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2024 McDonald Forest 50K Full Course Description

May 4, 2024

Rev. 1.0 (5/1/2024)

Mile Mi2Nxt Elevation Directions  
0.00 0.20 550 START Forestry Cabin, STRAIGHT on Road 500. 5.76 to Aid
0.20 1.26 450 Jct Roads 500 & 510. Turn RIGHT on Road 510.  
1.46 0.04 710 Jct Roads 510 & 516. Turn RIGHT on Road 516.  
1.50 0.37 730 Turn LEFT on Hole in the Bucket Trail.  
1.87 0.52 810 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Hole in the Bucket Trail.  
2.39 0.42 1070 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Hole in the Bucket Trail.  
2.81 0.39 1200 Trail Junction. Turn LEFT on Upper Dave's Trail.  
3.20 0.77 1280 Cross Road 590. Continue STRAIGHT on Upper Dave's Trail.  
3.97 0.01 1390 Turn RIGHT on Road 500 Link.  
3.98 0.03 1380 Turn LEFT on Road 500.  
4.01 0.01 1370 Jct Roads 500 & 5010. Turn LEFT on Road 5010.  
4.02 0.38 1370 Turn RIGHT on Upper Vineyard Mountain Trail.  
4.40 0.45 1400 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on Vineyard Mountain Trail.  
4.85 0.35 1230 Trail Junction. Turn LEFT on Vineyard Mountain Trail.  
5.20 0.17 1060 Continue STRAIGHT on Vineyard Mountain Spur Road.  
5.37 0.34 1040 Turn LEFT on Vineyard Mountain Trail.  
5.71 0.02 960 Turn LEFT on Road 500.  
5.73 0.02 960 Cross Sulphur Springs Road. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 600.  
5.75 0.01 970 Jct Roads 600 & 610. Stay RIGHT on Road 600.  
5.76 0.06 970 Saddle Aid Station #1. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 600. 5.33 to Aid
5.82 0.44 990 Turn RIGHT on Ridge Trail.  
6.26 0.15 1290 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Ridge Trail.  
6.41 0.35 1210 Cross Road 620. Continue STRAIGHT on Bombs Away Plus Trail.  
6.76 0.73 1280 Cross Road 640. Continue STRAIGHT on New Bombs Away Trail. Stay on New Bombs Away as it switches over Old Bombs Away Trail multiple times.  
7.49 0.47 1480 Trail Junction. Turn LEFT on High Horse Trail.  
7.96 0.59 1270 Cross Road 600. Continue STRAIGHT on Upper Horse Trail.  
8.55 0.17 980 Trail Junction. Stay RIGHT on Middle Horse Trail.  
8.72 0.11 960 Trail Junction. Stay RIGHT on Middle Horse Trail.  
8.83 0.65 890 Turn RIGHT on Road 612.4.  
9.48 1.46 660 Turn RIGHT on Upper Dan's Trail.  
10.94 0.15 1390 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Upper Dan's Trail.  
11.09 0.44 1480 Dimple Aid Station #2. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 650. 4.73 to Aid
11.53 1.43 1340 Jct Roads 600, 650, 660. Turn LEFT on Road 600.  
12.96 0.29 880 Jct Roads 600 & 680. Turn RIGHT on Road 680.  
13.25 0.51 1050 Jct Roads 680 & 681. Turn LEFT on Road 681.  
13.76 0.05 1030 Continue STRAIGHT on Extendo Trail Connector.  
13.81 0.63 1000 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Extendo Trail.  
14.44 0.04 540 Turn LEFT on Road 6020.  
14.48 1.34 530 Jct Roads 6020 & 6021. Turn RIGHT on Road 6021.  
15.82 0.21 850 Water Only Aid Station #3. Continue STRAIGHT on Narnia Forest Trail. 3.08 to Aid
16.03 0.06 780 Trail Junction. Stay LEFT on Narnia Forest Trail.  
16.09 0.04 710 Trail Junction. Stay RIGHT on Narnia Forest Trail.  
16.13 0.38 700 Cross Road. Continue STRAIGHT on As You Wish Trail.  
16.51 0.90 880 Cross Road. Continue STRAIGHT on As You Wish Trail.  
17.41 0.43 1180 Continue STRAIGHT on Word to Your Mother Trail.  
17.84 0.38 1510 Trail Junction. Stay RIGHT on Word to Your Mother Trail.  
18.22 0.12 1650 Cross Road 770. Continue STRAIGHT on Southridget Trail.  
18.34 0.17 1690 Cross Road 770. Continue STRAIGHT on Southridget Trail.  
18.51 0.01 1910 Turn RIGHT on Southridge Road.  
18.52 0.12 1910 Turn RIGHT on Southridget Trail.  
18.64 0.02 1950 Turn RIGHT on Southridge Road.  
18.66 0.12 1970 Turn RIGHT on Southridget Trail.  
18.78 0.03 2110 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on Southridget Top Trail.  
18.81 0.02 2120 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Southridget Top Trail.  
18.83 0.01 2130 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Southridget Top Trail.  
18.84 0.01 2130 Turn LEFT on Road 790.  
18.85 0.03 2130 Turn RIGHT on McCulloch Peak Connector Trail.  
18.88 0.05 2160 McCulloch Peak Aid Station #4. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 790. 6.65 to Aid
18.93 0.01 2130 Turn RIGHT on Southridget Top Trail.  
18.94 0.83 2130 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on No Secret Trail.  
19.77 0.26 1800 Trail Junction. Stay RIGHT on Secret's Out Trail.  
20.03 0.85 1820 Cross Road 700. Continue STRAIGHT on Play Time Trail.  
20.88 0.58 1700 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Play Time Trail.  
21.46 0.02 1740 Turn LEFT on Road 700.  
21.48 0.88 1440 Jct Roads 680 & 700. Stay RIGHT on Road 680.  
22.36 1.07 1090 Jct Roads 680 & 870. Turn LEFT on Road 870.  
23.43 0.69 750 Jct Roads 800 & 870. Turn RIGHT on Road 800.  
24.12 0.51 630 Jct Roads 800 & 810. Turn RIGHT on Road 810.  
24.63 0.26 970 Continue STRAIGHT on Alpha Trail.  
24.89 0.14 1190 Trail Junction. Turn LEFT on New Alpha Trail.  
25.03 0.44 1290 Trail Junction. Turn LEFT on Ridge Trail.  
25.47 0.06 990 Turn LEFT on Road 600.  
25.53 0.03 970 Saddle Aid Station #4. Continue STRAIGHT on Road 600. 6.10 to Finish
25.56 0.02 960 Cross Sulphur Springs Rd. Stay RIGHT on Road 500.  
25.58 0.34 960 Turn RIGHT on Vineyard Mountain Trail.  
25.92 0.17 1040 Turn RIGHT on Vineyard Mountain Spur Road.  
26.09 0.35 1060 Continue STRAIGHT on Vineyard Mountain Trail.  
26.44 0.46 1230 Trail Junction. Turn RIGHT on Vineyard Mountain Trail.  
26.90 0.38 1400 Trail Junction. Turn LEFT on Upper Vineyard Mountain Trail.  
27.28 0.01 1370 Turn LEFT on Road 5010.  
27.29 0.03 1370 Turn RIGHT on Road 500.  
27.32 0.01 1380 Turn RIGHT on Road 500 Link.  
27.33 0.77 1390 Turn LEFT on Upper Dave's Trail.  
28.10 0.40 1280 Cross Road 590. Continue STRAIGHT on Upper Dave's Trail.  
28.50 0.77 1200 Cross Road 500. Continue STRAIGHT on Dave's Trail.  
29.27 0.58 910 Cross Road 580. Continue STRAIGHT on Lower Dave's Trail.  
29.85 0.11 1000 Turn RIGHT on Road 582.  
29.96 0.06 1060 Turn RIGHT on Powderhouse Trail.  
30.02 0.04 1080 Cross Road 580. Continue STRAIGHT on Powderhouse Trail.  
30.06 0.18 1110 Cross Road 500. Continue STRAIGHT on Powderhouse Trail.  
30.24 0.45 1260 Turn RIGHT on Peavy Peak Traverse Trail.  
30.69 0.36 990 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Section 36 Loop Trail.  
31.05 0.13 790 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Section 36 Loop Trail.  
31.18 0.38 750 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Section 36 Loop Trail.  
31.56 0.07 570 Trail Junction. Continue STRAIGHT on Section 36 Loop Trail.  
31.63   550 FINISH Forestry Cabin  
Totals Aid Station Distances
Trail 21.3 mi Start to Saddle AS #1 --- 5.8 mi
Road 10.3 mi Saddle to Dimple AS #2 --- 5.3 mi
Gain ~6500 Dimple to Water Only AS #3 --- 4.7 mi
Water Only to McCulloch AS #4 --- 3.1 mi
McCulloch to Saddle AS #5 --- 6.6 mi
Saddle to Finish --- 6.1 mi
Cutoffs
Lewisburg Saddle #1 (5.8) 7:30 AM earliest
Dimple (11.1) 9:00 AM earliest
McCulloch (18.9 - DROP BAG) 10:45 AM earliest, 1:20 PM cutoff
Lewisburg Saddle #2 (25.5) 11:45 earliest, 3:30 PM cutoff


50k Race Directors

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