Twisted Fork Trail Festival - Spring Classic

The 68-kilometer course consists of counterclockwise laps of the Flying Dog and Great Western-Mormon Pioneer loops. The race begins with a 1-mile paved section to separate and spread out the field before reaching the trails. Other than a bit of dirt road running, 90% of the course is on single track. But don't worry, youll have plenty of opportunities to move freely or pass other runners. Once on the trails, you'll run the aforementioned Flying Dog loop counterclockwise. Theres a short climb at the beginning of this section on the Blackhawk Trail, followed by a downhill to rolling section of the Glenwild Trail before the big climb up to the top of Flying Dog. Next, there is a long, fast descent through aspen groves and past a beaver dam as you make your way through the woods and down to the 24/7 Trail intersection, where you keep straight on 24/7 for 2.2 miles all the way to the junction at Jeremy Ranch Road. From the junction, youll head west for 1/10th of a mile on the road to the Moose Hollow trailhead and the beginning of your second loop on the Great Western-Mormon Pioneer. Here, youll be faced with a 3-mile, 1,300+ foot grinding climb across the Moose Hollow, Avenues, and Great Western trails before hitting a scenic ridgeline section with a series of frequent small climbs and descents. Its all worth it though, especially as you reach Bald Mountainthe high point of the course with panoramic views of the Central Wasatch Rangemidway through. The 7.5-mile ridgeline section culminates at Big Mountain Pass where you will have an aid station to resupply before a flowy 4.5-mile descent down to Jeremy Ranch Road and the aid station at Mormon Flat Campground. From Mormon Flat, its a very gradual 4-mile climb on Jeremy Ranch Road back to the junction where youll complete that second loop and receive aid again. From here, there are only 7 miles to the finish line! Youll start by doubling back on the 24/7 Trailspecifically, a 2.2-mile, 600-foot climb back to the intersection with Flying Dog, where youll turn right to continue along 24/7 for 3 miles of rolling terrain before reaching the junction of the Stealth Trail. Youll stay on the Stealth Trail, descending for approximately 1.8 miles all the way back to the Spring Creek Trailhead on Glenwild Driveway back when you were starting that first loop on Flying Dog! Stay right on Glenwild Drive for a brief section of pavement back to the highway. Ducking through the pedestrian tunnel, a wooden bridge and a quarter-mile of pavement takes you to the finish at Newpark Amphitheater.

The 30 kilometer course essentially consists of one big loop counter-clockwise along the famous Flying Dog route. The race begins with a 1 mile paved section to separate and spread out the field before reaching trails. Other than a bit of dirt road running 90% of the course is on single track itself. But don't worry, youll have plenty of opportunities to move freely or pass other runners. Once on trails, you'll run what is called the aforementioned Flying Dog loop counter-clockwise. Theres a short climb at the beginning of this section on the Blackhawk trail, before following a downhill to rolling section of the Glenwild trail before the big climb of this section up to the top of Flying Dog. Next there is a long, fast descent through aspen groves and past a beaver dam as you make your way through the woods and down to the 24/7 trail intersection, where you turn left and follow 24/7 for more mostly gradual descending (there a few short climbs at various intervals) before connecting with the Stealth trail back to the Spring Creek trail head at the bottom of Glenwild. Finally, a quarter-mile of pavement takes you to the finish: duck under I-80 via a pedestrian tunnel, and along the path to the finish line at Newpark Amphitheater, where you'll be greeted with music, food and drink. An award ceremony will follow the race and recognize the top three overall male and female finishers.

The 15 kilometer course essentially consists of one big loop counter-clockwise along most of the Glenwild route. The race begins with a 1 mile paved section to separate and spread out the field before reaching trails. Other than a bit of dirt road running 90% of the course is on single track itself. But don't worry, youll have plenty of opportunities to move freely or pass other runners. Once on trails, you'll run what is called the aforementioned Glenwild loop counter-clockwise. Theres a short climb at the beginning of this section on the Blackhawk trail, before connecting with the Glenwild Loop trail which you will stay on for approximately the next 5.4 miles. Once on trails, you'll run what is called the aforementioned Glenwild loop counter-clockwise. Theres a short climb at the beginning of this section on the Blackhawk trail, before connecting with the Glenwild Loop trail which you will stay on for approximately the next 5.4 miles. After this stretch on Glenwild, youll turn right at the trail junction to access the Blackhawk trail where youll continue a long descent towards the finish. After .4 miles on the Blackhawk trail, stay alert because youll be making another right turn onto Blackhawk drop and then shortly after that, a left onto the Stealth trail which youll follow back to the Spring Creek trail head at the bottom of Glenwild. Finally, a quarter-mile of pavement takes you to the finish: duck under I-80 via a pedestrian tunnel, and along the path to the finish line at Newpark Amphitheater, where you'll be greeted with music, food and drink. An award ceremony will follow the race and recognize the top three overall male and female finishers.