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A - ReAwakening |
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Dog Drool (Trail Review):”Dark, darker, and darkest”. Headlight and / or hand lights are highly recommended as trail is rocky, rooty, and damn geo-web bear traps. Pacing description, “Don’t get hit by car, flat & fast, Up, blind left turn, skinny & flat, left, left. Down, down, modest hills, don’t get hit by car, aid station. Mini Aid Station. | |||||
Start | End | Length | Color | Climb | Difficulty |
Half Moon | Gosling Lake Access | 6.1 (total 6.1) |
White | +630/-620 | 3 |
Dangerous Road Crossings | Grunge | Wetness | Poison Ivy | ||
2 SEVERE | Dark | Dry | Clean |
B - Limbo | View | ||||
“An uncertain period of awaiting a decision, and intermediate state of condition.” Fast trails & easy dirt roads followed by mega turning horse trails. New color is YELLOW, with reflectors. New exit off of Potto at Doyle dirt road. Horse Trails near the end require strong visual focus and weak nostril flaring. Last mile & a half has 2-way traffic with Section E, pink. Follow Ultra signs into Hell Creek Ranch Aid Station. Drop Light Zone and Support Access. | |||||
Start | End | Length | Color | Climb | Difficulty |
Gosling Lake Access | Hell Creek Ranch | 4.9 (total 11.0) |
YELLOW | +260/-350 | 1.5 |
Dangerous Road Crossings | Grunge | Wetness | Poison Ivy | ||
0 but dirt road running | Horse Drops | Dry | Minimum |
C - This Sucks - Less |
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Everyone into the muck this year but shorter swamp route than the relay. New exit from ranch, new route to Monks crossing. New aid station in back yard. Less confusing. Easy horse trails until the swamp. Ultra has shorter way through the muck than Relay. New ending is easy rail trail, backyard, road, and 2nd backyard to aid station, which is 2-way traffic against Section D-Pink. Marginal Support Access. Mini Aid Station. | |||||
Start | End | Length | Color | Climb | Difficulty |
Hell Creek Ranch | Neilsen's Review | 4.4 (15.4) |
Blue | +315/-330 | 2.8 |
Dangerous Road Crossings | Grunge | Wetness | Poison Ivy | ||
1 | All kinds of odd textures | Swampy | High + Nettles |
D - Stripper Pole | View | ||||
New exit from Nielsen’s Review Aid Station until exit off rail trail is against Leg C, Blue.Wicked hills including the Stripper Pole slide and Dirt Ladder climb. Scenic series of ridge running and drops. Watch closely for sudden turns and wrong-way morons. Follow Ultra signs into Hell Creek Ranch Aid Station. Support Access. | |||||
Start | End | Length | Color | Climb | Difficulty |
Neilsen's Review | Hell Creek Ranch | 4.0 (19.5) |
PINK | +450/-440 | 2.6 |
Dangerous Road Crossings | Grunge | Wetness | Poison Ivy | ||
1 | Chutes and Ladders | Dry | High + Nettles |
E - Styx, River of Death | View | ||||
The path to Hell is the river of death, “Styx”. Your tormented soul is ours. First 1.5 miles has 2-way traffic in opposition of Section B-Yellow. Cool off in the Hell Creek, life jacket or swim wings optional. If a shoe comes off, just reach into the mud, there are plenty of them in there. Hell Hole Bar is a good place to mail a postcard for the HELL postmark! Bag Drop Zone at end of section. Move used bag to the Drop Dead Bag Zone for return to Half Moon. | |||||
Start | End | Length | Color | Climb | Difficulty |
Hell Creek Ranch | Hell | 3.2 (22.7) |
Pink | +260/-270 | 1.5 |
Dangerous Road Crossings | Grunge | Wetness | Poison Ivy | ||
0 | Rivers, muck | Very Wet | High |
F - Bad Out Of Hell | View | ||||
Brutal uphill road and whacked Buttslider trail of rock piles and whipsaws. Followed by a casual downhill on Poto to Silver Lake Aid. Merges with Relay 2 (Pink) about a half mile in. The section begins in the blazing fury of Hell and finishes with an optional cool splash in the lake. | |||||
Start | End | Length | Color | Climb | Difficulty |
Hell | Silver Lake | 2.2 (24.9) |
Pink | +310/-320 | 1.8 |
Dangerous Road Crossings | Grunge | Wetness | Poison Ivy | ||
1 | Butt Slide | Dry | High |
G - Poto | View | ||||
New Trail Head. Follow pink ignore all other relay colors. Long, steady power run. Bikes will be traveling in same direction, at your back. At HalfMoon stay to the left along the lake side to the Decision Point. Right across finish line for 50K. Around pavilion to corner of lot for 50mile Aid H-I. Congratulations 50k accomplished. Support Access. | |||||
Start | End | Length | Color | Climb | Difficulty |
Silver Lake | Half Moon | 6.1 (31.0) |
Pink | +610/-600 | 3.0 |
Dangerous Road Crossings | Grunge | Wetness | Poison Ivy | ||
1 SEVERE | Rocks | Dry | Low |
H - Be Prepared | View/Print | ||||
(New 2021) Relay & Ultra travel same course on pink. At corner of Half Moon parking lot, left on boat launch road and right up grasshopper trail. Cross Very Dangerous road crossing, left onto Potto. Follow Potto shortcut, cross another dangerous road crossing. Continue on Potto shortcut and Potto. After wooden bridge and a hard right on Potto, leg H goes straight, West, onto New Scout Trail. Do not turn left on Potto, uphill climb or you will be lost for a long time. Continue west on New Scout trail to Bruin lake Scout beach and to Camp Munhake exchange. Bag Drop. | |||||
Start | End | Length | Color | Climb | Difficulty |
Half Moon | Munhacke | 4.5 (35.5) |
Pink | +450/-270 | 1.6 |
Dangerous Road Crossings | Grunge | Wetness | Poison Ivy | ||
2 SEVERE | None | Dry | Low |
I - Bill Baker |
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A jaunt about the camp to shake out the cramps following white flags. Make sure you check in each time you arrive at the aid station. Bag Drop. | |||||
Start | End | Length | Color | Climb | Difficulty |
Munhacke | Munhacke | 3.3 (38.8) |
White | +290/-290 | 1.3 |
Dangerous Road Crossings | Grunge | Wetness | Poison Ivy | ||
0 | Light Pickers/Scratchers Possible | Moist | Low |
J - Vertigo | View/Print | ||||
The Vertigo we all know & love but with the hot bean fields removed, “You’re welcome”! The recipe is a stock of nasty downhills, nice trails, sunny dirt roads, and steep hill climbs. Add a splash to top it off. At farm the Ultra splits left to the aid station while Relay splits right through the pond to the exchange. Dog Drool: “Can be brutally hot late in the day. Stay hydrated and cool off at the exchange pond and shower.” Mini Aid Station. |
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Start | End | Length | Color | Climb | Difficulty |
Goodband Rd | The Farm | 2.9 (42.0) |
Pink | +280/-320 | 2.1 |
Dangerous Road Crossings | Grunge | Wetness | Poison Ivy | ||
3 | Slammers | Dry | Moderate |
K - Don't Get No Better | View/Print | ||||
Head Goat & Trail Dog were scouting in the early days and encountered a couple of locals on this bit of trail. When asked how the trail was, one answered "Don't get no better", the other "Don't get no worse." So, pretty much a fine bit of trail, mostly on the Waterloo-Pinckney. NEW EXIT FROM FARM and NEW ENDING AT CAMP MUNHAKE. Exit farm in SW corner out to Embry Rd, dirt. Left- South Embry to Waterloo-Pinckney Trail. Left Waterloo-Pinckney Trail, on nice and easy trails. Careful on multiple road crossings. Watch for sharp left-North off Waterloo-Pinckney onto connector to BBT trail. BBT back to Camp Munhake. |
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Start | End | Length | Color | Climb | Difficulty |
The Farm | Munhacke | 3.9 (45.6) |
Blue | +310/-280 | 2.4 |
Dangerous Road Crossings | Grunge | Wetness | Poison Ivy | ||
2 | Pickers | Dry | Low |
L - Glory! |
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NEW START FROM CAMP MUNHAKE. Exit southeast on camp trail to Potto, right-south on Potto. Travel against bikes to sharp left cutout to Hankerd Rd. N on road and W onto Pickerel Lake Trail. Merge onto Crooked Lake trail, which is also the last ¾ mile of 50k ultra. Relay finishes on right hand side, Ultra on the left. Dog Drool, “Thanks for Participating” | |||||
Start | End | Length | Color | Climb | Difficulty |
Munhacke | FINISH! | 4.4 (50.0) |
Pink | +470/-550 | 3.0 |
Dangerous Road Crossings | Grunge | Wetness | Poison Ivy | ||
2 | Rocks | Dry | Low |