The Golden Lakes Map by Amazing Maps shows the new courses in their entirety and the Prince Creek Map #115 made by Greentrails Maps shows both of the courses except the first and last 3 miles which are on FS Road 4340-200 starting from the Foggy Dew Camp and climbing about 1000ft to the Foggy Dew Trailhead. I highly recommend that each runner carry one of these maps and the course description.
This race is very remote and your decision to participate should take this into consideration, if something were to happen to you it would be hours before you would arrive at a hospital. That being said it is this isolation that makes this race feel like it takes place in wilderness and is one of the best parts of the race.
Except the first and last three miles both courses are entirely on really fun single track--warning though I do think steep rocky trails can be just as fun as smooth gradual or flat trails and this race has it all. Some of the time you'll be in the trees but often, especially for the 60k you'll be up high and out in the open (so be ready for lots of sun or if we're unlucky with the weather be ready to be exposed to the elements).
The 60k is a "lollipop" course and the 35k is an out and back. Both courses go up to the top of angels staircase which is at 8000ft, the 60k also goes above 7000ft two other times and both races start at 2000ft so they have lots of elevation gain!
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Water Only @ mile 3.0
Foggy Dew Aid Station @ mile 8.0
Foggy Dew Aid Station @ mile 13.2
Water Only @ mile 18.2
60k Aid Stations:
Water Only @ mile 3.0
Foggy Dew Aid Station @ mile 8.0
Water Only @ mile ~13.0
Little Eagle Aid Station @ mile 17.2
Martin Creek Aid Station @ 21.0
Foggy Dew Aid Station @ mile 29.4
Water Only @ mile 34.4
Runners have 12 hours to complete the 60k. The race starts at 7am. The cutoffs will be 11:30am at the top of Angels Staircase(~10.6mi), 1:30pm at Eagle Aid Atation(17.2), and 3:30pm at Martin Aid Station(24.8). 60k runners that don't make the cutoff at the top of Angels Staircase will have to turnaround there and they will be given the opportunity to get a 35k finish. Runners that don't make the cutoffs at Eagle and Martin Aid Stations will have to hike out with the aid station volunteers to the closest trailhead and get a ride with the volunteers back to the start/finish.
Runners have 7.5 hours to complete the 35k
35k Elevation Gain-- about 6000ft of gain
60k Elevation Gain-- about 10,000ft of gain
35k Course Description:
Start at Foggy Dew Camp on FS Rd 4340-200
Go up FS Rd 4340-200 for about 3 miles to Foggy Dew Trailhead
follow TR 417 (Foggy Dew) 5.0 mi to intersection with TR 429 and 424
continue on TR 417 1.1 mi to intersection with TR 417B
continue on TR 417 1.1 mi to intersection with TR 1259.32
turn left onto TR 1259.32 and go 0.4 mi
turnaround at the high point and head back to the trailhead and back to the bottom of the road the same way you came up.
Total Mileage: 21.2*
60k Course Description
Start at Foggy Dew Camp on FS Rd 4340-200
Go up FS Rd 4340-200 for about 3 miles to Foggy Dew Trailhead
follow TR 417 (Foggy Dew) 5.0 mi to intersection with TR 429 and 424
continue on TR 417 1.1 mi to intersection with TR 417B
continue on TR 417 1.1 mi to intersection with TR 1259.32
turn right onto TR 1259.32 and go 2.2 mi to intersection with 1255.1
turn right onto TR 1255.1(?) towards boiling lake and go 0.6 mi
continue 1.0 mi past Boiling Lake to Horsehead Pass
at pass the trail becomes TR 431 follow it 0.7 to intersection with TR 431B
continue on TR 431 0.3 mi to intersection with TR 431A(16.5)
continue on TR 431 3.3 mi to intersection with TR 429
turn right onto TR 429 and go 4.0 mi to intersection with TR 429A
continue on TR 429 2.2 mi to intersection with TR 434
continue on TR 429 0.7 mi to intersection with TR 438
continue on TR 429 2.0 mi to intersection with TR 417
turn left onto TR 417 and follow 5.0 mi back to Foggy Dew Trailhead and back to the bottom of the road the same way you came up.
Total Mileage: 37.4*
* All mileages are approximate and knowing the way things usually work the courses are probably all a little longer than shown.
