HARD MAN COURSE
MOUNTAIN BIKE PORTION
The course starts out of the Chickadee Trailhead Shelter. Racers will hop on their bikes and head up on Thompson Ridge Rd to the top of the ridge. After a tough climb racers will slalom down the single-track on Pete’s Dragon and the Lower Inside Passage Trails crossing the road and connecting on to the Overland Trail. The course will continue south on Little Wolf Creek Road connecting to the Fox Loop, then on to Black Bear for a descent down to the Winthrop Trail and climb back to the start for their second lap. Racers will pass Chickadee Trailhead and head back up Thompson Ridge Rd for a second loop.
*** see the adjacent map with the blue highlighted route.
*** see the adjacent map with the blue highlighted route.
The route above is a TOTAL of 40 KM of biking.
TRAIL RUN PORTION
After bikers complete the second loop they will stop short at the Chickadee parking lot to drop their bikes and begin the running portion of the race. Participants will run down Patterson Lake Road cutting south through the Patterson Cabins parking lot which connects to Patterson Lake Trail for grand views over looking the lake. Racers will then climb west up Radar Creek Trail to Criss-Cross Trail passing over Thompson Ridge Road and back up Yellowjacket Trail. The final leg down Rodeo Trail finishes at the Chickadee Trailhead shelter with keg beer, pizza and celebration. *** see the map above with the pink highlighted route
The TOTAL trail run will be 10KM.
SPRINT COURSE
MOUNTAIN BIKE PORTION
The course starts out of the Chickadee Trailhead Shelter. Racers will hop on their bikes and head up on Thompson Ridge Rd to the top of the ridge. After a tough climb racers will slalom down the single-track on Pete’s Dragon and the Lower Inside Passage Trails crossing the road and connecting on to the Overland Trail. The course will continue south on Little Wolf Creek Road connecting to the Fox Loop, then on to Black Bear for a descent down to the Winthrop Trail and climb back to the start /Chickadee Shelter for your transition. *** see the map above with the blue highlighted route.
The route is a single loop of the Hardman course and is TOTAL of 20Km of biking
TRAIL RUN PORTION
The run starts at the Chickadee Trailhead shelter (start/finish) and run across Thompson Ridge Rd and on to Yellowjacket Trail . Follows Yellowjacket Trail and down to Rodeo Trail back to Thompson Ridge Rd and back up the Finish at Chickaedee Trailhead. *** see the map adjacent with the pink highlighted route.
The route is a single loop of the Hardman course and is TOTAL of 20Km of biking
TRAIL RUN PORTION
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| SPRINT TRAIL RUN ROUTE |
The TOTAL trail run will be 5KM.