north↑wards SF → Prudhoe Bay

67. Top of the World III

Hiking instead of biking

1095 hm
Ascent
550 hm
Descent
5:30 h
On the road
3:31 h
Pure riding
13.9 km/h
Avg speed
49 km
Distance

Today was very tough again. I still have problems to find enough water since most of the creeks are very dirty because of the big amounts of rain. Today I had a little bit of everything that is bad for a cyclist: Rain, burning sun, headwinds and steep hills.
After a couple of hours I was still not very far and decided to rest and instead of cycling hike up to Mt. Fairplay.

Overview map

Date of the stage: 09.07.2014