Oregon Gravel Epic

The Bootlegger 100

The Bootlegger 100

April 19 2025
Lenoir NC
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Distances: 60, 100 miles
Difficulty: Difficult terrain with longer, steeper hills

The Bootlegger 100 is one of the most challenging and scenic gravel events of the year!
There are two route choices (58 and 107 miles) that both start and finish in downtown Lenoir, NC and travel through the beautiful and rugged Wilson Creek Gorge.

The 58 mile route has approximately 4500 feet of climbing while the 107 mile route will take you up to the Blue Ridge Parkway and includes approximately 9700 feet of climbing.

Be sure to keep your head up and enjoy the scenery as the Bootlegger 100 takes you from historic downtown Lenoir and into the heart of the “other Pisgah,” also known as the Grandfather Ranger District.  Both the 107- and 58-mile options roll through the countryside before delivering you to a gravel wonderland with plenty of challenging terrain.  Just after you pass Coffey’s General Store and Museum, the two routes split, and the long course heads all the way up to the highest point of the day on the Blue Ridge Parkway.  Be prepared for gravity to do as much work for you as your braking fingers will let it as you descend fourteen miles down the Parkway and also Pineola Road before rejoining with the shorter course.  Everyone will enjoy a brief respite as the road parallels the burbling Wilson Creek for eight miles before the final gravel challenge on the infamous Maple Sally Road before heading back to town for the finish.

The course will be well marked in Pisgah Productions style and post-race meals and refreshments will be provided.

The Bootlegger 100

 
Start Located At: Luna Cycles 110 Church Street Northwest Lenoir, NC 28645
 
 
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