Park City (Global Adventures): 75 miles of single track for a total of 14,080 feet of climbing will be on tap at the first “Park City Point 2 Point Endurance Bike Race.” The endurance race starts on Saturday, September 05, at 7.00 AM.

Park City has over 300 miles of fast and incredibly diverse trails, so the race will never travel over the same trail twice, according to the race organizers. The endurance challenge begins in the morning at the Quinn's Junction Recreation Complex in Round Valley and ends in the evening with a descent into the forum at The Canyons where a free concert and celebration will welcome racers to the finish line.

Today (August 31th) is the last day to register for the event.

Park City, Utah, just celebrated it’s its 125th birthday in June. Officially incorporated as a mining town in 1884, Park City has long prided itself on its diversified heritage and liberated lifestyle, and to celebrate its roots.

Following the discovery of silver in the Wasatch Back in the 1860s, the Park City area attracted migrants from across the world looking to strike it rich. By the time the silver mining boom hit in the 1880s, Park City’s population flourished and was officially incorporated as a town in 1884. Due to the decline in metal prices, residents gradually moved away in search of more opportunities, leaving the city a desolate ghost town in the 1950s.

But by the early 1960’s, miners began looking to capitalize again on the town’s natural resources and soon tapped into a new commodity and what is now Park City’s signature trademark, skiing and mountain biking.

More info is available here.

Park City, UT

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