2016 at 8:41 pm
They’re in so, hooray water refills! & beer
June 23rd, 2016 at 6:38 am
Nice, much appreciated! We’ll have the water and beer ready for them Saturday morning.
July 12th, 2017 at 1:12 pm
Hey 2017 Durango Dirty Century participants,
The ride is on for this Saturday July,15th. Touching base with some last minute updates.
Earlier Start Time and New Starting Location:
We will now start at 6 A.M. in front of Carver’s Brewing, located at 1022 Main Avenue, downtown Durango. Decided to start earlier, considering the day’s are shorter than when we usually run the event at the end of June, and the fact that the long course takes most people over 14 hours. With this in mind, we highly recommend you bring a light and layers for colder temps.
Aid Stations:
We plan to have two aid stations with water, Ska beer, and whatever snacks people bring to share. The first aid station will be at the top of Hotel Draw and the second will be on Kennebec Pass. Again, like years past, this is a potluck style event so please bring food, water, and drinks for the aid stations, otherwise we’ll have to survive on beer.
The Course:
We are running the standard DDC course this year and it is rumored to be free of snow and mostly cut out. I guess we’ll find out.
Ride Logistics and What to Bring:
The long course is long and the short course is long too. The long course takes most people over 14 hours to complete and maybe much longer. The short course is maybe two hours quicker. For this reason, everyone should carry a light and some extra clothes in case they get stuck out in the dark. There are also very few places to bail. Study your maps and take particular note of Corral Draw Trail. This trail which drops back into the Hermosa Creek drainage is the last easy bail point before committing to the push over Indian Trail Ridge to Kennebec Pass. It’s also worth noting that Indian Trail Ridge is above treeline for around 7 miles, and can be terrifying to try and cross in a lightning storm.
The ride will finish at Carver’s Brewing and they have tables saved for us on the back patio starting around 7 P.M. In past years they even gave each finisher a free beer. I’ll have to check in with Mike to see if that offer still stands.
With that said, I hope you’re all excited for the 8th Annual Durango Dirty Century!
Cheers,
-Danny
June 15th, 2018 at 11:23 am
The 2018 DDC is cancelled due to the 416 and Burro wildfires. Bummed….
Let’s hope we can get the trails repaired quickly and have another DDC in 2019 or 2020.
June 28th, 2018 at 6:45 pm
Any potential for an alternate course or maybe a run at the CTC course?
July 2nd, 2018 at 12:18 pm
Hey Nate,
The potential for alternate courses are pretty sparse at the moment. The CT is closed from Molas Pass to Durango, so the CTC course is out. Due to so many areas being closed right now, the only long ride potential from Durango would probably be on Missionary Ridge. I had considered this, but this terrain is all below treeline and the hot temps and smoke may be less than ideal.
June 6th, 2022 at 9:54 am
Is this happening this year? It should!