Course DescriptioN

The 68-kilometer course consists of a counterclockwise lap of “Flying Dog” and a counterclockwise lap of the “Great Western-Mormon Pioneer” loops to create a figure eight map.

The race begins with a 1-mile paved section to separate and spread out the field before reaching the trails. Excluding a few short paved and dirt road sections, 90% of the course is single track. But don't worry, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to move freely or pass other runners. Once on the trails, you'll start the aforementioned ‘Flying Dog’ loop in a counterclockwise direction. There’s a short climb at the beginning of this section on the Blackhawk Trail, followed by a downhill to rolling section of the Glenwild Trail before the big climb up to the top of Flying Dog.

Next, there is a long, fast descent through aspen groves and past a beaver dam as you make your way through the woods and down to the 24/7 Trail intersection, where you keep straight on 24/7 for 2.2 miles all the way to the junction at Jeremy Ranch Road.

From the aid station at the junction, you'll begin the outer Mormon Pioneer - Great Western loop. First, head east for a little over 4 miles along the dirt track of Jeremy Ranch Road to the Mormon Flat campground aid station. From the campground, you'll begin a gradual and sustained 4 mile, 1,400 foot climb on the Mormon Pioneer Trail to Big Mountain Pass where you'll have an aid station to resupply before one of the longer, more remote sections of the course. Leaving Big Mountain, you'll traverse a 7.5-mile ridgeline section featuring a summit of Bald Mountain, which offers panoramic views of the Central Wasatch Range. After reaching the radio towers at the end of this section, you will descend over three miles, dropping 1,300+ feet, along the Great Western, Avenues, and Moose Hollow trails back to the Jeremy Ranch aid station. 

From here, there are only 7 miles to the finish line! You’ll start by doubling back on the 24/7 Trail. Specifically, there is a 2.2-mile, 600-foot climb back to the intersection with Flying Dog. There, you’ll turn right to continue along 24/7 for 3 miles of rolling terrain before reaching the junction of the Stealth Trail. You’ll stay on the Stealth Trail, descending for approximately 1.8 miles all the way back to the Spring Creek Trailhead on Glenwild Drive - the same place where you started that first loop on Flying Dog!

Stay right on Glenwild Drive for a brief section of pavement back to the highway. Ducking through the pedestrian tunnel, a wooden bridge and a quarter-mile of pavement takes you to the finish at Newpark Amphitheater.

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