CAPITOL PEAK 50 MILE/ 55K AND RELAY
CREW/SPECTATOR DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO AID STATIONS
Follow these directions and pie plate road signs at road junctions.
START – Also at A3- Fall Creek Aid Station and Finish
A1 - NO CREW ACCESS
A2 – Lost Valley Aid Station 14.5 miles
- from Fall Creek
Take C-6000 back to C-Line. Take a right on C-Line and go about 2 miles to the D4000 road
Take a right on the D4000 road and travel about 3 miles until you come to a big junction (D4600 junction). Take a right on D4000 and go about 1 mile until you run into the Aid Station. Aid Station is located where the Mima Porter Trail crosses the D4000 road on the ridge.
PARKING: Off side of road out of way of traffic and aid station.
A3 – Fall Creek Aid Station (same as Start/Finish)
- From Lost Valley
Take D4000 4 miles back to C-line road. Take a left on C-Line and go about 2 miles back to C6000 road.
Take a right on C-6000 road and follow signs to Fall Creek Campground.
Take C-6000 road for about 2 ½ miles, crossing a bridge and passing the campground. Take a right in the Fall Creek trailhead parking. Aid station is at the Start/Finish area!
PARKING: In the Fall Creek Day Use parking area.
A4 and A5 – Capitol Junction Aid Station
- From Fall Creek
Take C-6000 back to C-Line. Take a left on C-line up to C-4000 road for about 5 miles (to big intersection on ridge line)
Take a right on C-4000, and travel on the north side of the ridge for about 2 ¾ miles until you run into the aid station on the right. Aid station is located on a spur road, where the Greenline #6 trail summits on the ridge. Runners will continue on C4000 road and run up to top of Capitol Peak (through yellow gates) and return to this aid station location. IF YELLOW GATE IS OPEN PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE UP THE CAPITOL PEAK ACCESS ROAD!!! You can walk/run to the top of Capitol Peak to get the view with your runner if you choose. This is a steep road that is about ½ mile to the top.
PARKING: In large open gravel area just east of the aid station.
A6 and A8– Wedekind Aid Station --2-person Relay Exchange! (55K runners turn towards Falls Creek to finish---they skip A7 and A8!)
Take C4000 back to C-Line. Go right on C-Line for 1.5 miles to Wedekind (a large junction where the C-Line crosses over C3000, D1000 roads).
PARKING: Along C-Line road, out of way of traffic and aid station.
A7 C-Line Crossing Aid Station (turnaround for 50 miler)
– from Wedekind
Take C-Line road west for about 2 miles to C-2000 road. Take C-2000 for 1/2 mile to aid station.
Aid station is located where the Mima Porter Trail crosses the C-2000 road.
PARKING: Along C-2000 off side of road out of way of traffic and aid station.
FINISH – FALLS CREEK CAMPGROUND
- From Wedekind
Take C-2000 road back to C-Line going back down the mountain to C-6000 (passing C-4000 and C-5000).
Take a right on C-6000 road and follow signs to Fall Creek Campground.
Take C-6000 for about 2 ½ miles, to the Falls Creek Day Use Parking area.