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2023 McDonald Forest 50K Full Course Description

May 6, 2023

Rev. 1.0 (4/26/2023)

Mile Mi2Nxt Elevation Directions  
0.00 0.15 550 START Forestry Cabin, STRAIGHT on Road 500. 7.44 to Aid
0.15 0.45 590 Jct Road 500 & Road 540. Turn RIGHT on Road 540.  
0.60 0.16 610 Jct Road 540 & Road 541. Stay RIGHT on Road 540.  
0.76 0.19 600 Jct Road 540 & Road 543. Turn LEFT on Road 543.  
0.95 0.35 690 Turn LEFT on New Bonzai Trail.  
1.30 0.83 800 Cross Road 543. Continue STRAIGHT on New Bonzai Trail.  
2.13 0.39 1070 Cross Road 560. Continue STRAIGHT on New Bonzai Trail.  
2.52 0.24 950 Turn LEFT on Road 582.2.  
2.76 0.37 990 Turn LEFT on New Bonzai Trail.  
3.13 0.01 990 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on Lower Dave's Trail.  
3.14 0.57 990 Cross Road 582. Continue STRAIGHT on Lower Dave's Trail.  
3.71 0.77 910 Cross Road 580. Continue STRAIGHT on Dave's Trail.  
4.48 0.02 1200 Cross Road 500. Continue STRAIGHT on Upper Dave's Trail.  
4.50 0.38 1200 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Upper Dave's Trail.  
4.88 0.76 1280 Cross Road 590. Continue STRAIGHT on Upper Dave's Trail.  
5.64 0.01 1380 Turn RIGHT on Road 500 Link.  
5.65 0.03 1370 Turn LEFT on Road 500.  
5.68 0.01 1370 Jct Road 500 & Road 5010. Turn LEFT on Road 5010.  
5.69 0.38 1370 Turn RIGHT on Upper Vineyard Mountain Trail.  
6.07 0.44 1400 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on Vineyard Mountain Trail.  
6.51 0.35 1220 Trail Junction. Turn LEFT on Vineyard Mountain Trail.  
6.86 0.18 1060 Continue STRAIGHT on Vineyard Mountain Spur Road.  
7.04 0.34 1040 Turn LEFT on Vineyard Mountain Trail.  
7.38 0.03 960 Turn LEFT on Road 500.  
7.41 0.02 960 Cross Sulphur Springs Road. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 600.  
7.43 0.01 970 Jct Roads 600 & 610. Stay RIGHT on Road 600.  
7.44 0.06 970 Saddle Aid Station #1. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 600. 8.11 to Aid
7.50 0.46 990 Turn RIGHT on Ridge Trail.  
7.96 0.12 1290 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on New Alpha Trail.  
8.08 0.28 1210 Stay RIGHT on Alpha Trail.  
8.36 0.12 970 Continue STRAIGHT on Road 810.  
8.48 0.25 910 Turn LEFT on Beehive Spur Road.  
8.73 0.02 920 Turn RIGHT on What Do You Know Trail.  
8.75 0.06 890 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on What Do You Know Trail.  
8.81 0.04 800 Trail Junction. Turn LEFT on On the Sly Trail.  
8.85 0.03 740 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on On the Sly Trail.  
8.88 0.23 730 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on On the Sly Trail.  
9.11 0.08 750 Turn RIGHT on Beehive Spur Road.  
9.19 0.09 740 Turn RIGHT on Low Rider Trail.  
9.28 0.12 640 Trail Junction. Turn LEFT on Baker Creek Lower Trail.  
9.40 0.03 610 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on C19 Trail and over Other Baker Creek Log Bridge.  
9.43 0.10 620 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on Lovely Rita Trail.  
9.53 0.23 720 Cross Road 850. Continue STRAIGHT on Lovely Rita Trail.  
9.76 0.05 860 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on Missing Link Trail.  
9.81 0.13 930 Cross Alien Road. Continue STRAIGHT on Missing Link Trail.  
9.94 0.37 1070 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Missing Link Trail.  
10.31 0.02 1260 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on Two Bits Trail.  
10.33 0.02 1280 Turn LEFT on Road 682.  
10.35 0.47 1290 Jct Roads 682 & 680. Turn RIGHT on Road 680.  
10.82 0.02 1440 Jct Roads 680 & 700. Turn LEFT on Road 700.  
10.84 0.51 1450 Turn RIGHT on Playtime Trail.  
11.35 0.40 1690 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Playtime Trail.  
11.75 0.48 1840 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Playtime Trail.  
12.23 0.24 1810 Cross Road 700. Continue STRAIGHT on Secret's Out Trail.  
12.47 0.53 1790 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on No Secret Trail.  
13.00 0.89 1550 Turn LEFT on Contour Road.  
13.89 0.06 1590 Jct Contour, Skillings, & Dead End Roads. Turn LEFT on Skillings Road.  
13.95 0.08 1630 Jct Skillings & Clearcut Logging Roads. Turn RIGHT on Clearcut Logging Road.  
14.03 0.45 1680 Turn RIGHT on Stark Naked Trail.  
14.48 0.39 1510 Trail Junction. Turn LEFT on Word to Your Mother Trail.  
14.87 0.02 1660 Turn LEFT on Road 770.  
14.89 0.40 1660 Turn LEFT on Southridget Trail.  
15.29 0.02 1950 Turn RIGHT on Southridge Road.  
15.31 0.14 1970 Turn RIGHT on Southridget Trail.  
15.45 0.04 2110 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on Skillings Connector Trail.  
15.49 0.01 2130 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Skillings Connector Trail.  
15.50 0.05 2130 Turn LEFT on Road 790.  
15.55 0.04 2150 McCulloch Peak Aid Station #2. Turn RIGHT on McCulloch Peak Connector Trail. 6.07 to Aid
15.59 0.41 2130 Turn LEFT on Road 790.  
16.00 0.09 1970 Jct Roads 700, 790, & Gravel Peak Rd. Turn RIGHT on Road 700.  
16.09 0.18 1900 Jct Roads 700 & Gravel Peak Rd. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 700.  
16.27 0.31 1740 Jct Roads 700 & 7040. Stay RIGHT on Road 700.  
16.58 0.20 1530 Jct Roads 700, 770, & 780. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 700.  
16.78 0.03 1440 Jct Roads 700 & 680. Stay RIGHT on Road 680.  
16.81 0.41 1440 Turn RIGHT on Innuendo Trail.  
17.22 0.03 1120 Trail Junction. Turn LEFT on Uproute Trail.  
17.25 0.04 1120 Turn LEFT on Road 680.  
17.29 0.15 1130 Turn RIGHT on Shave & A Haircut Trail.  
17.44 0.02 1050 Trail Junction. Stay RIGHT on Shave & A Haircut Trail.  
17.46 0.48 1030 Cross Alien Road. Continue STRAIGHT on Shave & A Haircut Trail.  
17.94 0.19 820 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on Shave Cutoff Trail.  
18.13 0.10 690 Cross Road 850. Continue STRAIGHT on Shave Cutoff Trail.  
18.23 0.01 620 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on Baker Creek Lower Trail and over Baker Creek Log Bridge.  
18.24 0.24 620 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on Baker Creek Upper Trail.  
18.48 0.11 760 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Baker Creek Upper Trail.  
18.59 0.09 870 Trail Junction. Turn LEFT on On the Sly Trail.  
18.68 0.10 810 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on Knucklehead Trail.  
18.78 0.16 950 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Knucklehead Trail.  
18.94 0.25 1200 Continue STRAIGHT on Road 640.  
19.19 0.72 1290 Turn RIGHT on New Bombs Away Trail. Stay on New Bombs Away as it switches over Old Bombs Away multiple times.  
19.91 0.40 1480 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT and stay LEFT on High Horse Trail.  
20.31 0.11 1500 Cross Road 662. Continue STRAIGHT on Hansel & Gretel Trail.  
20.42 0.05 1520 Cross Road 660. Continue STRAIGHT on Beautiful Connector Trail.  
20.47 0.32 1530 Trail Junction. Turn LEFT on Beautiful Trail.  
20.79 0.37 1440 Cross Road 660. Continue STRAIGHT on Beautiful Trail.  
21.16 0.02 1350 Turn LEFT on Road 660.  
21.18 0.44 1340 Jct Roads 660, 600, 650. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 650.  
21.62 0.16 1480 Dimple Aid Station #3. Continue STRAIGHT on Upper Dan's Trail. 4.38 to Aid
21.78 1.41 1400 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Upper Dan's Trail.  
23.19 0.66 670 Turn LEFT on Road 612.4.  
23.85 0.12 880 Turn LEFT on Middle Horse Trail.  
23.97 0.17 960 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Middle Horse Trail.  
24.14 0.57 980 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Upper Horse Trail.  
24.71 0.55 1270 Turn RIGHT on Road 600.  
25.26 0.06 1210 Jct Roads 600 & 640. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 600.  
25.32 0.01 1210 Jct Roads 600 & 620. Stay LEFT on Road 620.  
25.33 0.13 1210 Turn RIGHT on Ridge Trail.  
25.46 0.47 1280 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Ridge Trail.  
25.93 0.07 990 Turn LEFT on Road 600.  
26.00 0.02 970 Saddle Aid Station #4. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 600. 5.67 to Finish
26.02 0.02 960 Cross Sulphur Springs Rd. Stay RIGHT on Road 500.  
26.04 0.34 960 Turn RIGHT on Vineyard Mountain Trail.  
26.38 0.17 1040 Turn RIGHT on Vineyard Mountain Spur Road.  
26.55 0.35 1060 Continue STRAIGHT on Vineyard Mountain Trail.  
26.90 0.45 1220 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on Vineyard Mountain Trail.  
27.35 0.38 1400 Trail Junction. Turn LEFT on Upper Vineyard Mountain Trail.  
27.73 0.01 1370 Turn LEFT on Road 5010.  
27.74 0.03 1370 Turn RIGHT on Road 500.  
27.77 0.01 1370 Turn RIGHT on Road 500 Link.  
27.78 0.76 1380 Turn LEFT on Upper Dave's Trail.  
28.54 0.38 1280 Cross Road 590. Continue STRAIGHT on Upper Dave's Trail.  
28.92 0.33 1200 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on Hole in the Bucket Trail.  
29.25 0.05 1080 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Lower Bucket Trail.  
29.30 0.30 1070 Continue STRAIGHT on Road 570.  
29.60 0.21 1150 Jct Roads 570 & 500. Turn RIGHT on Road 500.  
29.81 0.30 1140 Jct Roads 500 & 550. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 500.  
30.11 0.16 1130 Turn RIGHT on Powderhouse Trail.  
30.27 0.46 1260 Turn RIGHT on Peavy Peak Traverse Trail.  
30.73 0.33 990 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Section 36 Loop Trail.  
31.06 0.11 800 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Section 36 Loop Trail.  
31.17 0.40 750 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Section 36 Loop Trail.  
31.57 0.10 580 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Section 36 Loop Trail.  
31.67   550 FINISH Forestry Cabin  
Totals Aid Station Distances
Trail 23.7 mi Start to Saddle AS --- 7.44 mi
Road 8.0 mi Saddle to McCulloch AS --- 8.11 mi
Gain ~6700 McCulloch to Dimple AS --- 6.07 mi
Dimple to Saddle AS --- 4.38 mi
Saddle to Finish --- 5.67 mi
Cutoffs
Lewisburg Saddle #1 (7.44) 8:05 AM earliest
McCulloch (15.55 - DROP BAG) 10:15 AM earliest, 12:00 PM cutoff
Dimple (21.62) 11:15 AM earliest, 3:00 PM cutoff
Lewisburg Saddle #2 (26.00) 11:50 earliest, 4:30 cutoff


50k Race Directors

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