Here is everything you need to know about the course for the UAF Race on Sunday, February 19. Race Director Brian Charlton put these together.
Written Description (all distances are approximate)
1 Mile (Beginner) – Start near the parking lot and travel west down the powerline trail. Turn right onto the Tee Field Road. Turn left to the Potato Field. Turn left at the top of the Potato Field. Turn Left onto lighted loop. Straight at the top of the hill to the right of the dish. Straight to the Warming Hut and down to the Finish.
Here’s a map (click for the full sized map):
4.5 Mile – Start near the parking lot and travel west down the powerline trail. Turn right onto the Tee Field Road. Bypass the Potato Field continuing straight down the road to the T-Field. Turn right onto the T-Field travelling around the perimeter. Bypass the trail to the top of the T-Field and continue around to the lower, SW corner. Turn right at the SW corner onto the Smith Lake access trail. Take a left onto Smith Lake and follow the edge around to the lake exit. Take a left and head up to the Potato Field. Take a right and follow the edge of the field to the top. Turn right onto the lighted loop. Near the top, turn right onto the Big Whizzy (this is where the 1-mile goes straight). Follow the Big Whizzy to the bottom and climb back up the hill. Take a left onto the inner loop (added in 2014) then rejoin the Big Whizzy and proceed to the top of the hill. Exit the Big Whizzy and head straight. Veer to the right of the dish and proceed to the warming hut and finish.
Here’s a map (click for the full sized map):
9 Mile – The 9 mile is essentially 2 laps of the 4 mile. To prevent dogs balking in the start/finish area there is a cutoff after the Big Whizzy. At the top of the hill head straight then veer to the left of the satellite dish and left down the hill onto the T-Field road. Follow the 4 mile course again. At the top of the Big Whizzy the second time veer right to the warming hut and finish line.
Click here for a PDF with much better detail of the long course.
