50-km (31-mile) race-course map Race Beta: www.MarquetteTrail50.com Race Director: Andrew Grosvenor, [email protected] Marquette, Michigan 2013 GPS waypoint data: Andrew Grosvenor, Race Director Quadrangle beta: USGS 1:24,000-scale, 1975, Marquette, Michigan quadrangle, 20-foot contours Magnetic declination: 5 degrees west of True North Coordinate beta: Latitude/Longitude geographic coordinate system, WGS 84 (or NAD 83) horizontal map datum Notice: Not drawn to exact scale; route location altered for clarity. As with any human endeavor, this map is subject to omissions, inaccuracies, and errors. While efforts were made to make this map reasonably accurate, it should not be used for navigational purposes. It is intended for general reference only on race day. Consult race officials for the latest course changes, trail conditions, hazards, advisories, corrections, etc. 600' 500' 400' 300' 200' 100' 000' 600' 500' 400' 300' 200' 100' 000' 31.0 mi 25.2 mi 21.7 mi 14.6 mi 10.6 mi 5.0 mi 0.0 mi Aid Station 3—Mile14.6 Sugar Loaf Mountain, Parking Lot Start 0.00 & Finish 31.0 Aid Station 2—Mile 10.6 Forestville Pole Barn Hogback Mountain Top of The World Harlow Lake CR 550 Big Bay Highway (paved crossing & shoulder traverse) Sugarloaf Mountain Little Presque Isle Point Harlow Creek (foot bridge) Lake Superior City of Marquette Presque Isle Park Partridge Island Little Presque Isle Cartography courtesy of Michael A. Neiger and Michigan Backcountry Search and Rescue (MibSAR) www.MibSAR.com, Marquette, Michigan (rev. 07-07-13) N 1 Mile Wetmore Landing CR 550 Big Bay Highway CR 550 Big Bay Highway Aid Station 1 Dead River Steel Grate Bridge Aid Station 2 Forestville Pole Barn Aid Station 4 Harlow Lake 1st Bridge Aid Station 3 Sugar Loaf Mountain CR 550 Parking Lot Start Forestville Pole Barn Finish Forestville Pole Barn Aid Station 5 Harlow Lake Railroad Grade 5.0 mi 5.6 mi 4.0 mi 7.1 mi 3.5 mi 5.8 mi CR 550 Highway Crossing Wetmore Landing RR Track Crossing Junction with Hogback Mountain return loop Sugarloaf Mountain Lake Superior Shoreline Top of The World Powerline Crossing Ore Dock Breakwall MARQUETTE TRAIL 50 Hogback Mountain Rock Quarry Dead River Bridge Dam & Penstock Tube Wooden Bridge Sand Pit Dead River Oxbow Kirby’s Bridge RR Track Crossing Old RR Grade Crossing Lily Pond Footbridge Little Presque Isle Point CR 550 Highway Crossing Harlow Lake Bareback Mountain Old RR Grade Crossroads Start Finish Active Railroad Grade Crossing Dead River Bridge Wooden Bridge Dam & Penstock Tube Sand Pit Kirby’s Bridge Dead River Oxbow Rock Quarry Powerline Crossing Powerline Crossing Forestville Road (gravel crossing) Junction with Hogback Mountain return loop Lily Pond RR Grade Crossing (abandoned) Aid Station 4—Mile 21.7 Harlow Lake Road, 1st Bridge Aid Station 5—Mile 25.2 Harlow Lake Railroad Grade (abandoned) CR 550 Big Bay Highway (paved crossing) Active Railroad Grade Crossing Aid Station 1—Mile 5.0 Dead River, Steel Grate Bridge Wetmore Pond Tourist Park Elevation Beta Total gain: +2692 feet Total loss: -2684 feet Change: +8 feet Elevation above L. Superior Bareback Mountain