Thread: Your Flatest Route - A Challenge
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Old 06-26-19 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Hypno Toad
........................it got me thinking about a challenge: What's your flatest route? .................For me, it's the Dakota Trail, it's 50+ miles (out and back) with a total of ~615 ft of climbing, or 12 ft/mile.......................
The following STRAVA replay is fairly flat for 14.5 miles - 58 minutes - 39 feet elevation - 14.9mph

https://www.relive.cc/view/2451774101

BUT !!!! the following STRAVA replay is how the above was made with more miles and not much elevation change - 121.1 miles - 7hr 46min - 279ft - 15.6mph

https://www.relive.cc/view/2451714693
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