A 51.3-mile point-to-point trail ultramarathon on the Superior Hiking Trail, starting at the Finland Community Center (mile 49 of the 100 Mile course) and finishing at Caribou Highlands Lodge in Lutsen -- the same finish and final ~51 miles of trail as the 100 Mile. About 95% technical singletrack.
95% technical singletrack. 'This is not a fast 50 miler' -- the course guide explicitly warns slower finishers to plan for darkness: lights required to leave Oberg (mile 44.2) after 5:00 PM. Shares its entire route and aid stations with the back half of the 100 Mile course, starting at the 100 Mile's Finland aid station (100mi mile 49).
The Superior Fall Trail Race hosts three point-to-point distances (100 Mile, 50 Mile, and the Moose Mountain Marathon) on the Superior Hiking Trail along Minnesota's North Shore of Lake Superior, all finishing at Caribou Highlands Lodge on Lutsen Mountain. The course traverses the Sawtooth Mountain Range, is about 95-98% technical singletrack, and crosses whitewater rivers and streams through boreal forest with views of Lake Superior.
The Superior 100 Mile Trail Race was founded in 1991, making it the 9th (per the race's own count, which some sources give as 10th) oldest 100-mile trail race in the United States, after Western States ('74), Old Dominion ('79), Wasatch ('80), Leadville ('83), Angeles Crest ('86), Vermont ('89), Mohican ('90) and Arkansas Traveller ('91, same year as Superior). The Superior 50 was added shortly after the 100, and the Moose Mountain Marathon was added in the early 2000s. A companion Superior Spring Trail Race was added in 2003. The race adopted a lottery registration system starting with the 2016 race after conventional registration filled in hours and repeatedly crashed the registration server.
| Mile | Station | Cutoff | Crew | Bag | Pacer | Med | To next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | Finland | 2:10am | ● | ● | · | ? | 7.00 |
| 7.00 | Sonju Lake Road | ? | · | ● | · | ? | 4.20 |
| 11.20 | Crosby-Manitou | 9:10am | ● | ● | · | ? | 9.60 |
| 20.80 | Sugarloaf | 12:10pm | ● | ● | · | ? | 5.50 |
| 26.30 | Cramer Road | 1:45pm | ● | ● | · | ? | 7.00 |
| 33.30 | Temperance | 4:00pm | · | ● | · | ? | 5.30 |
| 38.60 | Sawbill | 5:40pm | ● | ● | · | ? | 5.60 |
| 44.20 | Oberg | 7:10pm | ● | ● | · | ? | 7.10 |
| 51.30 |
Caribou Highlands (Finish)
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10:00pm | ● | ● | · | ? | ? |
SONJU LAKE ROAD IS TECHNICALLY THE NEXT AID STATION ON THE COURSE BUT THERE IS NO CREW ACCESS ALLOWED - DO NOT VISIT THE SONJU LAKE RD AID STATION. Leave Finland aid station by turning right on Co Rd 7. Drive Approx 6.2 miles to Bensen Lake Rd or just before, parking behind the line of cars on Cramer Road - park only on one side of the road. Walk on Cramer Road to Benson Lake Road and then 1/2 mile up the road to the aid station.
Parking. Park in the parking lots at the Finland Rec Center - once full, park at the Superior Hiking Trail trailhead parking lot labeled as 'overflow parking'. Do not park on road. Aid station is outside, there is no indoor access / access to the building.
superiorfalltrailrace.comReturn to Lake Co Rd 7. Turn right on Lake Co Rd 7 and drive 4.0 miles to Cook County Co Rd 8. Turn right on Cook Co Rd 8 (both Co Rd 7 and Co Rd 8 are called Cramer Road) and drive 5.2 miles to Sugarloaf Rd. Turn right on Sugarloaf Rd and drive 2.5 miles to aid station on right. Park only on one side of the road. Narrow road, use extreme caution. Do not sit or stand in the road!
Parking. Continue on Cramer Road until you see line of cars, park behind last car. Walk on Cramer RD to Bensen Lake Road / Crosby-Manitou park entrance, walk road approximately 1/2 mile to aid station. Walk single-file on Cramer Road as far off roadway as possible - people drive very fast on Cramer Road.
superiorfalltrailrace.comContinue straight on Sugarloaf Rd 1.2 miles to Hwy 61. Turn left on Hwy 61 and go 5.5 miles to Cramer Rd / Cook Co 1. Turn left on Cramer Rd and drive 3.6 miles to aid station on the right. Park behind line of cars. Do not park beyond aid station. *There are other routes that can be taken from Sugarloaf Rd to Cramer Rd, but you should not take any other route than the route outlined here.
Parking. Continue driving on Sugarloaf road until you see line of cars on West side of road / pointed towards Highway 61 / Lake Superior. Park behind last car. Walk to aid station by continuing on Sugarloaf Road towards Highway 61 / Lake Superior.
superiorfalltrailrace.com100 MILE CREWS, PACERS & SPECTATORS ONLY - NO 50 OR 26.2MI TRAFFIC ALLOWED AT TEMPERANCE. Go back 3.6 miles on Cramer Road to Hwy 61. Turn left on Hwy 61 and go 1.2 miles to Temperance River Rd. Turn left on Temperance River Rd and go .9 mile to aid station - a volunteer flagger will direct you to do a u-turn, drive down and park on West side of road only, pointed towards Highway 61 / Lake Superior.
Parking. Continue on Cramer Road until you see line of cars and park, facing away from Highway 61 / Lake Superior, on North Side of the road only. Do not park past / West of the aid station / Cramer Rd trailhead. This is also the Moose Mountain Marathon start (8:00AM Saturday; marathon-start area is a separate no-parking zone).
superiorfalltrailrace.comGo back approximately 2.5 miles to Hwy 61. Turn left on Hwy 61 and go 4.7 miles to Onion River Rd. Turn left on Onion River Rd and go 2.0 miles or until you see volunteer flagger - flagger will direct you to turn around and park on the side of Onion River Road facing Highway 61 / Lake Superior. Parking in the trailhead parking lot is for non-race-related day users only.
Parking. Park on the North / West side of the road only / facing away from Highway 61 / Lake Superior. Parking in the Sawbill-Britton Trailhead Parking lot is for non-race-related day users only per the USFS (US Forest Service); race-related parking there is prohibited unless you have a physical disability and need to park closer.
superiorfalltrailrace.comGo back 2.0 miles to Hwy 61. Turn left and go 2.6 miles to Ski Hill Rd. Turn left and go 2.0 miles, parking area is on the right-hand side of Ski Hill Road, across from the Caribou Highlands entrance. Walk across Ski Hill Road to Caribou Highlands - the finish line is around back (look for the party tent).
Parking. Drive down Onion River Road until you see a volunteer flagger, they will ask you to turn around and you will park on the West side of Onion River Road, pointed towards the lake / Highway 61. Parking in Oberg Mountain Trailhead parking lot is for non-race-related trail-head users only per the USFS.
superiorfalltrailrace.comParking. Continue on Ski Hill Road until you come to the entrance for Caribou Highlands - if you are staying at / have a room at Caribou Highlands lodge you may enter and park in your designated spot - if you do not have a room at Caribou Highlands take the first right directly after the Caribou Highlands entrance on Ski Hill Road into the large gravel parking lot. Walk across Ski Hill Road onto Caribou Highlands property, walk to the back of the lodge - the finish line is around back (look for the party tent).
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