Wilderness 101 Route Central PA

[trail_turkey]

I'm planning a two day ride of the Wilderness 101 route near State College PA. I'd like to park my car where the course crosses route 322. Parking near the center of the loop gives a bail out option if time constrains require an exodus. I'd like to ride the loop in the counter-clockwise direction, the same as the race.

Can anyone advise on a trailhead parking area on or near Crowfield Road near Penn Spring Reservoir?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[jhl99]

Two options come to mind:

1.  Leave car at Penn Roosevelt Picnic area/campground

2.  Leave car at this trailhead parking lot:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B046'23.2%22N+77%C2%B035'29.0%22W/@40.7731134,-77.5913968,2396m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en

[trail_turkey]

Thanks a ton. These look great. I appreciate your insight.

I'm taking purification tablets for treating found water. Can anyone comment on the availability of water not requiring treatment (wells or treated sources) along the course?

[jhl99]

Its been a while, but here is what I remember:
1.  Probably treated water at Whipple Dam SP (about the southern most point of the course
2.  Definitely treated water at Greenwood Furnace SP (slightly off course)
3.  Definitely treated water at Poe Paddy SP

I think there are some springs along the route... I would treat spring water.  Frequently, hunting camps are in close proximity to springs . 

It's been a long time since of ridden the course.  I know that there was some grumbling that some of the single track was replace with forest road in the most recent races.

A long time ago, I road the course as a 2 day preride before I raced the 101 for the first time.  My foggy memory thinks the 2 day tour was more of beat down than racing the 101!

[trail_turkey]

Thanks for the help. I just got home from the ride. Had no problem finding water along the course at springs and creeks (treated of course). I didn't need to make any detours off course. The SPs on the course had fountains but they weren't turned on yet. No biggie though.

Thanks for your help.

[PeteStaehling]

It's been a long time since of ridden the course.  I know that there was some grumbling that some of the single track was replace with forest road in the most recent races.

It has been a long time for me too (I think the time I rode it was the first year of the race).  My foggy recollection is that there was already forest road for a large percentage of the way.  Anyone have a handle of what percentage of the route are road, forest road, and single track respectively?