deception pass 50k course details
Course Map
Elevation Profile
4300ft of gain and 4300ft of loss
4300ft of gain and 4300ft of loss
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2025 50K Course Description
0.0 Start: West Point Amphitheater
0.1 Turn Left onto Cranberry Lake Rd
0.9 Turn Left onto park road towards North Beach
1.5 Turn Right onto North Beach Trail
1.6 Turn Right onto Discovery Trail
1.7 Turn Left to stay on Discovery Trail
2.3 Turn Left onto Lower Forest Trail
2.4 Turn Left to stay on Lower Forest Trail
2.7 Turn Right onto Goose Rock Summit Trail and go up and over Goose Rock Summit
3.6 Turn Left onto Goose Rock Perimeter Trail
4.6 Go under the bridge turn Left climb up the stairs and cross Deception Pass Bridge on the west sidewalk
4.9 Leave Deception Pass Bridge west sidewalk and follow the shoulder of HWY 20 guardrail
5.1 Climb over the guardrail onto PNW Scenic Trail
5.2 Turn Left
5.3 Stay Left and head towards Lottie Point Loop Trail
5.5 Stay Straight onto Lottie Point Loop Trail and go counter clockwise around the loop
5.8 Turn Right to head back towards Lighthouse Point Loop Trail
6.0 Turn Left to start Lighthouse Point Loop Tr
6.2 Turn Left to start the loop part of the trail going clockwise around the loop
6.8 Continue Straight to head back towards PNW Scenic Trail
7.0 Turn Left to head back towards PNW Scenic Trail and immediate turn right and uphill towards PNW Scenic Tr
7.1 Turn Left on to PNW Scenic Tr
7.5 At Rosario Rd stay to the left, don't cross Rosario Rd and drop down Bowman Bay Rd
7.9 Road forks go LEFT towards the Bowman Bay Boat Ramp
8.0 Turn right into Bowman Bay Aid Station then leave the aid station heading north along the coast towards Rosario Head
8.6 At Rosario Head Picnic Area stay to the left towards Rosario Head Loop Trail
8.7 Go left and go clockwise around Rosario Head Loop
9.0 Head back towards Bowman Bay
9.4 Turn Left into Bowman Bay Campground and follow campground road towards Bowman Bay Rd
9.6 Stay Straight at intersection with Bowman Bay Rd and climb up the road towards Rosario Rd
10.0 Don't cross Rosario Rd instead turn right onto PNW Scenic Trail and head back towards Deception Pass Bridge
10.4 Continue Straight on PNW Scenic Tr heading towards Deception Pass Bridge
10.5 Climb over guardrail and stay to the right, following the guardrail back to the bridge
10.7 Cross Deception Pass Bridge on the west sidewalk
11.0 Turn Right and go down the stairs and turn right to go under the bridge and onto Goose Rock Perimeter Trail
12.0 Turn Left and go up the Goose Rock Summit Trail
12.9 Turn Left onto Lower Forest Trail
13.2 Turn Right to stay on Lower Forest Trail
13.3 Turn Right at junction with Discovery Trail and go through the wooden gate
13.4 Turn Right onto Cornet Bay Retreat Center driveway
13.6 Turn Left onto Cornet Bay Rd
14.6 Cornet Aid Station
14.9 Turn Right onto West Hoypus Pt. Tr
15.3 Turn Left onto CCC Crossing Tr
15.9 Turn Right onto East Hoypus Pt. Tr
17.1 Turn Right onto Fireside Tr
17.5 Turn Left onto Forest Grove Tr
17.8 Turn Right onto Fern Gully Tr
18.3 Turn Left onto Julie Tr
18.4 Turn Right onto Old Hoypus Hill Logging Rd
18.9 Turn Right onto North Fork Tr
19.7 Turn Left onto Little Alder Tr
20.3 Turn Left onto West Hoypus Pt. Tr
21.1 Turn Left onto Cornet Bay Rd.
21.4 Cornet Aid Station
21.7 Turn Right onto West Hoypus Pt. Tr
22.1 Turn Left onto CCC Crossing Tr
22.7 Turn Right onto East Hoypus Pt. Tr
23.9 Turn Right onto Fireside Tr
24.3 Turn Left onto Forest Grove Tr
24.6 Turn Right onto Fern Gully Tr
25.1 Turn Left onto Julie Tr
25.2 Turn Right onto Old Hoypus Hill Logging Rd
25.7 Turn Right onto North Fork Tr
26.5 Turn Left onto Little Alder Tr
27.1 Turn Left onto West Hoypus Pt. Tr
27.9 Turn Left onto Cornet Bay Rd.
28.2 Cornet Aid Station (Head down Cornet Bay Rd)
29.2 Turn Right into Cornet Bay Retreat Center
29.4 Start Discovery Tr
29.8 Stay straight to stay on Discovery Tr
30.0Turn Right to stay on Discovery Trail heading towards North Beach
30.1 Turn Left onto North Beach Tr
31.0 Finish at West Point Amphitheater
0.0 Start: West Point Amphitheater
0.1 Turn Left onto Cranberry Lake Rd
0.9 Turn Left onto park road towards North Beach
1.5 Turn Right onto North Beach Trail
1.6 Turn Right onto Discovery Trail
1.7 Turn Left to stay on Discovery Trail
2.3 Turn Left onto Lower Forest Trail
2.4 Turn Left to stay on Lower Forest Trail
2.7 Turn Right onto Goose Rock Summit Trail and go up and over Goose Rock Summit
3.6 Turn Left onto Goose Rock Perimeter Trail
4.6 Go under the bridge turn Left climb up the stairs and cross Deception Pass Bridge on the west sidewalk
4.9 Leave Deception Pass Bridge west sidewalk and follow the shoulder of HWY 20 guardrail
5.1 Climb over the guardrail onto PNW Scenic Trail
5.2 Turn Left
5.3 Stay Left and head towards Lottie Point Loop Trail
5.5 Stay Straight onto Lottie Point Loop Trail and go counter clockwise around the loop
5.8 Turn Right to head back towards Lighthouse Point Loop Trail
6.0 Turn Left to start Lighthouse Point Loop Tr
6.2 Turn Left to start the loop part of the trail going clockwise around the loop
6.8 Continue Straight to head back towards PNW Scenic Trail
7.0 Turn Left to head back towards PNW Scenic Trail and immediate turn right and uphill towards PNW Scenic Tr
7.1 Turn Left on to PNW Scenic Tr
7.5 At Rosario Rd stay to the left, don't cross Rosario Rd and drop down Bowman Bay Rd
7.9 Road forks go LEFT towards the Bowman Bay Boat Ramp
8.0 Turn right into Bowman Bay Aid Station then leave the aid station heading north along the coast towards Rosario Head
8.6 At Rosario Head Picnic Area stay to the left towards Rosario Head Loop Trail
8.7 Go left and go clockwise around Rosario Head Loop
9.0 Head back towards Bowman Bay
9.4 Turn Left into Bowman Bay Campground and follow campground road towards Bowman Bay Rd
9.6 Stay Straight at intersection with Bowman Bay Rd and climb up the road towards Rosario Rd
10.0 Don't cross Rosario Rd instead turn right onto PNW Scenic Trail and head back towards Deception Pass Bridge
10.4 Continue Straight on PNW Scenic Tr heading towards Deception Pass Bridge
10.5 Climb over guardrail and stay to the right, following the guardrail back to the bridge
10.7 Cross Deception Pass Bridge on the west sidewalk
11.0 Turn Right and go down the stairs and turn right to go under the bridge and onto Goose Rock Perimeter Trail
12.0 Turn Left and go up the Goose Rock Summit Trail
12.9 Turn Left onto Lower Forest Trail
13.2 Turn Right to stay on Lower Forest Trail
13.3 Turn Right at junction with Discovery Trail and go through the wooden gate
13.4 Turn Right onto Cornet Bay Retreat Center driveway
13.6 Turn Left onto Cornet Bay Rd
14.6 Cornet Aid Station
14.9 Turn Right onto West Hoypus Pt. Tr
15.3 Turn Left onto CCC Crossing Tr
15.9 Turn Right onto East Hoypus Pt. Tr
17.1 Turn Right onto Fireside Tr
17.5 Turn Left onto Forest Grove Tr
17.8 Turn Right onto Fern Gully Tr
18.3 Turn Left onto Julie Tr
18.4 Turn Right onto Old Hoypus Hill Logging Rd
18.9 Turn Right onto North Fork Tr
19.7 Turn Left onto Little Alder Tr
20.3 Turn Left onto West Hoypus Pt. Tr
21.1 Turn Left onto Cornet Bay Rd.
21.4 Cornet Aid Station
21.7 Turn Right onto West Hoypus Pt. Tr
22.1 Turn Left onto CCC Crossing Tr
22.7 Turn Right onto East Hoypus Pt. Tr
23.9 Turn Right onto Fireside Tr
24.3 Turn Left onto Forest Grove Tr
24.6 Turn Right onto Fern Gully Tr
25.1 Turn Left onto Julie Tr
25.2 Turn Right onto Old Hoypus Hill Logging Rd
25.7 Turn Right onto North Fork Tr
26.5 Turn Left onto Little Alder Tr
27.1 Turn Left onto West Hoypus Pt. Tr
27.9 Turn Left onto Cornet Bay Rd.
28.2 Cornet Aid Station (Head down Cornet Bay Rd)
29.2 Turn Right into Cornet Bay Retreat Center
29.4 Start Discovery Tr
29.8 Stay straight to stay on Discovery Tr
30.0Turn Right to stay on Discovery Trail heading towards North Beach
30.1 Turn Left onto North Beach Tr
31.0 Finish at West Point Amphitheater