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View Full Version : Ouachita Trail - Roundtop Mountain? lanpope 02-29-2008, 10:25 PM I notice in the OC 80 (http://www.ouachitachallenge.com/course/images/big_racemap08.jpg) this year we will be going over Roundtop Mountain on the Ouachita Trail (north of Fisherman's Village). I've never been up there. Anybody ridden that area of the Ouachita Trail? Elevation profile maybe? General input? Thanks LP Flat Ark 03-01-2008, 03:12 AM I notice in the OC 80 (http://www.ouachitachallenge.com/course/images/big_racemap08.jpg) this year we will be going over Roundtop Mountain on the Ouachita Trail (north of Fisherman's Village). I've never been up there. Anybody ridden that area of the Ouachita Trail? Elevation profile maybe? General input? Thanks LP Never ridden that part, but I talked to one of the top guys in that race every year and he said that the extra 20 miles that has been added is not just 20 extra miles, but 20 extra HARD miles. THenne 03-01-2008, 03:56 AM Enjoy the scenery, it's a great hike! lanpope 03-01-2008, 05:55 PM So anyone ridden the area? LP THenne 03-01-2008, 06:14 PM I ride there frequently but you will hike that climb! santacruzer 03-02-2008, 05:01 AM I ride there frequently but you will hike that climb! For once I think entering the 60 mile version may have been one of the smarter things I've done:p THenne 03-02-2008, 06:06 AM The 80 really is a great loop. Higher % singletrack than the 60. We do the OC Lite which includes RT and the east end for a 40 regularly. lanpope 03-02-2008, 05:34 PM For once I think entering the 60 mile version may have been one of the smarter things I've done:p Sissy....;) Good luck this weekend at the 6 hour! I'll be camping in Pisgah suffering through a 6 hour hell-fest on Saturday and a 4 hour singletrack-romp on Sunday. Life is tough :thumbsup: See you guys soon. LP adrenalnjunky 03-23-2008, 10:11 PM Rode Roundtop last weekend - yeah - if I was riding it the direction for the 80 - from the Womble trailhead sign that's roughly 3 miles from the top - we took the OC route up, and yeah hiked 60% of it. Was not a blast. But when we got to the top, we headed off the opposite way of the OC route toward the Womble trailhead and had some really nice runs through there, and then back down the Womble from the point it hits the OT. Was a pretty tiring loop - we started a little south of Hwy 88, probably 16-ish miles. I've ridden the trail recently from Fishermans Village to North Fork (~30 miles), and I would say I was more tired after doing the Roundtop loop. |