Day 5 Leg 1

Distance

43.02 mi

Gain / Loss

+1,219 / −715 ft

Avg speed limit

67.2 mph

Speed limit signs

Route instructions

Mertzon Start to Big Lake Sunoco (Rest Stop)

0.0 miAll teams must return to U.S. 67 and trailer their solar cars South/West to the City of Mertzon (approx. 28 miles).
0.0 miAs you enter Mertzon, look for the football field on the left. Turn right immediately after it onto Duncan Road and proceed to the Community Center to unload.
0.0 miRace officially begins at the intersection of U.S. 67 and Duncan Road. Two-lane road.
1.0 miUphill with a passing lane.
3.5 miUphill
5.2 miPassing lane
5.8 miUphill
8.3 miUphill with a passing lane.
9.0 miDownhill with wide open horizon views.
10.2 miWatch for potential road work zones.
10.5 miUphill
10.8 miDownhill followed by an uphill. Passing lane zone.
12.8 miUphill
13.2 miDownhill
14.2 miEast Dutch Woman Draw
16.2 miUphill. Four lanes with no shoulders.
18.2 miUphill with no shoulders. Highly recommended to trailer here.
20.2 miVERY BIG UPHILL. Has a passing lane, but teams should consider trailering for safety.
21.1 miBig uphill
22.3 miTwo-lane road with shoulders. Optional trailer point.
22.6 miUphill
23.0 miDownhill entering the City of Barnhart.
24.1 miTraffic Light at the Sunoco Station.
24.4 miPassing lane
26.8 miRoad broadens.
28.2 miDownhill followed by a BIG UPHILL. High recommendation to trailer.
28.6 miTeepee Draw
28.9 miPassing lane
30.5 miReagan County Line. Four-lane road.
31.6 miUphill
32.7 miExtended uphill climb.
35.0 miUphill on a four-lane road with no shoulders.
36.9 miUphill on a two-lane road with shoulders.
39.6 miSugar Creek followed by an uphill climb.
40.9 miEntering City of Big Lake. Four-lane road.
41.8 miTraffic Light. Sunoco stations are located on both sides of the highway. Turn in for a mandatory REST STOP.