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 and end on the track at 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.

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.