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Angels Staircase Course directions

Please consider printing these course directions if you are running Angels Staircase; though the course will be well-marked, it's your responsibility to know the course.  Due to the remoteness of this race, we'd really much, much prefer you didn't get lost.

35k course directions

--> Start at Foggy Dew Camp on FS Rd 4340-200
--> Go up FS Rd 4340-200 for about 3 miles to Foggy Dew Trailhead
--> Follow TR 417 (Foggy Dew) 5.0 mi to intersection with TR 429 and 424
--> Continue on TR 417 1.1 mi to intersection with TR 417B
--> Continue on TR 417 1.1 mi to intersection with TR 1259.32
--> Turn left onto TR 1259.32 and go 0.4 mi
--> Turn-around at the high point (atop Angels Staircase) and re-trace your steps, back to the trailhead and to the road, back the same way you came up.

Total Mileage: 21.2* 

60k Course directions

--> Start at Foggy Dew Camp on FS Rd 4340-2000
--> Go up FS Rd 4340-200 for about 3 miles to Foggy Dew Trailhead
--> Follow TR 417 (Foggy Dew) 5.0 mi to intersection with TR 429 and 424
--> Continue on TR 417 1.1 mi to intersection with TR 417B
--> Continue on TR 417 1.1 mi to intersection with TR 1259.32
--> Turn right onto TR 1259.32 and go 2.2 mi to intersection with 1255.1
--> Turn right onto TR 1255.1(?), toward Boiling Lake, and go 0.6 mi
--> Continue 1.0 mi past Boiling Lake to Horsehead Pass
--> At the pass, the trail becomes TR 431; follow it 0.7 to intersection with TR 431B
--> Continue on TR 431 0.3 mi to intersection with TR 431A(16.5)
--> Continue on TR 431 3.3 mi to intersection with TR 429
--> Turn right onto TR 429 and go 4.0 mi to intersection with TR 429A
--> Continue on TR 429 2.2 mi to intersection with TR 434
--> Continue on TR 429 0.7 mi to intersection with TR 438
--> Continue on TR 429 2.0 mi to intersection with TR 417
--> Turn left onto TR 417 and follow the trail 5.0 mi back to Foggy Dew Trailhead, then head back down FS 4340-200, back down the same way you came up at the start of the race.

Total Mileage: 37.4*
*Please note: This is a Rainshadow race. All distances are approximate, and as with many Rainshadow races, the courses may be longer than advertised. Just remember: We're out there to enjoy the trails, right?

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