Directions for The Burn course(s) 2009:
Please use these directions in conjunction with the map. All milage is approximate.

All Racers start & finish at the same spot.
  • Race start & finish will be in the area where you first enter into Wellington Lake Campground; right where you come around the corner and first see the lake.
  • Accross from Wellington Lake Office turn left onto 543 (sign says "Buffalo Creek 10")
  • Follow 543 about 2.6 mi and turn left onto Gashouse Road (sign says "«-- Wellington Lake / Bailey --»")
  • Follow Gashouse about .4 mi from 543 to big sign that reads "Gashouse Gulch Trailhead" - Turn right
  • About .4 mi from sign you will run into several trailheads (Redskin (left), Gashouse (straight), Gashouse to Baldy (right)) at a fence:

    Open & Sport classes:
    • Continue straight onto 726-Gashouse singletrack
    • 2.53 mi - Veer Right onto 730-Miller Gulch
    • 2.23 mi - Turn Right onto 730-Sandywash
    • 2.24 mi - Turn Right onto 543
    • 1.48 mi - Turn Left onto 725-Shinglemill
    • 1.98 mi - Turn Right onto 724-Morrison Creek
    • .81 mi - Turn Left onto 543
    • 2 mi - Around metal gate, turn Right (still 543)
    • 3.6 mi - Follow 543 back to Wellington Lake Campground and Finish Line

    Beginner & Athena classes:
    • Continue straight onto 726-Gashouse singletrack
    • 2.53 mi - Turn Hard Right onto 727-Baldy
    • Baldy singletrack runs into a rock outcropping; stay right and the trail will pick back up at the bottom of the rocks.
    • 2.8 mi - Veer left staying on Baldy
    • .3 mi - Turn right onto 543
    • 1.3 mi - Around metal gate, turn Right (still 543)
    • 3.6 mi - Follow 543 back to Wellington Lake Campground and Finish Line

Click here for a full-page (8.5 x 11) printable map of the course. ** Best used with written directions above! **