The Grizzly ride is endorsed by the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and is taking place between two running events- The Bear Road Race on Thursday, July 8, 2010 & The Grandfather Mountain Marathon, Saturday, July 10, 2010.

The Grizzly ride will begin in Linville, NC and end on the track at McRae Meadows at the base of Grandfather Mountain.

The Grizzly is a beautiful and challenging route with 7000 feet of climbing in 65 miles, including 2 miles of dirt road up the backside of Beech Mountain. The 30-mile ride offers the same beauty and challenge of the NC mtns, without the Beech Mtn climb.

8:00am Start & 3:00pm Shutdown, you need to be able to finish in 7 hours.

Both you and your bike should be in great shape to complete the Grizzly!! This is a ride for road bikes, be sure you have good tires inflated properly.

The ride is capped at 200 entrants.

ANNOUNCING: New for 2010..... a 30 mile ride is being added. The 30 mile ride is a shorter version of the Grizzly without the Beech Mountain Climb but a beautiful and challenging route that includes the Blue Ridge Parkway.