The Huracan 300 Bikepacking Route

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Buy the Route via PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, or Zelle for 50$ Include your email address or send me a message or I wont know who to send the information to!

The Huracan 300 Challenge is the ULTIMATE OFF-ROAD ENDURANCE EXPERIENCE in the state of Florida, with two route options available!

About this route

The HuRaCaN Bikepacking Kick-off is 3 smaller events, requiring no entry fee and limited to 75 participants each, giving riders the chance to ride the route at the same time.

Riders are on a self-contained and self-supported expedition on this magnificent mostly off-road route.

The Huracan 300 Challenge is the ULTIMATE OFF-ROAD ENDURANCE EXPERIENCE in the state of Florida. The route features over 100 miles of singletrack, many remote miles of double-track forest roads and abandoned paths, and a few miles of pavement here and there. During the route, riders cross numerous forests, The Cross Florida Greenway, two mountain bike parks, and miles of some of Florida’s longest and hardest climbs. That’s right; we said long and hard.

Original HuRaCaN Route,370 miles of the most challenging Florida terrain. Expect everything you have ever heard about the Huracan from all your friends, with a few more surprises thrown in. This is the route everyone talks about.

The HuRaCaN Lite is a 340-mile route with almost no singletrack or river crossings. It will combine Dirt roads, A-Roads, B-Roads, Bikepath, and major roads. This is essentially a Skinnier tire friendlier version of the route. The minimum recommended tire width is 45MM.

Once you purchase the route info, you will get a link to a Google Drive folder containing the information. You must allow messages from karlos@singletracksamurai.com to receive this information. If not, it will go to your spam folder. Route info is licensed per individual and must be downloaded from the Google Drive folder and opened with a compatible program to use and view.

RIDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO IMMEDIATELY GO TO https://reserve.floridastateparks.org/Web/ TO RESERVE A CAMPSITE FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU PLAN TO BE ON THE ROUTE. PLEASE CHOOSE Shangri La Campground IS THE START. If you do not get a spot, They will offer primitive camping/parking for your vehicle at visit them upon arrival to pay; it's usually a per person per day rate.

The Huracan Challenge is a loop – you finish where you begin.

Total mileage +/-300 miles.

The event begins Saturday, February 3rd, at 8 am at Shangri La trailhead, the direction of travel will be Anti Clockwise in 2024.

The entry fee collected for this event is to help offset the cost associated with the continued development and caretaking of the routes. There are no prizes. This is a ride for HONOR and bragging rights. The Fee you pay gets you the ride file, waypoint gpx, and the route gpx, plus a souvenir. There are NO REFUNDS.

To navigate the route, a GPX file will be provided. From that file, riders may make their own cue sheets and print their own maps.

Rules:

We follow the Tobi Gadd Ultra Rules for riders who want to have their times compared to other riders. The only rules we do not follow are the assistance rule, as riders are free to assist each other. The pre-arranged lodging rule as riders are free to arrange their sleep accommodations ahead of time. And finally, riders are allowed to draft.

Every dollar that Singletrack Samurai Collects helps keep me making new routes and stewarding the old routes. It is a full-time job. If you are feeling generous, Make additional donations to PayPal.Me/SingleTrackSamurai or contact for me to send donations using other electronic payment methods, I accept them all.



Be prepared

ITT format is the original and hardest category to ride. You agree to complete the route under your own power following the self supported rules with no pre-arranged outside assistance.

Get The Route

Route creation is a tedious task that requires Annual involvement.  We ask that folks make a minimal donation of  $40 if you just want the route, 50$ if you want the route and the patch.  The route gets sent as a google drive shared folder. You have to download the route out of the folder to utitlize the information.  The folder includes:

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  • Route File GPX (need a program to open and view this file)

  • Route Trail Guide(updated every year once a year)

  • Route Waypoint files for relevant and key information.

  • My Brain to pick information from

Make your payment as friends and family and in the notes include your mailing address if you paid for the patch.  Patches are available while supplies last.  I regularly check the account and send out information and share the file throughout the day, each and everyday.  There may be delays if I am out scouting or riding, so please be patient.  Dropping me a friendly reminder via email doesnt hurt!

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Collect your patch

There are limited quantities available of the 2018 Huracan 300 patch available, pay pal me 8$, include your mailing information and I will send one to you right away.