The Cabin Challenge

CABIN CHALLENGE FULL MONTY --101 miles
Route--www.strava.com/routes/3055560802237610102

There are two aid stations...mile 45 and mile 69ish.  The 1st aid station will be at the intersection of Sundown Road and Sugerloaf Road.  The 2nd aid station will be at the intersection of Sundown Road and Route 55A.  The Shackelton will be awarded to the rider with the fastest combined times  of Sugerloaf, Mohonk and Peekamoose.
Start Time -- 6:00am

CABIN CHALLENGE ORIGINALE --78 Miles
Route--www.strava.com/routes/3055561826349171376
There will be one aid station...around mile 45 plan accordingly.  The aid station will be at the intersection of Sundown Road and Sugerloaf Road.  The KOM/QOM will be the lowest combined times of Mohonk and Peekamoose.
Start Time -- 7:30am

FONDO--35 Miles
Fondo Route--www.strava.com/routes/3074796890146609412
Start Time -- 10:00am

FONDUECE -- 52 MILES
​Route--www.strava.com/routes/3074791438161395972
Start Time -- 9:00am

The Blue Hill Cabin Challenge is a serious ride for serious cyclists. The ride is not easy .  There are four routes.   The CC Full Monty...you get everything....mostly pain. The CC Originale is serious.  The Fondo....you can drink beer the entire time.  The Fonduece ....you're definitely riding for a while, but it is leisurely. 

The Full Monty and Originale rides are often steep and full of Cat 1-5 climbs.  The Blue Monster is a 6 mile long sustained climb.   Throughout the ride you will encounter beautiful Catskill Mountains, pristine mountain streams, and local characters who might have just walked out of a Dickens novel.  The ride starts and ends in New Paltz, NY.

This is a supported ride.  There will be aid stations, equipped with a bevy of culinary delights, fresh fruit, gels, bars, water, sports drink, etc.  That being said, you should show up with water and food, this is a hard core endeavor and you should make adequate preparations.  There will also be a sweep vehicle.  However, you need to be able to support yourself.  

Can you change a tire?  If the answer is no...start practicing or reconsider this ride.  We are serious.

The Cabin Grit award is given to the individual that the ride director feels embraced the spirit of the cabin that day and demonstrates an all around solid, prodigious effort.  The Cabin Grit award is given to the rider who best embodies the spirit of the Cabin....badassery, perseverance, camaraderie, and true grit. The KOM and QOM awards are given out to top male and female riders who  have the lowest combined times of Mohonk and Peekamoose.   The Shackelton will be awarded to the rider with the fastest combined times  of Sugerloaf, Mohonk and Peekamoose.

Sorry, no bribes here - you gotta be legit.  

​While we enjoy giving out awards and encouraging a competitive atmosphere, this is a ride - not a race, and awards are doled out purely as a congratulatory measure.  Don't get too crazy out there and try not to be too serious about awards.  If you are to into yourself please find another ride.  Finally, the Ride Director has been known to give out random awards.

Some past winners claim to have received a burlap sack of broken Soviet appliances instead of their actual award.  The Ride Committee has no comment.