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Forbidden Gravel Esperto Map Art
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A human-designed cycling artwork of the 88 km Esperto course of Forbidden Gravel, a gravel loop below Mount Washington, physically plotted with ink on 250 gsm paper in Québec City.
- ✓Physically plotted with ink on 250 gsm paper
- ✓Created to order in Québec City
- ✓Personal production timelapse included
- ✓Made to order in Québec City
- ✓Unframed — fits standard 11 x 17 in frames
- ✓Free shipping — Canada only
- ✓Free replacement if damaged
Comox Valley, British Columbia, Canada. Plotted in real ink, one line at a time, on 250gsm paper.
The course in numbers
Distance
88 km
The course
The 88 km Esperto course of Forbidden Gravel, a gravel loop on the forest roads of the Comox Valley, below Mount Washington.
Forbidden Gravel, the BC Gravel Series finale, is raced in the Comox Valley, below Mount Washington on Vancouver Island. The Esperto loop heads out on Duncan Bay Mainline, then joins Piggott Main — the main climb, about 424 metres between km 22 and km 33, leads toward the highest point of the course, at 580 metres. It continues on Rossiter Main, returns to Duncan Bay Mainline, passes Black Creek Main, then takes Piggott Main and Rossiter Main again before dropping down Duncan Bay Mainline to the start. Elevation is the main theme: lots of climbing and super fast descents, about 1,230 metres of climbing in all. This is the exact route plotted here — every turn at its precise intersection.
- Start
- Comox Valley (Mount Washington)
- Finish
- Comox Valley (Mount Washington)
- Main climb
- ≈ +424 m between km 22 and km 33
Why This Ride
Forbidden Gravel is the big Vancouver Island gravel finale: endless climbing and super fast descents below Mount Washington. Here, it's the Esperto, the 88 km loop. Your race, preserved in ink, one line at a time.
Make the Achievement Yours
Add a name, finish time or short dedication to turn the artwork into a personal record of the work behind the medal. Personalization is optional; leave the field blank for the original composition.
How It Is Made
The composition, hierarchy and final linework are directed by a person. A pen plotter then draws the artwork physically, line by line, with ink on paper. Small production variations can occur during physical plotting.
Plotted by a robot. Designed by a person.
Specifications
> FORMAT: Tabloid Standard [11" x 17" / 27.9 × 43.2 cm]
> INK SYSTEM: Stabilo® Fineliner / Sakura® Gelly Roll
> SUBSTRATE: 250gsm High-Density Stock [120lb]
> EXECUTION: Precision Vector Plotting
What you get
Your piece, plotted in pen
Your name and your time, plotted in ink under the title.
Production timelapse included
The timelapse of your piece being plotted, sent with your order.
Example timelapse — you get the one of your own piece.
A signature only UV light reveals
Serial number, year and Québec City, plotted on the back in UV ink.
On your wall
Standard 11 × 17 in (27.9 × 43.2 cm): it fits any off-the-shelf frame, so you can pick the one that suits your space.
Frame not included.
A real process, not a printer
Each piece is physically plotted, pen on paper, in Québec City — watch the machine work.
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Numbered and signed
A unique serial number and the date are plotted on the back in UV ink — invisible to the naked eye, laid down in the same pass as the drawing.
Independence
Independent artwork inspired by the event named above. CodeInk.art is not affiliated with or endorsed by the organizer.
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Questions & Answers
Everything you need to know
> STATUS: RESOLVED
The Esperto loop, in the Comox Valley below Mount Washington on Vancouver Island.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
On Piggott Main, about 424 m between km 22 and km 33, up to the highest point of the course at 580 m.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
Duncan Bay Mainline, Piggott Main, Rossiter Main and Black Creek Main, with a second pass on Piggott Main and Rossiter Main.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
Yes: Forbidden Gravel is the series final, near Cumberland.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
Yes, as a custom commission: we plot the official course of your distance.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
Yes: the profile of the real route is shown on this page, with the Piggott Main climb highlighted.
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