The Northern Michigan Mountain Bike Association (NMMBA) designs our course routing. The design protects our fragile single track while still making the race fun and challenging for all skill levels in any weather condition. Stout will be about 25 miles and Pale Ale about 12 miles.

All races start and finish at Mt. Holiday to maximize spectator enjoyment and racer convenience.

The Stout and Pale Ale will start and wind around the Mt. Holiday property onto the first section of private land*. After about a mile you will reach Heart Attack Hill (approx 100' vert over .2 miles) to the Holiday Hills neighborhood. After the neighborhood the course will dive into PRIVATE property again before finally reaching the state forest and VASA Pathway.  Get ready for some more climbing to start the race!

The Pale Ale and Stout racers will ride through a combination of VASA Pathway, single track and two tracks splitting and then merging again on the way back to Mt. Holiday.

The finish is the famous adrenaline rush slalom down the ski hill to the famous Max's Service Mud Pit Finish.

You can expect elevation gains of approximately 1,800 ft for the Stout and 900 ft for the Pale Ale.

Mud, Sweat & Beers

Mud, Sweat & Beers

All Ages Mountain Biking Competition