On October 12, 1875, Aleister Crowley was born. Crowley was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, mountaineer, drug experimenter, prankster, yogi, early freedom fighter, human rights activist, and philosopher. He was a practitioner of “magick” (as he spelled it) and called himself the Beast 666. He was denounced in his own time for his decadent lifestyle and had few followers, but he became a cult figure after his death in 1947. Let’s ride around Saddle Mountain on our bikes and honor the life of Mr. Crowley!

Route & Details
9:30 a.m. start time

The route is ~45 miles with ~4000 ft. of elevation gain

~80% unpaved gravel/dirt logging roads, 20% pavement

Download the route to your device; some of the roads are tricky to navigate and it is easy to get lost or turned around out here

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Do not let the above numbers fool you! A sorcerer is at work here

This route contains A LOT of larger, loose gravel/rocks on fairly steep climbs and descents

There are 4 or 5 steep climbs on loose, large gravel (max 15.5% grade)

This is NOT a route of smooth “luxury” gravel

Some of the “dirt” logging roads might as well be made of peanut butter when wet

Recommended tires size is 40c or larger

A hardtail mountain bike would be just fine for this ride

Bring spare tubes, pump, and a patch kit