King & Queen of the Watershed - Piedmont Fat Tire Society

Sunday, October 6, 2024 | 9 AM - 4 PM | Bur-Mil Park, Greensboro

IT’S A PARTY. IT’S A FUNDRAISER.

This is a fundraiser for the Piedmont Fat Tire Society to raise money for trail building and maintenance. PFTS is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the mountain bike community thrive in our area.

It's a RACE. It's a RIDE. It's a PARTY.

Choose your experience: Race or Ride. #youdoyou
RACE 5 timed segments, enduro-style. Results based on cumulative time.
Connectors are not timed. RIDE easy, hang out, enjoy the breaks. Not racing? Party pace the whole thing!
PARTY at the end, or PARTY all day!

ENTRY FEES

Current Price is $65

Prices Increases to $75 on September 1

Price Increases to $95 on September 22

Each racer will receive a meal ticket, beer ticket, and a water bottle with their entry fee. T-shirts are available for an additional $5 ONLY if registered by September 15th. There is a playground onsite for the kids.

PRIZES

We're offering great prizes for the event again this year. Awards go 3-deep in all categories.

AID STATION & EQUIPMENT

We will have a water station at the Dasani shelter between Wild Turkey and Owls Roost. There will also be some snacks at the station. Riders are ultimately responsible for any food. You must finish on the bike you started the race on!

THE STAGES

MAPS: TrailForks Full Route + Points of Interest | Strava Route

STAGE 1: Swan Song/Kingfisher (Route)

Start at Dogget Road trailhead of Kingfisher, merge onto Swan Song, re-merge with Kingfisher, split right onto Kingfisher outer loop, remerge with Kingfisher, finish at Yanceyville Road.
Connection to Stage 2: Cross Yanceyville Road to the Blue Heron parking lot.

STAGE 2: Blue Heron/Reedy Fork (Route)

Start at the Blue Heron parking lot and race Blue Heron, cross Church Street (Police will be directing traffic) and race Reedy Fork to the Lake Brandt Road parking lot.
Connection to Stage 3: Turn left onto Lake Brandt Road and ride a quarter mile towards Lake Brandt Marina. Look for signs on thee right, directing you back into the woods. Be cautious while riding on the road.

STAGE 3: Wild Turkey (Route)

Race Wild Turkey from Lake Brandt Marina to the greenway
Connection to Stage 4: Take a right on greenway and follow it back towards Bur-Mil Park. Enter Owls Roost on the south side where the wide bridge is located (Near the long fire road up to Shady Side). There is a water station at the Dasani Shelter a 1/10th of a mile from the Wild Turkey finish.

STAGE 4: Shady Side/Owl's Roost (Route)

Start at the bridge. Go up the first, long fire road. Ride Shady Side. When you come out of Shady Side you continue on Owl's Roost clockwise and race back to the bridge where you started.
Connection to Stage 5: Exit Owl's Roost, turn right onto the greenway, and ride back towards Bur-Mil park. Turn left on Owl's Roost Road and ride half a mile towards Bur-Mil park. Enter the park on the right, turn left after the swimming pool lot, head towards the shelter. Look for the start/finish inflatable arch.
CUTOFF TIME: You must finish this stage by 2:30 PM!

STAGE 5: Big Loop Extended (Route)

You will ride Big Loop counterclockwise, split right onto shelter 4 connector. You'll circle around tennis courts and around the pond, then head down the field to the greenway. Turn left onto the greenway for a short distance, then dart left back into big loop. You will ride the second half of Big Loop back to the start/finish area. Then, you're done!
CUTOFF TIME: You must finish this stage by 3:30 PM!

SIGNS WILL BE POSTED ALONG THE GREENWAY WITH DIRECTIONS TO ALL START/FINISH POINTS

The race loops will be timed but the sections leading to each trail will not be timed. The total race length counting non-timed segments is approximately 30 miles. YOU MUST RACE STAGES IN ORDER FROM 1-5 because we have cutoff times. Don't want to race all the segments? No problem. When you're done then head on back to the shelter at Bur-Mil for food and fun. We've also added a "Just Ridin' Along" category for those who want to participate, but not actually race.

The event will begin at Kingfisher Trail on Doggett Road. Shuttles will take riders and their bikes to the trailhead from the pool parking lot at Bur-Mil Park. You should get to the shuttle area at least 30 minutes prior to your wave going off. You are welcome to ride your bike to the Stage 1 start area at Doggett Road, or be dropped off at this location: Townsend Forest Ln S. NO PARKING is allowed on Doggett Road.

You will be on some roads, so blinkie lights are highly recommended. A police officer will be at busy crossings but still be careful when crossing.