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! **
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