The 2012 course is identical to the 2011, 2010 & 2009 Fools Run.
The course will be well marked on race day. See below for a table of course distances/checkpoints. The color coding illustrates the route:
Start @ Pine Hollow at the top of the sledding hill
Leg 1, YELLOW:
- Path to Little Meadow
- Cross Country Trail
- Lake Trail
- Cross Truxell Rd.
- Connector to Ledges Trail
- Ledges Trail (west ½)
- Haskell Run
HAPPY DAYS AID STATION (North of Rte 303) - 5.2 miles
Leg 2, BLUE:
- Boston Run Trail (counterclockwise)
HAPPY DAYS AID STATION - 8.4 miles
Leg 3, PURPLE:
- Haskell Run
- Ledges Trail (east ½)
- Pine Grove Trail (counter-clockwise)
- Connector to Kendall Lake
(cross Truxell Rd.)
- Lake Trail (east side)
KENDALL LAKE AID STATION (where Cross Country and Lake Trail intersects) - 12.0 miles
Leg 4, ORANGE:
- Lake Trail (south side)
- Lake Trail detour
- Salt Run Trail (counter-clockwise)
25k FINISH at Pine Hollow
PINE HOLLOW AID STATION - 15.7 miles
Repeat entire course for 50k
Link to Aid station checkpoints & distances.
Click map to download.
GPS track of course from March 13 training run: