50 Miles Race

Riders start out at the Bowen Roundhouse and at the start time will head south on Pipeline Road.  You are then going to take a hard right, then left then another right to start up Trench Town to Rockshock, then a right on Lazy Cow and head towards the Roundhouse.  As you enter the camping area near the Roundhouse, you will take a left up to Antler Run.  This is the beginning of the climb to Mundy’s Gap.  At the end of Antler Run, take a right on the Mad Cow up to Blue Moon.  Once on Blue Moon you head south to the four way turn, take a right on Tin Mine and up the punchy climb. At the top of Tin Mine comes the grueling climb up to Mundy’s Gap.  Hit the top and now you have the technical down hill towards the west side of the Franklins, don’t blink or you might miss a Big Horn Sheep grazing near by.  Stay left on Agave Loop down to the parking lot.  Take the pavement, it’ll be the only pavement you see, down and take a left then a quick right up to the aide station at Lower Sunset parking lot. Once you grab supplies, take the Lower Sunset trail all the way to Lower Foothills out to the next aide station at on the Northeast Access Road (old jeep road).  Then start the climb up Northern Pass back over to the east side of the mountain.  enjoy the technical downhill over to Hitt It.  Once you turn on Hitt It, take either line   Once at the bottom of Hitt It, take a bathroom break if needed, then jump on Down Under and get moving, watch the DIP.  Take a left on Pipeline and then a left on Goons Loop.  As you finish Goons Loop, you take a quick left and push it hard on Pipeline to the 35 mile aide station.

You will take Lost Cow south. Turn right on Lazy Cow for a short fast climb up and turn right on Lazy Cow Shortcut. Heading north back over to Lazy Cow and straight down to the Roundhouse where spectators will be cheering you on. Passing the Roundhouse, you will head West up through the campground and over to Coyote Ugly. Then you will jump onto to Spotted Cow and start the climb up to Sotol Forest.  Follow Sotol Forest south until you take a hard right onto Scenic Road.  Follow that amazing view all the way to Tin Mine for a quick down hill over to Happy Hill.  Once on Happy Hill, you will bomb down to Upper Pole Cat.  Don’t miss the hard right onto Blue Blue and head south.  Follow Blue Moon over to Mule Shoe.  Mule Shoe will give you a good tech climb out and back to Blue Moon over to Cardiac Hill.  It was not named Cardiac Hill for nothing.  You’ll follow that around to Tin Mine and a short down to Pole Cat, take the left and start climbing Pole Cat.  Once you finish the Pole Cat climb to Blue Moon, you’ll head north over to Mad Cow.  Then take a right onto Mad Cow and follow those arrows all the way back to the finish line at the Roundhouse. If you made it this far you have mastered the 2026 El Paso Puzzler!!!!