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Michael Pugh Jr Memorial Ride

               Michael Pugh Jr grew up on Signal Mountain and thoroughly enjoyed riding in the surrounding hills and mountains. Michael died on February 22, 2007 after a four year bout with Leukemia, he was 24 years old. This ride, first organized in 2008 to honor his memory, passes a few places special to Michael and returns down the front side of Signal Mountain to downtown Chattanooga.

This is a 60 mile mountainous route with two long climbs, the first around 6%, the second close to 9% average grade. The ride up Suck Creek Mountain follows a beautiful creek for most of the climb.

Directions to start:

The parking lot between 3rd/4th streets and Cherry/Walnut streets, 2 blocks south of the Walnut Street walking bridge.

Route description:

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Printable cue sheet

              
Miles Turn  Description Leg
0.0 North  on Walnut Street and across the walking bridge 0.4
0.4 Left  on Frasier Ave (becomes Cherokee Blvd) 1.6
2.0 Through  tunnel, Cherokee Blvd becomes Dayton Blvd 1.0
3.0 Left  on Signal Mountain Blvd 2.2
5.2 Left  on TN-27/ Suck Creek Road
Watch railroad crossing after turn		 4.3
9.5 Begin climb  up TN-27/Suck Creek Road 5.0
14.5 Begin descent  down TN-27/Suck Creek Road 5.0
19.5 Rest Stop  at country store in Powell's Crossroads 0.1
19.6 Right  on TN-283 10.6
30.2 Right  on US-127/TN-8 up Signal Mountain
The fire tower is the top		 11
41.2 Rest Stop  at Country store 0.6
41.8 Bear Right  onto Anderson Pike 1.4
43.2 Right  on Shackleford Ridge Road 2.5
45.7 Continue  on Shackleford Ridge past Edwards Point 2.6
48.3 Right-Right  at James Blvd onto Texas Ave
Golf course on left		 0.5
48.8 Right  on Tennessee 0.7
49.5 Continue  Tennessee becomes James Blvd at Alexian Village 0.2
49.7 Bear Right  on Mississippi Ave as road bears left 0.8
50.5 Right  on Signal Mountain Blvd 0.1
50.6 Right  on US-127/Taft Hwy, Begin descent 5.9
56.5 Right  on Dayton Blvd 1.0
57.5 Through   tunnel, Dayton Blvd becomes Cherokee Blvd 1.5
59.0 Right  on Walnut Street and cross the walking bridge 0.6
59.6 Finish  at parking lot on right after 3rd Street -