Distance 10 km and 100m elevation.
| Start running west to the river and then south along the river to Tollestrup’s berm. Continue south on the edge of the berm, past the Tollestrup office, dropping down to the river again. Pass under Highway 3 and continue through Helen Schuler Nature Reserve along the river. At the high-level train bridge, stay on the single track and pass by on the right side of the steel pillar. Continue south through the woods until you hit the paved path. Follow this past the Elks Aid station (5km point) and continue along the paved path to Whoopup Bridge. Cross over the river and drop onto the single path to the right, through the trees for the westside loop. At the outflow culvert, go over and continue north on the shale path to the wooden stairs beside the “Bobsled” trail. Go up the stairs and continue beside the “Bobsled” trail that turns into dirt single-track up the hill (do not turn right on the limestone switchbacks). At the top, turn left/south and follow the limestone/shale pathway south towards the Bull Trail stairs. Drop down and then onto the Whoop Up Drive bridge and east across the river. Turn left off the bridge on pavement and follow the flags/pylons, along the river to the Elks Aid Station (mandatory check-in).*We do not expect you to enter the Elks aid station at the 5km point before you go to the westside, as the volunteers will assume you completed the whole 10km loop and may direct you onto leg 2 (and a subsequent disqualification). |