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Gran Fondo Badlands Map Art
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A human-designed cycling artwork of the 2026 163 km course of the Gran Fondo Badlands, a loop from Drumheller through the Alberta badlands, 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
Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. Plotted in real ink, one line at a time, on 250gsm paper.
The course in numbers
Distance
163 km
official distance
The course
The 2026 163 km course, a loop from Drumheller along the North Dinosaur Trail, the Hoodoo Trail and Highway 570.
The start is in Drumheller, Alberta, on Saturday, July 4, 2026. The loop takes the North Dinosaur Trail through the badlands and Starland County, comes back toward Drumheller, then follows the Hoodoo Trail southeast before heading out on Highway 570 across the prairie. The main climb, about 180 metres between km 94 and km 109, leads to the highest point of the course, at 849 metres. The return follows the Hoodoo Trail back to Drumheller. This is the exact route plotted here — every turn at its precise intersection.
- Start
- Drumheller
- Finish
- Drumheller
- Main climb
- ≈ +180 m between km 94 and km 109
Why This Ride
The Gran Fondo Badlands is a long day between the hoodoos and the Alberta prairie, under a big sky. Here, it's the big 163 km loop. Your ride, 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.
Watch the process14-day returns
Real defects — shipping damage, wrong colour, missing lines — are replaced free of charge.
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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.
General questions (size, frame, timelapse…) → The Process
Questions & Answers
Everything you need to know
> STATUS: RESOLVED
The long 163 km course, starting and finishing in Drumheller, Alberta.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
The North Dinosaur Trail through the badlands and Starland County, then the Hoodoo Trail to the southeast and Highway 570 across the prairie.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
Between km 94 and km 109, about 180 m, up to the highest point of the course at 849 m.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
Saturday, July 4, 2026, with 2,000 riders.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
In 2026 the Bleriot Ferry over the Red Deer River was removed after a landslide. If your course changed, we plot yours as a custom commission.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
Yes, as a custom commission: we plot the official course of your distance.
Don't see your race?
Request your gran fondo, ride or a personal route: we plot any course on request.