North Country Subaru Black Fly Challenge
GravelPoint to point
Date
Sat, 12 Jun 2027
Venue
Byron Park, Indian Lake, New York to Fern Park, Inlet, New York
Town of Inlet, Hamilton County
Countdown
June
A point-to-point gravel ride from Indian Lake to Inlet, run since 1996. 64 km with modest climbing, so it's a big day out rather than a brutal one.
Key facts
01Helmet must be CPSC-compliant
02Finish within five hours or you're out of the results
03E-bike category allows Class 1 electric-assist bikes only
Create a free training plan for the North Country Subaru Black Fly Challenge
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The course
The route
Town of Inlet
Distance64km
Total climb809m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate62.9 km
Weather
Mid-June, Town of Inlet
21°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
51%Days with rain
Highs around 21°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 51% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserAdirondack Mountain Bike Association, a committee of the Inlet Area Business Association
Websiteblackflychallenge.com
Instagram@blackflychallenge
Running since1996
Training
Training for the North Country Subaru Black Fly Challenge
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 North Country Subaru Black Fly Challenge plan targets
Typical sessions
64 km with 809 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
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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