Date
Sat, 25 Sept 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Towanda train station, Towanda, Pennsylvania
Towanda, Bradford County
Countdown
September
The short one of the three: a 182 km gravel loop out of Towanda and back, with 3,500 m of climbing. Big for one day, and a fair first taste of self-supported riding.
Key facts
01Self-supported: buy supplies from local shops during their public opening hours
02No private support. Any accommodation must be publicly available
03You must ride the entire course
Create a free training plan for the Endless Mountains Grand Depart 182 km
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The course
The route
Towanda
Distance183km
Total climb3,542m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate174.3 km
Weather
Late-September, Towanda
22°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
1°CColdest in 20 years
35%Days with rain
Highs around 22°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 1°C. Rain on 35% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserEndless Gravel PA / Endless Mountains Heritage Region; event organizer David Landis
Websiteendlessgravelpa.com
Instagram@endlessgravel_pa
Running since2024
Training
Training for the Endless Mountains Grand Depart 182 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Endless Mountains Grand Depart 182 km plan targets
Typical sessions
183 km with 3,542 m of climbing
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Sustained climbing repeats on real gradients
Group rides for drafting and bunch-riding skills
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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