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COURSE
DESCRIPTION
The race starts in the Johnson Hollow Parking lot, which is located
about 3.5 miles from the park entrance.
It is on the left immediately after the entrance to the
campground.
From the crushed limestone parking lot run south towards Pigeon Roost
Trail on the main road. Run up Pigeon Roast Trail (steep single tract) ¾ mile to
Boundary Ridge Road
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Turn right (north) onto
Boundary Ridge Road
(unmarked, dirt).
Proceed uphill about a ½ mile to aid station #1.
Turn right onto
C-26 Gas Well Road
(unmarked).
Continue on
C-26 Gas Well Road
and turn right onto Pine Ridge Trail.
Follow Pine Ridge Trail (single tract, rolling ridge line) to the sign
that reads “All Bikes”. Continue
north on Pine Ridge Trail. Do
not go on Dunlop Trail. The
narrow single tract will descend down switchbacks to the ball field.
Run through the fields over two bridges to aid station #2.
From aid station #2 run across the hard road to the White Hollow
Trailhead. Proceed up White
Hollow Trail (very steep single track) for about 1mile.
After the switchbacks you will come to a green sign that reads
“White Hollow Trail”. Follow
arrows and stay on White Hollow Trail.
After a short rolling section you will come to a second green sign at a
large boulder that reads “White Hollow Trail”.
Do not follow sign. Run
up hill to dirt road and turn right (south).
Continue north on dirt road for about 1 mile to aid station #3.
At aid station turn left onto unmark section of Middle Ridge
Trail (not on map). Follow
Middle Ridge Trail (single tract, rolling ridge line) to
Shrewsbury Hollow Road
(unmarked, dirt) and turn
left.
Continue down
Shrewsbury Road
less that 100 feet and turn right onto
Middle Ridge Trail.
Follow
Middle Ridge Trail for about 1mile until
it intersects with Middle Ridge Road (unmarked, dirt).
Take a right and follow Middle Ridge Road
for about 1.5 miles to Johnson Hollow
Trailhead. Turn Right onto
Johnson Hollow Trail (steep single tract) and run ¾ mile to the finish
at Shelter #5.
Distances
Between
Aid Stations
Start to Aid Station #1
= 1.2 miles
Aid Station #1 to #2 =
2.5 miles
Aid Station #2 to #3 =
1.8 miles
Aid Station #3 to
Finish = 3.8 miles
Total = 9.3 miles
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