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2017 McDonald Forest 50K Full Course Description

May 13, 2017

Rev. 1.0 (3/23/2017)

Mile Mi2Nxt Elevation Directions
0.00 0.17 550 START Forestry Cabin. 7.58 to Aid
0.17 0.57 600 Jct Road 540 & Cronemiller Lake. Stay RIGHT on Road 540.
0.74 0.44 580 Jct Roads 540 & 543. Stay RIGHT on Road 540.
1.18 0.08 480 Turn RIGHT on Callaway Creek Trail.
1.26 0.39 490 Trail Junction. Stay RIGHT on Callaway Creek Trail to Cronemiller Lake.
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 Section 36 Loop Trail.
2.09 0.81 630 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Section 36 Loop Trail.
2.90 0.25 950 Turn RIGHT on Powderhouse Trail.
3.15 0.38 1110 Cross Road 560. Continue on Powderhouse Trail.
3.53 0.07 1080 Cross Road 582. Continue on Powderhouse Trail.
3.60 0.50 1070 Turn RIGHT on Road 580.
4.10 0.77 930 Turn LEFT on Dave's Trail.
4.87 0.90 1210 Turn RIGHT on Road 500.
5.77 0.01 1320 Turn LEFT on Road 5010.
5.78 0.27 1320 Turn RIGHT on New Upper Vineyard Mountain Trail.
6.05 0.58 1440 Turn RIGHT on Existing Vineyard Mountain Trail.
6.63 0.36 1210 Turn LEFT on New Middle Vineyard Mountain Trail.
6.99 0.18 1000 Continue on Vineyard Mountain Spur Road.
7.17 0.35 950 Turn LEFT on New Lower Vineyard Mountain Trail.
7.52 0.05 930 Turn LEFT on Road 500 and Cross Sulphur Springs Rd.
7.57 0.01 950 Jct Roads 600 & 610. Stay RIGHT on Road 600.
7.58 0.06 950 Saddle Aid Station #1. Continue on Road 600. 5.2 to Aid
7.64 0.50 980 Turn RIGHT on Ridge Trail.
8.14 0.16 1350 Turn RIGHT on New Alpha Trail.
8.30 0.30 1200 Turn RIGHT on Old Alpha Trail.
8.60 0.65 950 Continue on Road 810.
9.25 0.60 620 Turn LEFT on Road 800.
9.85 0.25 670 Turn LEFT on Road 850.
10.10 0.30 720 Turn RIGHT on Lovely Rita Trail.
10.40 0.07 810 Turn RIGHT on Missing Link Trail.
10.47 0.13 900 Cross Alien Road. Continue on Missing Link Trail.
10.60 0.13 920 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Missing Link Trail.
10.73 0.14 1200 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Crosscut Trail.
10.87 0.15 1210 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Crosscut Trail.
11.02 0.17 1250 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Two Bits Trail.
11.19 0.15 1050 Trail Junction. Stay RIGHT on Shave & Haircut Trail.
11.34 0.04 1150 Turn LEFT on Road 680.
11.38 0.02 1140 Turn RIGHT on Extendo/Uproute Spur.
11.40 0.68 1140 Turn LEFT on Extendo Trail.
12.08 0.70 1040 Trail Junction. Stay RIGHT on Extendo Trail.
12.78 0.58 580 Extendo Aid Station #2. Turn RIGHT on Road 6020. 4.27 to Aid
13.36 0.74 750 Jct Roads 6020 & 6030. Stay RIGHT on Road 6020.
14.10 0.29 990 Continue on Uproute Trail.
14.39 0.02 1140 Continue on Extendo/Uproute Spur.
14.41 0.06 1140 Turn RIGHT on Road 680.
14.47 0.22 1120 Turn LEFT on Alien Road.
14.69 0.55 1040 Turn RIGHT on Shave & Haircut Trail.
15.24 0.22 840 Turn RIGHT on Shave Cutoff Trail.
15.46 0.11 790 Cross Road 850. Continue on Shave Cutoff Trail.
15.57 0.01 660 Turn RIGHT on Lovely Rita Trail over Baker Creek Bridge.
15.58 0.14 650 Turn LEFT on Baker Creek Trail.
15.72 0.12 660 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Baker Creek Trail.
15.84 0.06 680 Turn RIGHT on What Do You Know Trail.
15.90 0.29 710 Turn LEFT on Who Do You Love Trail.
16.19 0.05 970 Turn RIGHT on What Do You Know Trail.
16.24 0.06 810 Turn LEFT on On the Sly Trail.
16.30 0.03 780 Cross WDYK Trail. Continue on On the Sly Trail.
16.33 0.24 760 Cross WDYK Trail. Continue on On the Sly Trail.
16.57 0.18 810 Cross Spur Road. Continue on On the Sly Trail.
16.75 0.11 860 Trail Junction. Stay STRAIGHT on On the Sly Trail.
16.86 0.10 850 Trail Junction. Stay RIGHT on On the Sly Trail.
16.96 0.03 940 Turn LEFT on Baker Creek Trail.
16.99 0.06 960 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Baker Creek Trail. Climb up towards Road 600.
17.05 1.11 980 Water Only Aid Station #3. Turn LEFT on Road 600. 2.97 to Aid
18.16 0.22 1350 Jct Roads 600, 650, & 660. Turn LEFT on Road 660.
18.38 0.31 1490 Turn LEFT on Beautiful/Hydra Trail.
18.69 0.13 1570 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Beautiful/Hydra Trail.
18.82 0.37 1610 Turn RIGHT on Road 660.
19.19 0.38 1490 Turn LEFT on Beautiful/Hydra Trail.
19.57 0.03 1400 Turn LEFT on Road 660.
19.60 0.42 1350 Jct Roads 600, 650, & 660. Continue on Road 650.
20.02 1.72 1460 Dimple Hill Aid Station #4. Continue on Dan's Trail. 5.67 to Aid
21.74 0.52 680 Jct Road 612.4 and Dan's Trail. Stay RIGHT on Dan's Trail.
22.26 0.22 540 Cross Road 612. Continue STRAIGHT on Dan's Trail.
22.48 0.10 500 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Jackson Creek Trail.
22.58 0.01 470 Turn LEFT on Road 612.
22.59 0.08 470 Turn RIGHT on Road 610.
22.67 0.13 500 Turn LEFT on Lower Horse Trail Connector.
22.80 0.67 520 Turn RIGHT on Lower Horse Trail.
23.47 0.12 940 Cross Road 610. Continue on Horse Trail.
23.59 0.17 1010 Turn LEFT on Abandoned Jeep Road.
23.76 0.62 1020 Turn LEFT on Upper Horse Trail.
24.38 0.60 1310 Turn RIGHT on Road 600.
24.98 0.01 1250 Jct Roads 600 & 620. Stay LEFT on Road 620.
24.99 0.14 1250 Turn RIGHT on Ridge Trail.
25.13 0.50 1350 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Ridge Trail.
25.63 0.06 980 Turn LEFT on Road 600.
25.69 0.03 950 Saddle Aid Station #5. Continue on Road 600. 6.06 to Finish
25.72 0.09 930 Cross Sulphur Springs Rd. Stay LEFT on Road 580.
25.81 0.44 920 Turn LEFT on New Growth Trail.
26.25 0.35 800 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Old Growth Trail.
26.60 2.02 850 Turn LEFT on Road 580.
28.62 0.77 930 Turn RIGHT on Dave's Trail.
29.39 0.70 1210 Turn LEFT on Road 500.
30.09 0.20 1130 Turn RIGHT on Powderhouse Trail.
30.29 0.48 1300 Turn RIGHT on Peavy Peak Traverse Trail.
30.77 0.38 1020 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Section 36 Loop Trail.
31.15 0.12 980 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Section 36 Loop Trail.
31.27 0.48 750 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Section 36 Loop Trail.
31.75   550 FINISH Forestry Cabin  
Aid Station Distances
Trail 20.53 mi Start to Lewisburg Saddle Aid Station 7.58 mi
Road 11.22 mi Lewisburg Saddle to Extendo Aid Station 5.2 mi
Gain 6800' Extendo to Water Only Aid Station 4.27 mi
Water Only to Dimple Hill Aid Station 2.97 mi
Dimple Hill to Lewisburg Saddle Aid Station 5.67 mi
Lewisburg Saddle to Finish 6.06 mi
Cutoffs
Lewisburg #1 (7.58) 8:30 AM earliest
Extendo (12.78) 9:30 AM earliest 11:30 AM cutoff
Dimple Hill (20.02 - DROP BAG) 10:30 AM earliest 1:30 PM cutoff
Lewisburg #2 (25.69) 11:15 AM earliest 3:00 PM cutoff


50k Race Directors

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