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2013 McDonald Forest 50K Directions

May 11, 2013

Mile Mi2Nxt Elevation Directions
0.00 0.17 550 START FORESTRY CABIN
0.17 0.57 600 Jct Road 540 & Cronemiller Lake. Stay RIGHT on Road 540
0.75 0.44 580 Junction Roads 540 & 543. Stay RIGHT on Road 540.
1.18 0.47 480 Turn RIGHT on Callaway Creek Trail
1.65 0.23 490 Trail Junction. Stay RIGHT on Callaway Creek Trail to Cronemiller Lake 
1.88 0.09 600 Turn LEFT on Road 540
1.97 0.12 600 Turn Sharp RIGHT on Loop 36 Trail.
2.09 0.81 630 Turn LEFT to continue on Loop 36 Trail
2.91 0.25 950 Turn RIGHT and down, then up Powder House trail.
3.15 0.13 1110 Cap House. Cross Road 560. Continue on Powder HouseTrail.
3.28 0.25 1210 On Powder House Trail. Top of First Climb.
3.52 0.07 1080 Cross Road 582. Continue on Trail.
3.59 0.89 1070 Turn RIGHT & down Road 580.
4.48 0.48 840 Jct. Roads 580 & 584. Stay STRAIGHT on Road 580
4.96 1.04 960 Jct. Roads 580 & 586. Stay STRAIGHT on Road 580.
6.01 0.35 850 Turn RIGHT on Old Growth Trail
6.35 0.44 800 Stay STRAIGHT/RIGHT on New Growth Trail.
6.80 0.09 920 Turn RIGHT on Road 580
6.89 0.03 940 Lewisburg Saddle.  Cross the Paved Road Carefully!!
6.93 0.06 950 Lewisburg Saddle Aid Station #1.  Go RIGHT/STRAIGHT on Road 600
6.98 0.50 980 Jct. Road 600 and Ridge Trail.  Turn RIGHT on Ridge Trail
7.49 0.16 1350 Jct. Ridge Trail and New Alpha Trail. Turn RIGHT on New Alpha Trail
7.64 0.30 1200 Top of Old Alpha Trail.   Veer RIGHT on Alpha Trail.
7.94 0.25 945 Alpha Trail ends on Road 810.   Continue STRAIGHT on Road 810
8.19 0.40 920 Jct. Road 811 and Road 810.  Turn LEFT on Road 810
8.59 0.26 620 Jct. Road 800 & 810.  Turn LEFT on Road 800
8.85 0.34 500 Jct. Road 800 & 830.  Stay STRAIGHT on Road 800
9.19 0.25 670 Jct. Road 800 and Road 850. Turn LEFT on Road 850.
9.44 0.30 720 Turn RIGHT on Lovely Rita Trail
9.74 0.07 810 Turn RIGHT on Missing Link Trail
9.81 0.01 900 Go STRAIGHT across Alien Road on Missing Link Trail
9.82 0.25 920 Turn RIGHT on New Missing Link Trail
10.07 0.09 1170 Go STRAIGHT onto Crosscut Trail
10.16 0.05 1200 Go STRAIGHT on Crosscut Trail across Up Yours Trail
10.21 0.15 1210 Stay STRAIGHT on Crosscut Trail across Barrel Roll Trail
10.36 0.17 1250 Turn LEFT on Two Bits Trail
10.53 0.15 1050 Turn RIGHT on Shave & Haircut Trail
10.68 0.04 1150 Turn LEFT on Road 680
10.71 0.02 1140 Turn RIGHT to Extendo/Uproute Trails.  
10.73 0.68 1140  Go LEFT down Extendo Trail
11.41 0.70 1045 Trail Jct. Stay RIGHT and continue on down Extendo Trail.
12.11 0.58 585 Extendo Trail Aid Station #3.  Turn RIGHT and up Road 6020.
12.69 0.34 750 Jct. Roads 6020 & 6023. Stay RIGHT on Road 6020
13.03 0.40 830 Trail over landslide on Road 6020
13.43 0.29 990 End of Uproute Trail.  Continue STRAIGHT on Uproute Trail
13.71 0.02 1140 Extendo Junction. Go STRAIGHT on Extendo/Uproute Spur
13.73 0.06 1140 Turn RIGHT on Road 680
13.79 0.22 1120 Turn LEFT on Alien Road 870
14.01 0.55 1040 Turn RIGHT on Shave & Haircut Trail
14.56 0.22 840 Turn RIGHT on Shave Cutoff Trail
14.78 0.11 790 Go STRAIGHT on Shave Cutoff across Road 850
14.89 0.01 660 Turn RIGHT on Lovely Rita over Baker Creek bridge
14.90 0.14 650 Turn LEFT on Baker Creek Trail
15.04 0.12 660 Jct. Baker Creek and Low Rider Trail.  Continue STRAIGHT on Baker Creek
15.16 0.06 680 Turn RIGHT onto What Do You Know Trail
15.22 0.29 715 Turn LEFT from WDYK onto Who Do You Love Trail
15.51 0.13 970 Turn RIGHT from WDYL back onto What Do You Know Trail
15.64 0.03 810 Go LEFT onto the Newly On The Sly Trail
15.67 0.02 780 Go STRAIGHT across What Do You Know Trail
15.69 0.06 760 Go STRAIGHT again across What Do You Know Trail
15.75 0.15 740 Go RIGHT to continue on Newly On The Sly Trail
15.90 0.18 810 Cross the New Road, go STRAIGHT onto the old On The Sly Trail
16.08 0.11 860 Jct. On The Sly and Biker Trail.  Stay STRAIGHT on On The Sly.
16.20 0.08 850 Jct. On The Sly and Knucklehead.  Stay RIGHT/STRAIGHT on On The Sly.
16.28 0.04 920 Turn RIGHT on Path of Least Resistance Trail
16.32 0.01 940 Turn LEFT on Baker Creek Trail.  Go 50 Feet.
16.33 0.02 950 Turn RIGHT on Path of Least Resistance Trail
16.35 0.04 960 Turn LEFT on Low Rider Trail.
16.39 0.02 970 Trail merges into Baker Creek Road.  Climb up towards Road 600.
16.40 1.11 980 Jct Road 600 and Baker Creek Road.  Turn LEFT on Road 600.
17.52 0.42 1350 Jct. Roads 600, 660 & 650. Dimple Jct. Turn RIGHT on Road 650
17.94 1.72 1460 Dimple Hill Aid Station #3.   Turn LEFT and down Dan's Trail
19.66 0.52 685 Jct. Dan's Trail & Road 612.4.  Turn RIGHT and continue on Dan's Trail
20.17 0.22 540 Cross Road 612. Continue STRAIGHT on Dan's Trail. 
20.39 0.54 505 Jackson Creek Trail. Stay RIGHT/STRAIGHT on Dan's Trail 
20.94 0.08 725 Trail Jct. Go LEFT to Kiosk. 
21.02 0.17 730 Trail Jct. Go LEFT up to top of IV Hill. 
21.19 0.77 890 Top IV Hill. First Bench. Continue STRAIGHT. 
21.96 0.52 565 Chip Ross Park Aid Station #4. Turn RIGHT. 
22.48 0.08 730 Trail Jct. Turn LEFT to Kiosk. 
22.56 0.54 725 Trail Jct. Turn RIGHT on Dan's Trail
23.10 0.10 505 Trail Jct. Jackson Creek/Dan's. Turn RIGHT on Jackson Creek Trail. 
23.20 0.01 475 Jct. Jackson Creek & Road 612.  Turn LEFT on Road 612 for 30 meters. 
23.21 0.08 475 Jct. Roads 610 & 612. Turn RIGHT on Road 610
23.29 0.13 505 Trail Head. Turn LEFT onto Lower Horse Trail Connector
23.42 0.67 520 Trail Jct. Turn RIGHT on Lower Horse Trail
24.09 0.12 940 Continue STRAIGHT across Road 610 and up Horse Trail. 
24.21 0.17 1010 Turn LEFT on Abandoned Jeep Road.
24.38 0.62 1020 End of jeep road. Veer LEFT onto Upper Horse Trail.
25.00 0.55 1310 End of Horse Trail.  Turn RIGHT on Road 600
25.54 0.05 1250 Jct. Roads 600 & 640. Stay RIGHT/STRAIGHT on Road 600
25.60 0.01 1250 Jct. Road 620 & 600.  Head LEFT momentarily on Road 620
25.60 0.17 1250 Jct. Road 600/620 and Ridge Trail.  Veer RIGHT/STRAIGHT onto Ridge Trail
25.76 0.50 1350 Top of the hill on Ridge Trail
26.27 0.06 980 Jct. Ridge Trail and Road 600.  Turn LEFT on Road 600
26.32 0.06 950 Lewisburg Saddle Aid Station #5. Jct. Roads 600 & 610.
26.38 0.33 960 Cross Road and continue RIGHT up Road 500
26.72 0.24 1030 Jct Road 500 and Road 5030. Stay STRAIGHT/LEFT on Road 500.
26.96 0.71 1060 Jct Road 500 and Vineyard Mountain Trail Spur. Go RIGHT onto Vineyard Mountain Trail.
27.67 0.32 1440 Jct Vineyard Mountain Trail and Road 5010. Go LEFT onto Road 5010.
27.99 0.58 1320 Jct Road 500 and Road 5010. Go STRAIGHT onto Road 500.
28.57 0.10 1300 Jct Road 500 & Spur Road. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 500.
28.67 0.41 1290 Jct Road 500 and Road 5020. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 500.
29.08 0.22 1160 Jct Road 500 and Road 570. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 500.
29.30 0.28 1150 Jct Road 500 and Road 550. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 500.
29.57 0.20 1130 Jct Road 500 & Powder House Trail. Turn RIGHT Up Powder House.
29.77 0.48 1300 Turn RIGHT on Peavy Peak Traverse Trail
30.25 0.46 1020 Stay STRAIGHT/RIGHT on 36 Loop Trail.
30.71 0.50 750 Jct 36 Loop Trail & Trail to Road 514. Continue LEFT Up 36 Loop Trail.
31.21 548 FINISH: FORESTRY CABIN
Trail 19.6
Road 11.6
Gain 6900'
Fastest Slowest Mi2Nxt AID STATION DISTANCES (4 A/S Plan)
8:00 7:00 6.9 Start to Lewisberg Saddle
8:30 9:45 5.2 Lewisberg to Bottom of Extendo
9:20 11:30 5.8 Bottom of Extendo to Dimple Hill 
10:20 1:00 4.0 Dimple Hill (Drop Bags) to Chip Ross
10:50 2:00 4.4 Chip Ross to Lewisberg
11:25 3:00 4.9 Lewisberg Saddle to Finish
12:00 4:00 Finish
  Cut Off Times:
11:30am Bottom of Extendo (12.1 mi)
1:00pm Dimple Hill (17.9 mi, Drop Bags)
2:00pm Chip Ross (21.9 mi)
3:00pm Lewisburg Saddle (26.3 mi)

50k Race Directors

Ken Ward and Dennis Gamroth
dgamroth11@gmail.com
McDonald Forest 50K
PO Box 4127, Salem, OR 97302