Course Maps
The start of the run begins high on Hawk Ridge overlooking Lake Superior. The shuttle will drop runners off and there is a short 0.2 mile walk from the shuttle drop-off to the start area.
The course begins with a small climb up to the Hawk Ridge Observatory and then winds down the gravel road to the first bridge and aid station at mile 2.
After the first bridge, runners continue down Amity Creek over the remaining six bridges.
Once off of Seven Bridges Road, runners will take a series of turns to reach the mile 4 aid station at the bottom of Amity Creek & Lester River.
Continuing toward Lake Superior once out of the aid station runners will enter the out-and-back section of the course. This section takes runners ~0.50 mile out to Brighton Beach before turning around and heading back to the aid station.
After going through the aid station the second time runners continue onto the Lakewalk and head west through the Superior Street section of the course toward the aid station at Mile 6.
The Lakewalk continues west as runners will cross a couple more creeks before reaching the aid station at mile 8.
A few minutes after the aid station runners will continue along two switchbacks on the Lakewalk, one at the top of a hill near the Holiday station and the other just after that at the bottom of the hill.
The Lakewalk continues along Water Street and just after mile 9 runners are treated to incredible views of Lake Superior, Canal Park, and the iconic Lift Bridge.
The run finishes with a slight left hand turn off of the Lakewalk in Leif Erickson Park.
