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Wild Duluth 100K starts at Bayfront Park, runs the 50K course in reverse out to the turnaround at Oldenburg Point in Jay Cooke State Park, then follows the 50K course back to the finish at Bayfront Park. It stays on the Superior Hiking Trail except for short spurts up to the Magney-Snively aid station and down to the base of Spirit Mountain.
The trail is extremely rugged, hilly and laced with rocks and roots throughout. Many veteran ultrarunners consider this the toughest 50K and 100K course in the Midwest. The trail will be covered in leaves in mid-October, so watch your footing. Runners meet each other on the trail in both directions; runners going uphill step off for those coming downhill. The race describes the 100K as almost 10,000 ft of climbing.
Rugged 50K and 100K ultramarathons on Saturday, with the Harder 'n Heck Half Marathon and the Terribly Tough 10K on Sunday. The 50K and 100K follow the Superior Hiking Trail through the city of Duluth, high above the St. Louis River, the harbor and Lake Superior, and finish at Bayfront Park.
The 50K and 100K were established in 2009. The Half Marathon followed in 2010 and the 10K was added in 2019.
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Bayfront Park (start)
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| 31.00 |
Oldenburg Point (turnaround)
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3:00pm | ● | ● | ? | ? | 4.30 |
| 35.30 |
Grand Portage
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4:45pm | ○ | ? | ? | ? | 5.20 |
| 40.50 |
Munger Trail
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6:10pm | ● | ● | ● | ? | 5.80 |
| 46.30 |
Magney-Snively
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7:30pm | ● | ? | ? | ? | 6.90 |
| 53.20 |
Highland/Getchell
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9:30pm | ● | ● | ? | ? | 3.90 |
| 57.10 |
N 24th Ave W
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11:05pm | ● | ? | ? | ? | ? |
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Bayfront Park (finish)
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From I-35 take exit 256B for Lake Ave/5th Ave W. Turn right at S 5th Ave W (signs for Harbor Drive). Slight right onto the ramp to W Railroad St. Turn left into the large dirt parking lot in front of Bayfront Park.
wildduluthraces.comFrom the south, take I-35 to MN-210 E at exit 235. Turn right onto MN-210 and follow it to the Oldenburg Point picnic area on the right. From the north, take I-35 south to the Esko exit 242, left onto Thompson Road into Thompson, left on Hwy 210, then right into the Oldenburg Point picnic area.
Parking. Ample parking at the Oldenburg Point Picnic Area. A Minnesota state park pass is needed in Jay Cooke State Park.
wildduluthraces.comFrom the Grand Portage aid station, turn right onto Hwy 210 and follow it to Fond du Lac, then left onto Hwy 23/Grand Avenue. In Gary, turn left on W Gary Street. At the T-intersection turn left on Becks Road. Turn right onto 123rd Ave West and follow the short gravel road to the Superior Hiking Trail parking lot and aid station.
Parking. Limited parking, part of the lot is on private land. Crews must park on one side of the road into the trailhead only.
wildduluthraces.comFrom Munger aid station go back out to Becks Road and turn right. Go 1.2 miles to Skyline Parkway and turn right. Go 3.7 miles on Skyline Parkway to the Magney-Snively parking lot and aid station on the right. From I-35, take Boundary Ave exit 249 south past the gas station and McDonald's to the T-stop, turn left on Skyline Parkway (follow Spirit Mountain signs), pass the Spirit Mountain chalet turnoff and continue another 1.5 miles to the parking lot on the left.
Parking. Ample parking at the Magney-Snively trailhead lot.
wildduluthraces.comFrom Spirit Mountain go out to Grand Avenue and turn left. Follow Grand Avenue northeast 2.2 miles to N 59th Ave W and turn left. Follow N 59th Ave W 0.8 miles to Highland Street and turn left uphill to its junction with Skyline Parkway. Turn right on Skyline Parkway. The aid station is on the right in the Superior Hiking Trail parking lot. From the north, take I-35 Central Ave exit 252, go 0.8 miles uphill on Central Avenue, left on Highland Street for 1.1 miles to Skyline Parkway, then right to the trailhead lot on the right.
Parking. Limited parking at the Superior Hiking Trail lot at Skyline Parkway, Getchell Rd and Highland St.
wildduluthraces.comFrom Highland/Getchell go out to Skyline Parkway and turn right. Follow Skyline Parkway 1.9 miles to Haines Road. Turn left onto Haines Road, then right almost immediately back onto Skyline Parkway. Go 1.7 miles on Skyline Parkway to N 24th Ave W. The aid station is across N 24th Ave W to your right. From I-35, take Piedmont Ave/Hwy 53 exit 255A uphill 1.5 miles, turn left at the stoplight onto Piedmont Ave, take the first left onto N 24th Ave W, cross Skyline Parkway and turn left into the parking lot.
Parking. Limited parking in the lot across N 24th Ave W from Skyline Parkway.
wildduluthraces.comFrom N 24th Ave W head northwest toward Piedmont Avenue for 482 feet, turn right on Piedmont Avenue, then right onto US-53/Piedmont Ave for 1.4 miles to I-35. Take I-35 North for 1.3 miles to exit 256B for 5th Ave W toward Lake Ave. Turn right at S 5th Ave W, take the first right to stay on S 5th Ave E, turn left at W Commerce St and continue onto W Railroad St. Turn left into the Bayfront Park parking lot and the finish line.
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