12K/26K

12 km

  • North Road
  • Right turn on East Road
  • Left turn towards McDonald Lake Log Cabin
  • Cross road into Poachers Trail
  • Turn right onto Blue Lake Road
  • Turn around at Aid Station # 1
  • Return via same route to base

26 km

  • North Road
  • Right turn on East Road
  • Left turn towards McDonald Lake Log Cabin
  • Cross road into Poachers Trail
  • Turn right onto Blue Lake Road
  • Continue past Aid Station # 1 around right curve up hill
  • Turn left on The Pass
  • Turn right onto road
  • Quickly turn left on Redstone Vista
  • Turn left at To Ben’s sign
  • Turn right on Ben’s Trail
  • Turn right on Krista Trail
  • Turn left onto “Krista Trail” (this is a rarely used portion of the trial)
  • Turn around at Aid Station #2 (formerly known as the second best aid station)
  • Return via same route to base

 

100Mile/50Mile/50K

50 km

  • North Road
  • Right turn on East Road
  • Left turn towards McDonald Lake Log Cabin
  • Cross road into Poachers Trail
  • Turn right onto Blue Lake Road
  • Continue past Aid Station # 1 around right curve up hill
  • Turn left on The Pass
  • Turn right onto road
  • Quickly turn left on Redstone Vista
  • Turn left at To Ben’s sign
  • Turn right on Ben’s Trail
  • Turn right on Krista Trail
  • Turn left onto “Krista Trail” (this is a rarely used portion of the trial)
  • Continue to Aid Station #2 (formerly known as the second best aid station)
  • Follow Marsh Lake Road to “T” intersection at East Road
  • Turn right and go across the bridge
  • Immediately turn left on Black Creek Trail.
  • Black Creek trail becomes a road
  • Turn left at Birchy Lakes road
  • Turn right at Outlook
  • Do not take the left turn to the Outlook, continue on Outlook trail
  • Turn left onto Lookout trail
  • Do not turn right on the trail up to the Lookout
  • Turn left at the Y (if you miss the Y and see the road before you enter Aid Station #3 turn around you are off course)
  • Enter Aid Station #3 (formerly the very best aid station in the world)
  • Leave Aid Station #3 turning left on Dutton Road
  • Turn left at mile post 8.0 (to Green Trail)
  • Turn right on Green Trail
  • Turn left on North Shore Trail (everyone’s new favourite)
  • At the Water Stop, turn left across the bridge, follow Blue flags to East Road
  • Turn left until you hit Greg Trail
  • Turn right on Greg Trail
  • Turn right on Marsh Lake Road
  • Go through Aid Station #2
  • Run up Krista Hill
  • Curve right onto Krista Trail at the bottom of the hill
  • Turn left on Ben’s Trail
  • Be very careful not to miss a hard left turn onto the connector to Redstone Vista (it’s a very inviting downhill that is nasty to reclimb)
  • Right on Redstone Vista
  • Right on Pelaw Lake Road
  • Immediate left on The Pass
  • Right on Blue Lake Road
  • Through Aid Station # 1
  • Left onto Poachers Trail
  • Across road towards McDonald Lake Log Cabin
  • Run up East Road to Normac Trial (to Dog Trail)
  • Turn left on Dog Trail
  • Turn left on Dogs Ear to Aid Station #4
  • Turn left on North Road
  • Immediately turn right onto Wild Woods Walk
  • Continue on WWW Top Side
  • Follow flags to the left and then turn right on North Road towards Base

50 Mile (2 loops) and 100 mile (4 loops)

Course runs clockwise, heading to Aid Station #4 first, then #3, #2, #1.

    • Start from Base and head out on North Road
    • Turn left onto Wild Woods Walk
    • Continue on WWW Top Side
    • Follow flags to the right and then turn left on North Road
    • Turn right onto Dogs Ear to Aid Station #4
    • Turn right on Dog Trail
    • Turn left into Normac Trail
    • Continue onto North Shore Trail to Water Stop
    • Continue on North Shore Trail
    • Turn right on Green Trail
    • Turn left to Dutton Road at mile post 8.0
    • Turn right on Dutton Road to enter Aid Station #3 (if you skip Aid Station #3, go left)
    • Leaving Aid Station #3, turn left onto Lookout Trail to Black Pond Shelter Cabin
    • Pass by Black Pond Shelter Cabin
    • Do not turn left up to the Lookout
    • Turn right onto Outlook trail
    • Do not take the right turn to the Outlook Lookout Point, continue on Outlook trail
    • Stay left onto Outlook
    • Turn left at Birchy Lakes Road
    • Turn right where Birchy Lakes Road becomes Black Creek Trail/Road
    • Immediately turn right after the bridge onto East Road
    • Follow East Road to the “T” intersection at Marsh Lake Road
    • Turn left on Marsh Lake Road to Aid Station #2
    • Go down “Krista Hill” (rarely used portion of trail)
    • Turn right on Krista Trail
    • Turn left on Ben’s Trail
    • Turn left to Red Stone Vista
    • Continue on Redstone Vista to Pelaw Lake Road
    • Quickly turn right on Pelaw Lake Road
    • Turn left on The Pass
    • Turn right on Blue Lake Road to Aid Station #1, down the hill around the curve
    • Pass through Aid Station #1, Continue to Poachers Trail
    • Turn left into Poacher’s Trail
    • Cross East Road to McDonald Lake Log Cabin
    • Past the Cabin, Turn right on East Road
    • Finish by turning left onto North Road, arriving back at Base