DWD Devil's Lake - Course Description

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50M/50K/26.2 Course Description

50M is marked PINK throughout. Think PINK!

50K is PINK for 25 miles, then WHITE for the remaining 6.

MARATHON is PINK for 20 miles, then WHITE for the remaining 6.

50M/50K Leg Summary The 50M/50K/MARATHON events share many parts of the course; they differ in the last bits for each. Each Leg Name is clickable and takes you to more detail.
Leg Begins	Leg Ends	Leg Name	Distance	50M	50K	26.2
Start	Lake	Swirlies	4.5	1, 8	1	1
Lake	South Bluff	No Bluffin'	2.3	2, 9	2	2
South Bluff	Meadow	Descent into Bugness	3.3	3, 10	3	3
Meadow	Meadow	Deja Vu	2.8 2.3 Marathon	4, 11	4	4
Meadow	Solum	Up the Down Staircase	4.7	5, 12	5	5
Solum	Solum	Easy/Hard (I only run the downhill...)	4.1	6, 13	6	-
Solum	Steinke	Rave Run	3.0	7	7	6
Steinke	Lake	Filler	1.5	-	8	7
Lake	South Bluff	No Bluffin' 2	2.3	-	9	8
South Bluff	Finish	Shortest Way Home	2.3	-	10	9
Solum	Finish	Glory!	3.3	14	-	-

Aid Station Types

Major – First aid, Fluids. Full variety of food & gels. Well staffed.
Minor – First aid, Fluids. Limited variety of nutrition. Light staff.
Micro – Fluids, self-service as no staff just critters.

Swirlies			50M-1	50M-8	50K-1	M-1
Start at	Finish at	Length	Climb	Aid	View	Print
1. Start 2. Steinke Basin	Lake	4.5	+330/-480	Major	View	Print
A great bit: it’s on a nice wide trail. Be careful when crossing the road. There is some elevation change but the trail is wide and has good footing. At about the 3 mile mark you enter the campground so make sure to follow the pink ribbons. These areas are always confusing so be careful until you get back on the trail. Plus the vandals have been known to play with the flags; just keep left when you hit the campground road and you'll be OK. The 50M repeats this leg as they start their second loop; they start from the Steinke Aid Station rather than the actual start line for the second loop. back to leg summary

No Bluffin’			50M-2	50M-9	50K-2	M-2
Start at	Finish at	Length	Climb	Aid	View	Print
Lake	South Bluff	2.3	+610/-320	Minor	View	Print
Head towards the lake; have a swim. Then head to East Bluff Woods Trail and prepare to climb! It’s great footing on a great trail that goes up forever … Or so it seems… then head east along the bluff to South Bluff Aid. Don’t expect a fast time! back to leg summary

Descent into Bugness			50M-3	50M-10	50K-3	M-3
Start at	Finish at	Length	Climb	Aid	View	Print
South Bluff	Meadow	3.3	+310/-760	Major	View	Print
Climb a bit out of the South Bluff Aid then follow the wide trail until the right turn on to the single track down, down, down to Meadow Aid. Two way traffic on the single track. A bit of a brain-burner across the meadow for the last mile into the aid. back to leg summary

Déjà Vu All Over Again			50M-4	50M-11	50K-4	M-4
Start at	Finish at	Length	Climb	Aid	View	Print
Meadow	Meadow	2.8 or 2.3	+260/-260	Major	View	Print
A little course correction so that you’ll have the full 50M/50K/26.2 you came for! I was hoping you'd appreciate a little bit of flat before it's back to the climbs, although it seems you guys actually like the climbs! back to leg summary

Up the Down Staircase			50M-5	50M-12	50M-5	M-5
Start at	Finish at	Length	Climb	Aid	View	Print
Meadow	Solum	4.7	+960/-280	Minor	View	Print
Re-burn your brain for a mile then climb the single track back up, share the trail with those coming down. Along the single track for 0.7 then watch for the right turn. Shortly thereafter, WATCH OUT FOR THE BUSY HIGHWAY!!! THERE IS NO TRAFFIC CONTROL!!! back to leg summary

Easy/Hard			50M-6	50M-13	50K-6	-
Start at	Finish at	Length	Climb	Aid	View	Print
Solum	Solum	4.1	+760/-760	Minor	View	Print
2nd tough leg in a row; you guys are awesome! Out & Back (or should I say "Down & Up"). We couldn't do this event without including most of the first & last legs of the previous years' events; it's a weakness in our moral fiber, I guess. back to leg summary

Rave Run			50M-7	-	50K-7	M-6
Start at	Finish at	Length	Climb	Aid	View	Print
Solum	Steinke Basin	3.1	+130/-480	Major	View	Print
Don’t get much better... a break from climbing, enjoy it while you can. back to leg summary

Filler			-	-	50K-8	M-7
Start at	Finish at	Length	Climb	Aid	View	Print
Steinke Basin	Lake	1.5	+130/-480	Major	View	Print
This one takes a shortcut bypassing the campground to get you to the Lake. Will be marked in WHITE for the 50K and Marathon. back to leg summary

No Bluffin' 2			-	-	50K-9	M-8
Start at	Finish at	Length	Climb	Aid	View	Print
Lake	South Bluff	2.3	+130/-480	Minor	View	Print
Same thing ya did earlier; remember, you're following WHITE this time. Yeah, there's pink here also but please follow the WHITE. back to leg summary

Shortest Way			-	-	50K-10	M-9
Start at	Finish at	Length	Climb	Aid	View	Print
South Bluff	Finish	2.3	+130/-480	Major	View	Print
Not much climbing on this one, just a quick way to get you to the finish with the correct mileage. Remember, you're following WHITE. back to leg summary

Glory!			-	50M-14	-	-
Start at	Finish at	Length	Climb	Aid	View	Print
Solum	Finish	3.4	+180/-510	Major	View	Print
Almost the same as Rave Run, but this time you turn at 2.6 miles to get to the FINISH! Watch for the signage at the turn, on your first loop, you went straight; this time, turn right. back to leg summary

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