Name: Cycle Epic - Merida Pursuit 55km
Rating: 5

Mountain Bike

33.8 miles

Distance

3,955 ft

Climb

-3,950 ft

Descent

1,390 ft

High Point

The award-winning Flight Centre Cycle Epic is a great mountain biking tradition that began in 2002 with a bunch of mates challenging themselves on a 117km epic trail ride. In 2003, the inaugural Australian mountain bike marathon started a new era in the sport.

Over the past 16 years, the EPIC has gone through multiple evolution’s, most recently due to the 2011 floods which destroyed much of the track infrastructure. The track-building team have worked hard to develop extensive tracks of an international standard – creating rides that cater for different ages and skill levels.

Detailed Description

Cycle Epic - Merida Pursuit 55km is a 34 mile less popular intermediate race route located near Ipswich. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 17 trails. This route climbs 3,955 ft with a max elevation of 1,390 ft then descends -3,950 ft.

Bike Park

Past Events

- 14 Sep 2019
Flight Centre Sports and Events Cycle and Trail Run Epic
Race

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Trails in Route

	Access Road				1,680 ft
	Access Road				5,085 ft
	Access Road				1 mile
	Intervention				3 miles
	Devine				3 miles
	Family Valley				2 miles
	Links				1,526 ft
	Gorgeous				3,871 ft
	Legless Lizard				4,728 ft
	Skyfall				1 mile
	Trailer Thrash				1,860 ft
	Access Road				1 mile
	Access Road				4,403 ft
	Bolder				2 miles
	Bolder Link				2,169 ft
	Epic				3 miles
	Escalator				1,991 ft

Details

Race Course
Riding area

Hidden Vale Adventure Park
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Ridelogs

92

More Stats for Cycle Epic - Merida Pursuit 55km mountain bike route

Altitude change

4 ft
Altitude min

321 ft
Altitude start

452 ft
Altitude end

456 ft
Grade max

-53%
Grade min

49.8%
Distance climb

16 miles
Distance down

14 miles
Distance flat

4 miles

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trail	date	description
Intervention	Jun 26, 2022 @ 11:10pm Jun 26, 2022
Trailer Thrash	Jun 18, 2022 @ 2:50pm Jun 18, 2022	Small detour at the end - look out for the bunting!
Skyfall	Jun 18, 2022 @ 2:50pm Jun 18, 2022
Devine	Jun 18, 2022 @ 2:50pm Jun 18, 2022
Access Road	Apr 30, 2022 @ 2:27pm Apr 30, 2022

Cycle Epic - Merida Pursuit 55km route

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