Another edition of the Eugene GEARS Blackberry Bramble. This year the start was at Alton Baker Park instead of Amazon Park. Great morning conditions. First few miles went west through town to get on the Amazon Park course on Lorane Highway. Nice mellow early climb, then fun descent. Mile 18 was Gillespie Corner, or the turn onto Territorial Highway. First rest stop at the General Store at Territorial and Cottage Grove-Lorane Rd junction (mile 22.5). The next 18 miles was into the Coast Range on Siuslaw Rd. A couple short, steep climbs between miles 30 and 35, then another 0.6 mile climb at mile 39.5 to the Wolf Creek Rd junction. The Wolf Creek Rd rest stop was also the beginning of the time trial climb. It was an extra $5 and I didn't want to make myself push harder than I wanted. The 11.7 mile Wolf Creek Rd segment is deceptively challenging. There is the 1.5 mile initial climb, followed by a long downhill, then a 5-mile somewhat flat then a gradual climb to the 2.5 mile marker and the final downhill to Territorial Highway. The Crow lunch stop was another 1.2 miles (mile 52). Another short, steep climb immediately after lunch on Central Rd then a downhill to the turn for Petzold Rd. Stay on Petzold for 2.4 miles to Crow Rd. The route changed here. The new version went left on Crow Rd at Petzold instead of crossing Crow Rd to Erickson Rd. Most of the final 10 miles was on the Fern Ridge bike path system. Plenty of homeless from Belt Line to the end of the path near W 16th. Another couple miles on dedicated bike lanes back to Alton Baker.