Sun Mountain 50K course details
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Elevation Profile
50K Course Description
mileages may vary from GPS to GPS
Mile 0.0 Start at Big Twin Lakes Resort (210 Twin Lakes Rd, Winthrop, WA)
0.4 turn right onto Patterson Lake Rd and head towards Sun Mountain
4.9 leave Patterson Lake road just after the big turn at the top of the lake and get onto Cabin Trail on the left
5.3 stay to the right/straight to stay on Cabin Trail at the intersection with Patterson Lake Trail
5.8 at a four way intersection turn right onto Chickadee Trail
6.0 turn left at the Chickadee Trailhead/Warming Hut area to continue on Chickadee Trail to the Chickadee Aid Station
6.1 turn right onto Raven Trail
6.2 turn left onto the dirt road (Thompson Pass Rd/FS RD 4410)
6.6 turn slight right onto Lower Climb-it Trail
8.0 arrive at the Gobblers Aid Station at the upper end of Lower Climb-it Trail leave the aid station on Gobblers Knob Trail towards the Ridge Trail
10.6 arrive at Gobblers Knob and get on the Ridge Trail
14.4 Leave the Ridge Trail and drop down an unofficial trail on the left towards the Ridge Aid Station – do not skip this aid station. Going to all aid stations is mandatory even if you don’t need any aid.
14.6 arrive at the Ridge Aid Station leave by going back up the unofficial trail to the Ridge Trail and turn left to continue on the Ridge Trail.
17.0 turn left to continue heading down the Ridge Trail at the intersection with the Thompson Ridge Spur Loop.
18.6 turn right to leave the Ridge Trail and head down a minor dirt rd (FS 4410-100)
18.8 turn left onto the main dirt road (Thompson Pass Rd/FS RD 4410)
19.0 arrive at Pass Aid Station at the Meadowlark/Coal Creek Trailhead leave the aid station heading north on the main dirt road (Thompson Pass Rd/FS RD 4410)
19.3 turn right onto Ridge Trail
19.5 turn right onto Woodpecker Trail
20.2 Woodpecker Trail intersects Meadowlark Trail at cattle guard/bike ramp/fence gate, go up and over the bike ramp and immediately continue down the Woodpecker Trail, stay on Woodpecker for close to three miles ignoring various minor side trails and minor dirt road crossings.
22.9 cross the other end of the Meadowlark trail to stay on Woodpecker
23.4 at the end of the Woodpecker Trail head straight onto Inside Passage and downhill towards the creek
23.5 go past Lower Pete’s Dragon and turn right onto Lower Inside Passage Trail
24.1Turn right onto Rader Creek Trail and almost immediately turn left onto Magpie Trail
24.3 Turn right, go through a gate to stay on Magpie, you’ll come to a fork in the trail just after the gate choose the upper fork(the right fork) to stay on Magpie.
24.9 turn hard left at the four way intersection you were at at mile 5.3 onto Chickadee Trail
25.2 Chickadee Aid Station at Chickadee Trailhead/Warming Hut then continue on Chickadee Trail
25.4 turn left onto Cabin Trail
25.9 turn left/straight to stay on Cabin Trail at the intersection with Patterson Lake Trail
26.3 Leave Cabin Trail and get onto Patterson Lake Road.
30.8 Turn left onto Twin Lakes Rd and then soon turn into Big Twin Lakes Resort
31.2 Finish
mileages may vary from GPS to GPS
Mile 0.0 Start at Big Twin Lakes Resort (210 Twin Lakes Rd, Winthrop, WA)
0.4 turn right onto Patterson Lake Rd and head towards Sun Mountain
4.9 leave Patterson Lake road just after the big turn at the top of the lake and get onto Cabin Trail on the left
5.3 stay to the right/straight to stay on Cabin Trail at the intersection with Patterson Lake Trail
5.8 at a four way intersection turn right onto Chickadee Trail
6.0 turn left at the Chickadee Trailhead/Warming Hut area to continue on Chickadee Trail to the Chickadee Aid Station
6.1 turn right onto Raven Trail
6.2 turn left onto the dirt road (Thompson Pass Rd/FS RD 4410)
6.6 turn slight right onto Lower Climb-it Trail
8.0 arrive at the Gobblers Aid Station at the upper end of Lower Climb-it Trail leave the aid station on Gobblers Knob Trail towards the Ridge Trail
10.6 arrive at Gobblers Knob and get on the Ridge Trail
14.4 Leave the Ridge Trail and drop down an unofficial trail on the left towards the Ridge Aid Station – do not skip this aid station. Going to all aid stations is mandatory even if you don’t need any aid.
14.6 arrive at the Ridge Aid Station leave by going back up the unofficial trail to the Ridge Trail and turn left to continue on the Ridge Trail.
17.0 turn left to continue heading down the Ridge Trail at the intersection with the Thompson Ridge Spur Loop.
18.6 turn right to leave the Ridge Trail and head down a minor dirt rd (FS 4410-100)
18.8 turn left onto the main dirt road (Thompson Pass Rd/FS RD 4410)
19.0 arrive at Pass Aid Station at the Meadowlark/Coal Creek Trailhead leave the aid station heading north on the main dirt road (Thompson Pass Rd/FS RD 4410)
19.3 turn right onto Ridge Trail
19.5 turn right onto Woodpecker Trail
20.2 Woodpecker Trail intersects Meadowlark Trail at cattle guard/bike ramp/fence gate, go up and over the bike ramp and immediately continue down the Woodpecker Trail, stay on Woodpecker for close to three miles ignoring various minor side trails and minor dirt road crossings.
22.9 cross the other end of the Meadowlark trail to stay on Woodpecker
23.4 at the end of the Woodpecker Trail head straight onto Inside Passage and downhill towards the creek
23.5 go past Lower Pete’s Dragon and turn right onto Lower Inside Passage Trail
24.1Turn right onto Rader Creek Trail and almost immediately turn left onto Magpie Trail
24.3 Turn right, go through a gate to stay on Magpie, you’ll come to a fork in the trail just after the gate choose the upper fork(the right fork) to stay on Magpie.
24.9 turn hard left at the four way intersection you were at at mile 5.3 onto Chickadee Trail
25.2 Chickadee Aid Station at Chickadee Trailhead/Warming Hut then continue on Chickadee Trail
25.4 turn left onto Cabin Trail
25.9 turn left/straight to stay on Cabin Trail at the intersection with Patterson Lake Trail
26.3 Leave Cabin Trail and get onto Patterson Lake Road.
30.8 Turn left onto Twin Lakes Rd and then soon turn into Big Twin Lakes Resort
31.2 Finish