2027 Highlands Gran Fondo, a SENA Gran Fondo National Series event

for the 2 mile swim.

Location: The Indian Trail Club in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey

Wetsuits Encouraged! Great Prizes!

Awards for overall and age group winners. Ages groups are: 19 & under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+ for males and females. Registration deadline is June 1, 2024.

SAFETY: Since the safety of the swimmers is of prime concern, this swimming event may be delayed or canceled due to dangerous weather conditions. The Event Director will make this decision. The Event Director also has the authority to close the course in case of inclement weather and prevent athletes from completing the swim. Due to the nature of the event, we are unable to issue refunds. Wetsuits are strongly encouraged. If water temperature is below 66 degrees, wetsuits will be required. For safety reasons, swimmers unable to complete any loop of the course in less than 30 minutes will not be permitted to complete subsequent loops. Entry fee includes a highly visible swim cap that must be worn as the top cap during the swim. Lifeguards, safety boats, and kayaks will monitor the entire race course and local EMTs and medical personnel will be present. All safety personnel and race directors have the authority to remove someone from the event at any time.

Race packets must be picked up the morning of the race at check-in. NO RACE DAY REGISTRATIONS! Timing by Compuscore.

70s. In 2007 the park was cleaned up and building of a trail network was started by JORBA (which continues to this day). Remenants of the old park still remain and perhaps decendants of the original safari animals? Either way the park will be a good challenge, and who knows, maybe you'll have enough in you to escape the jungle.

FUNDRAISING

As part of Ready Set Go Adventures Mission, we always give back to area charities.

A portion of event proceeds donated to West Milford First Aid.

Race Loop Map & Elevation

We're in the process of finalizing the loop, but here's a good idea of loop length and elevation.

Long Loop 7.5 miles / 700 feet elevation

Short Loop 4 Mile / 400 feet elevation

Course is 80% Marked and Plan is to have marking finished on April 1.

We're working on keeping within H2H race time length guidelines as follows:

Cat 3/Jr 40-70 minutes - Cat 2/Open 80-110 minutes - Cat 1/Pro 100-135 minutes

Endurance - Maximum # Long Loops in 4 Hours / 2.5 Hours

Cat 1/Pro: 2 long loops

Cat 2/Open: 1 Short loop + 1 Long loop

Cat 3: 2 Short Loops

Lap Map & Elevation

LONG COURSE

SHORT COURSE LOOP

Cash Payouts & Prizes

Equal $ Payouts ALL Men's & Women's Pro/Cat 1

Cat 1/Pro Open Cash Payout will be per category (1) $100, (2) $75, (3) $50

Endurance 3 Hour Races: Medals & Prizes. Riders must complete a minimum of 2 laps to be eligible for Endurance podium.

As per USA Cycling Rules there must be a minimum of 3 racers in a category to be eligible.

Parking

NJ State Parks is requiring a $5 parking fee for every car entering the park. We recommend car pooling if at all possible. Appreciate it if you can please bring exact change of $5 in cash to cover parking. You can also pre-pay parking in the merchandise section on this registration page.

Camping

Nearby Camping is available at either Camp Wyanokie or Wawayanda State Park

Both are about 15 minutes from race site

Rain & Course Conditions

Event is planned rain or shine.

If Trail Conditions require a date change, makeup date will be in April.

There are no refunds.

Day Of Event Sign Up

Available for additional $15 Fee.

Please bring Cash so we can get you registered quickly.

SIGN UP EARLY & SAVE UP TO 17% OFF

Price Increases February 15 & March 31 at 12:01 AM

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