Distance: 300Km
Terrain: 50:50 Gravel/Tarmac Split
Elevation: 4,600m Elevation Gain
The Salsa Frontier 300 is not a race but an epic, supported ride from the west coast of Scotland to the east coast of England. Your aim is to get to our Salsa Beach Party – Frontier style!
The start window is between 4:15am and 4:45am from Rockcliffe and all rider briefings will be done the evening before at sign on.
Riders have the option of doing the event solo or as a pair. Paired riders will have designated ‘hand over’ points along the route where one rider can pass the timing baton to the other.
Each rider will be given a route booklet with event information as well as maps of the course. All forest sectors will be signed with course marking arrows and tape, linking road sections will be clearly marked in the route booklet and via the event gpx files.
Please note that a degree of navigation is required on the linking road sections between the forests, the full ride gpx will cover this – available 2 weeks before the start. We strongly recommend that riders carry the means to backup electrical devices with additional batteries.
At 96km there is a short steep carry which is not suitable for road style pedals.
Riders should ensure that they remain on the event route in case we need to locate you.
Whilst we expect riders to aim to finish late Saturday/early Sunday we appreciate that unforeseen circumstances may prevent this. Our final Feed Station at around 230km will have facilities to allow riders to get a few hours rest. For rider safety you will not be allowed to leave there between 2230hrs Saturday and 0400hrs Sunday.
We will light the fire early evening on Saturday and our caterers will serve evening meals from 7pm. There will be camping and showers at the finish and you will be able to send a limited amount of luggage ahead for your camp.
Our closing event will be the Salsa Brunch on the Beach (food/drinks included in the entry) from 10:30-12:00 on the Sunday morning. This will be a chance for all riders to come together, share finishing stories, epic moments and celebrate their achievements.