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2016 McDonald Forest 50K Full Course Description

May 14, 2016

Rev. 1.3 (4/26/2016)

Mile Mi2Nxt Elevn Directions
0.00 0.17 550 START FORESTRY CABIN 8.5 to aid
0.17 0.57 600 Jct Road 540 & Cronemiller Lake. Stay RIGHT on Road 540
0.75 0.44 580 Junction Roads 540 and 543. Stay RIGHT/STRAIGHT on Road 540.
1.18 0.34 480 Turn LEFT on Callaway Creek Trail
1.53 0.30 500 Stay STRAIGHT on Callaway Creek at Trails 540/547 Jct.
1.83 0.53 410 Cross Road 540 on Callaway Creek Trail
2.35 0.34 470 Calloway Connector Jct.  Stay STRAIGHT/LEFT on Calloway Creek Trail
2.69 0.05 520 Jeep Road.  Stay STRAIGHT/LEFT on Calloway Creek Trail
2.73 0.10 480 First Intensive Mgmt Trail Jct.  Turn LEFT to remain on Calloway Creek Trail
2.83 0.11 470 Second Intensive Mgmt Trail Jct.  Turn RIGHT on Intensive Management Trail
2.94 0.10 490 Cross Logging Road, remain on Intensive Management Trail
3.04 0.06 490 Cross second Logging Road, remain on Intensive Management Trail
3.11 0.03 490 Cross third Logging Road, remain on Intensive Management Trail
3.13 0.13 510 Turn LEFT back onto Calloway Creek Trail 
3.26 0.23 520 Turn LEFT to Cronemiller Lake
3.49 0.09 600 Turn LEFT on Road 540
3.58 0.12 600 Turn Sharp RIGHT on Loop 36 Trail.
3.70 0.81 630 Turn LEFT to continue on Loop 36 Trail
4.51 0.25 950 Turn RIGHT and down to a bridge, then up Powder House trail.
4.76 0.13 1110 Cap House. Cross STRAIGHT over Road 560. 3.7 to aid
4.88 0.25 1210 On Powder House Trail. Top of First Climb.
5.13 0.07 1080 Cross Road 582. Continue STRAIGHT on Powder House Trail.
5.20 0.89 1070 Turn RIGHT & down Road 580.
6.09 0.48 840 Jct. Roads 580 & 584. Stay STRAIGHT on Road 580
6.57 1.04 960 Jct. Roads 580 & 586. Stay STRAIGHT on Road 580.
7.61 0.35 850 Turn RIGHT on Old Growth Trail
7.96 0.44 800 Stay STRAIGHT/RIGHT on New Growth Trail.
8.40 0.09 920 Turn RIGHT on Road 580
8.50 0.03 940 Lewisburg Saddle.  Cross the Paved Road Carefully!!
8.53 0.06 950 Lewisburg Saddle Aid Station #1. Jct. Roads 600 & 610. 5.7 to aid
8.59 0.51 980 Jct. Ridge Trail and Road 600.  Turn RIGHT on Ridge Trail
9.09 0.16 1350 Jct. Ridge Trail and Alpha Trail. Stay STRAIGHT/LEFT on Ridge Trail
9.25 0.01 1250 Jct. Road 620 and Ridge Trail.  Turn LEFT briefly on Road 620
9.26 0.05 1250 Jct. Road 620 & 600.  Turn RIGHT on Road 600
9.31 0.55 1250 Jct. Roads 600 & 640. Stay LEFT/STRAIGHT on Road 600
9.86 0.62 1310 Jct Horse Trail and Road 600.  Turn LEFT onto Horse Trail
10.48 0.17 1020 Horse Trail merges onto abandoned jeep road. Veer RIGHT onto jeep road.
10.65 0.12 1010 Turn RIGHT back onto Horse Trail.
10.77 0.67 940 Continue STRAIGHT across Road 610 and continue down Horse Trail. 
11.44 0.13 520 Trail Jct. Turn LEFT onto Lower Horse Trail Connector
11.57 0.08 505 Horse Trail Head. Turn RIGHT onto Road 610
11.64 0.01 475 Jct. Roads 610 & 612. Turn LEFT on Road 612
11.65 0.10 475 Jct. Jackson Creek Trail & Road 612.  Turn RIGHT on Jackson Creek Trail. 
11.75 0.22 505 Trail Jct. Jackson Creek/Dan's Trails. Turn RIGHT on Lower Dan's Trail. 
11.97 0.35 540 Jct. Dan's Trail & Road 612.  Go STRAIGHT to continue on Dan's Trail
12.32 0.17 720 Jct Bob and Weave Trail with Dan's Trail.  Stay STRAIGHT on Dan's Trail
12.49 1.72 785 Jct. Dan's Trail & Road 612.4.  Turn LEFT and continue on Dan's Trail
14.21 0.42 1460 Dimple Hill Aid Station #2.   Turn RIGHT and go down Road 650 6.4 to aid
14.64 1.11 1350 Jct. Roads 600, 660 & 650. Dimple Jct. Turn LEFT on Road 600
15.75 0.08 980 Jct Road 600 and Baker Creek Trail.  Turn RIGHT on Baker Creek Trail.
15.83 0.12 940 Jct. Baker Creek and On The Sly Trail.  Turn RIGHT on On The Sly Trail.
15.95 0.11 850 Jct. On The Sly and Knucklehead.  Turn RIGHT on Knucklehead.
16.06 0.13 1000 Jct. Knucklehead and Biker Trails.  Turn LEFT on Biker Trail
16.19 0.18 860 Jct. On The Sly and Biker Trail.  Turn RIGHT back onto on On The Sly.
16.37 0.21 810 Cross the New Road, go STRAIGHT/RIGHT down Newly On The Sly Trail
16.58 0.02 760 Go STRAIGHT across What Do You Know Trail
16.60 0.03 780 Go STRAIGHT again crossing What Do You Know Trail
16.63 0.13 810 Go RIGHT onto What Do You Know Trail
16.76 0.29 970 Turn LEFT from WDYK onto Who Do You Love Trail
17.05 0.06 715 Turn RIGHT back onto What Do You Know Trail.
17.12 0.12 680 Turn LEFT on Baker Creek Trail
17.23 0.13 660 Jct. Baker Creek and Low Rider Trails.  Turn LEFT on Low Rider.
17.36 0.42 815 Jct. Low Rider and Biker Trails.  Continue STRAIGHT on Low Rider.
17.78 0.22 800 Jct. Low Rider and Baker Creek Trails.  Turn RIGHT on Baker Creek Trail.
18.00 0.01 650 Turn LEFT on Lovely Rita Trail over Baker Creek bridge
18.02 0.11 660 Shave Cutoff Jct.  Turn LEFT on Shave Cutoff Trail
18.13 0.22 760 Go STRAIGHT across Road 850 on Shave Cutoff
18.35 0.55 840 Shave Cutoff Jct.  Turn LEFT on Shave and a Haircut Trail
18.89 0.22 1040 Turn LEFT on Alien Road 870
19.11 0.06 1120 Turn RIGHT on Road 680
19.18 0.02 1140 Turn LEFT on Extendo/Uproute Spur
19.20 0.68 1135 Extendo Jct.  Go LEFT down Extendo Trail
19.88 0.70 1045 Trail Jct. Stay RIGHT and continue on down Extendo Trail.
20.58 0.58 585 Extendo Trail Aid Station #3.  Turn RIGHT and up Road 6020. 5.7 to aid
21.16 0.34 750 Jct. Roads 6020 & 6023. Stay RIGHT on Road 6020
21.49 0.40 830 Trail over landslide on Road 6020
21.89 0.29 990 End of "Trail" Road 6020.  Continue STRAIGHT on Uproute Trail
22.18 0.02 1135 Extendo Junction. Go STRAIGHT on Extendo/Uproute Spur
22.19 0.04 1140 Turn LEFT on Road 680
22.23 0.15 1150 Turn RIGHT on Shave & Haircut Trail
22.38 0.17 1050 Turn LEFT on Two Bits Trail
22.55 0.29 1250 Merge RIGHT onto Crosscut Trail
22.84 0.19 1170 New Missing Link Jct.  Go STRAIGHT onto New Missing Link Trail
23.03 0.33 1100 Osito Trail Jct.  Continue STRAIGHT on New Missing Link.
23.36 0.02 920 NML/Missing Link Jct.  Go STRAIGHT/LEFT onto Missing Link
23.38 0.07 900 Go STRAIGHT across Alien Road on Missing Link Trail
23.45 0.40 810 Turn LEFT on Lovely Rita Trail
23.85 0.25 720 Lovely Rita/Road 850 Jct.  Turn LEFT on Road 850.
24.10 0.34 680 Jct. Road 800 & 850.  Turn RIGHT on Road 800
24.43 0.26 540 Jct. Road 800 & 830.  Stay STRAIGHT on Road 800
24.70 0.40 620 Jct. Road 800 & 810.  Turn RIGHT on Road 810
25.09 0.13 920 Jct. Road 811 and Road 810.  Continue STRAIGHT/LEFT on Road 810
25.22 0.30 945 End of Road 810, merge onto Alpha Trail
25.52 0.16 1200 Top of Old Alpha Trail, turn LEFT onto New Alpha Trail
25.68 0.51 1350 Jct Ridge Trail and New Alpha Trail, turn LEFT on Ridge Trail
26.18 0.06 980 Jct. Road 600 and Ridge Trail.  Turn LEFT on Road 600.
26.24 0.06 950 Lewisburg Saddle Aid Station #4.  Go LEFT/STRAIGHT on Road 600 5.1 to end
26.30 0.36 960 Cross Road and turn RIGHT on new Outhouse Trail
26.66 0.17 1030 Jct Outhouse Trail and spur road.  Turn RIGHT on spur road
26.83 0.38 1030 End spur road.  Continue STRAIGHT/LEFT on Outhouse Trail
27.21 0.59 1170 End Outhouse Trail.  Turn RIGHT on Vineyard Mountain Trail
27.80 0.32 1440 End Vineyard Mtn Trail at Road 5010.  Turn LEFT on Road 5010. 
28.12 0.58 1320 Jct Road 500 and Road 5010. Go STRAIGHT onto Road 500.
28.70 0.10 1300 Jct Road 500 & Spur Road. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 500.
28.81 0.41 1290 Jct Road 500 and Road 5020. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 500.
29.21 0.22 1160 Jct Road 500 and Road 570. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 500.
29.43 0.28 1150 Jct Road 500 and Road 550. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 500.
29.71 0.20 1130 Jct Road 500 & Powder House Trail. Turn RIGHT Up Powder House.
29.91 0.48 1300 Turn RIGHT on Peavy Peak Traverse Trail
30.38 0.46 1020 Stay STRAIGHT/RIGHT on 36 Loop Trail.
30.84 0.50 750 Jct 36 Loop Trail & Trail to Road 514. Continue LEFT Up 36 Loop Trail.
31.34 548 FINISH: FORESTRY CABIN
Trail 20.4 Start to Lewisburg Saddle Aid Station 8.5 mi
Road 10.9 Lewisburg Saddle to Dimple Hill Aid Stations 5.7 mi
Gain 6800' Dimple Hill to Extendo Aid Stations 6.4 mi
Extendo to Lewisburg Saddle #2 Aid Stations 5.6 mi
Lewisburg Saddle #2 Aid to Finish 5.1 mi
Cutoffs Lewisburg #1 (8.5) 8:30a earliest
Dimple (14.2) 9:30a earliest 12:00p cutoff
Extendo (20.6) 10:30a earliest 1:30p cutoff
Lewisburg #2 (26.2) 11:15a earliest 3:00p cutoff


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Anne Miller and Mike Rosling, co-RDs
macforest50k@gmail.com
McDonald Forest 50K
4345 SW AGATE AVENUE, CORVALLIS, OR 97333