Save some weight and leave the big ring at home. Or maybe more appropriately, take your big ring and install it on your rear cassette.
This ride may be re-scheduled, weather dependent. Ride leader would like to have a good chance for dry roads for safety on the speedy downs.
This ride showcases 4 of PJAMM Cycling's 22 Maryland Climbs on the Catoctin Mountain. Explore all of the the climbs through the links to the PJAMM details below; create your own personalized 'bucket list' of climbs to complete with a free PJAMM account.
Meet up at Sand Flats Parking on Gambrill Park Road in Frederick. The route has bail-out options after each climb.
The 1st climb is a 5.2 mile climb up 1316 feet at 4.8% and a FIETS of 1.88. PJAMM's #20 Rated Catoctin Hollow is only a portion of this climb: 4.3% average 884 foot climb over 3.8 miles and has a FIETS rating of 1.1. Cruise past the parking lot and head down the west side to...
The 2nd climb is #12 Rated Fisher's Hollow climbs 889 feet over 2.5 miles at 6.7% for a FIETS of 1.8. If you are burned out after this climb, take a left on Gambrill's Park Rd back to the car. Otherwise, continue straight down Hamburg Road on the east side to...
The 3rd climb is #11 Rated MD Climb, a 3 mile, 1,008 ft 6.4% average grade known as Hamburg Road with a FIETS rating of 2.0. The second half of this climb runs through the Frederick Municipal Forest. If you are ready for Frederick take a right at the top on Gambrill's Park Road back to the car, or continue back down the west side to...
The 4th ascent of Catoctin is #3 Rated Middlepoint Road. It climbs 790 feet over 1.4 miles at 10.6% for a FIETS of 2.5. Take an easy 1/2 mile back to the car, clean up, and then to one of the local breweries to replenish...Smoketown Creekside, ATTABOY BEER, or Idiom brewing are three possibilities.
Ride with GPS Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38514373
Ride Leader is Chris. Ride Speed: Pace yourself!
This ride checks off Frederick County for the ABC Tour of MD, as long as you get 20 miles in!
