RIDE
ACROSS ILLINOIS (RAIL) SOUTH
Route
Profile Data
Distances • Elevation
and Climbing • Entire
Route • Each
Ride Segment • Ride
Segment Summary
Note that the posted route data may not correlate exactly
to the actual route you will ride due to reroutes necessary
within one month of the event.
There will not be any options as part of the regular route.
Distances
The ride is 163.3 miles long (nominally 165) and
the rest stops are spaced 27.2 miles apart on average.
If you stay at the supported hotel in Vincennes this will
add 0.9 additional miles onto the ride.
Ride
Segments
The average ride segment is 27.2 miles.
The
the longest
ride segment is the first one from St. Louis to Breese at 39.7 miles. The shortest
ride segment is the last one from Bridgeport to Vincennes at
16.7 miles.
Elevation
and Climbing
The total gross climb over
the entire ride is 4178 feet and
the net elevation gain is -51 feet. The ride
segment
with
the greatest amount of gross climb is from Breese
to Salem at 1254 feet. The ride
segment
with
the least amount of gross climb is from Flora
to Olney at 327 feet.
Entire
Route
Vincennes Hotel |
No
|
Yes
|
Rest Stops |
6
|
6
|
Total Distance
(mi) |
163.3
|
164.2
|
Elevation
Profile |
|
|
Starting
Elevation (ft) |
507
|
507
|
Ending
Elevation (ft) |
456
|
447
|
Highest
Elevation (ft) |
633
|
633
|
Lowest
Elevation (ft) |
411
|
411
|
Gross Climb (ft)
|
4178
|
4186
|
Gross Climb
Profile |
|
|
Net Climb (ft) |
-51
|
-60
|
Longest Ride
Segment
Distance (mi) |
39.7
|
39.7
|
Shortest Ride
Segment
Distance (mi)
|
16.7
|
16.7
|
Average
Distance
Between Rest
Stops (mi) |
27.2
|
27.4
|
Longest Ride
Segment
Gross Climb
(ft) |
1242
|
1242
|
Shortest Ride
Segment
Gross Climb
(ft)
|
327
|
327
|
Average Gross
Climb
Between Rest
Stops (ft)
|
696
|
698
|
Gross Grade |
0.5
|
0.5
|
Net Grade |
0.0
|
0.0
|
Each
Ride Segment
|
St.
Louis
to Breese |
Breese
to Salem
|
Salem
to Flora
|
Flora to
Olney
|
Olney to
Bridgeport
|
Bridgeport
to Vincennes
|
Vincennes
Hotel |
Distance (mi) |
39.7 |
37.4
|
27.1
|
22.2
|
20.2
|
16.7
|
0.9 |
Elevation
Profile |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Starting
Elevation (ft) |
507 |
478 |
532
|
481
|
456
|
451
|
456 |
Ending
Elevation (ft) |
478 |
532 |
481
|
456
|
451
|
456
|
447 |
Highest
Elevation (ft) |
633 |
588 |
597
|
515
|
570
|
531
|
457 |
Lowest
Elevation (ft) |
428 |
436 |
465
|
447
|
445
|
411
|
447 |
Gross
Climb (ft) |
1105 |
1242 |
467
|
327
|
473
|
564
|
8 |
Gross Climb
Profile |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Climb (ft) |
-29 |
54 |
-51
|
-25
|
-5
|
5
|
-9 |
Gross Grade |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
0.2 |
Net Grade |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
-0.2 |
Ride
Segment Summary
Unique Ride Segments |
6
|
Total Possible Routes |
1
|
Total Rest Stops |
6
|
On Road Rest Stops |
5
|
Rest Stops Ridden To |
6
|
|