The World Wildlife Fund manages an extensive forest preserve in the mountains just north of Oaxaca city, which includes miles of old logging roads and a ecotourism camp. The camp is the site of this race. The course uses some of these logging roads, but the exciting part is the singletrack “La Cabeza de Vaca” trail that squiggles through the forest on a narrow, loose tread – alternately climbing and then dropping among the trees. The circuit covers 4.8 miles (7.72 km), making it the longest of the race venues. The elevation gain and loss going around the loop amounts to 1153 feet (351 meters). There are few technical challenges on the course, but the singletrack is very narrow, the ground is quite loose and the deep covering of pine needles can be very slippery – so riders need to be alert! The last part of the race loop is a screamer downhill on the main access road leading back to the camp.
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