Etoniah Gravel Rides

January 18 2025

Palatka Florida USA

Unconfirmed

Distances: 22, 45, 73 miles

Difficulty: Moderate terrain with rolling short steep hills or moderate, sustained climbs

The Gravel Ride is a group, no drop ride ride on a custom route in the Etoniah State Forest, along the new, beautiful, paved and shaded Palatka-to-Lake Butler State Trail, and local forest roads. The route will be approximately 35 miles (actual distance depends upon weather and route conditions) and will include an experienced ride leader and a sweep.

The Social Ride is out and back along the new, beautiful, paved and shaded Palatka-to-Lake Butler State Trail. Route distances up to 56 miles on the dedicated paved trail

This ride is for the more adventurous and experienced gravel riders. Bonus - this year's route will take riders through a private conservation area known as Wetland Preserve and riders will be able to view a mixture of terrains and ecosystems, as well as the countryside along the rural roads, Etoniah State Forest, and the Palatka-to-Lake Butler State Trail.

Proceeds from the race will benefit A Women's Resource Center. AWRC is an interdenominational evangelical ministry that serves women and men in unplanned pregnancies, including offering limited ultrasounds; shares the love and hope of salvation through Jesus Christ; promotes adoption as a viable option; provides peer counseling and Bible Study for post-abortive women; provides material services for people in need; offers abstinence programs for area youth and communication training for parents of adolescents. Every day, AWRC reaches out to women and their families in our community facing the overwhelming uncertainty of an unplanned pregnancy.

Etoniah Gravel Rides