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5k Road Walk map
5k Road Walk elevation profile

WHITE SIGNS
THE 5K REMAINS THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. FROM THE STARTING LINE, DOWN THRU THE PARKING LOT TO THE MAIN ROAD AND TAKE A RIGHT.  THEN TAKE A RIGHT ON ROAD #15 AND GO ALL THE WAY BACK AND AROUND THE LOOP AND BACK OUT TO THE STOP SIGN. TURN RIGHT AGAIN AND THEN TAKE A LEFT INTO OVERLOOK PICNIC AREA.  AT THE 5^TH PINE TREE TURN AROUND AND BACK UP TO THE STOP SIGN. RIGHT ON THE MAIN ROAD, LEFT INTO THE FIRST BEACH PARKING LOT ON THE LEFT AND UP THE HILL TO THE F INISH.

5 Mile Trail map
5 Mile Trail elevation profile

YELLOW SIGNS
THIS COURSE REMAINS THE SAME AS LAST YEAR ALSO.  FROM THE STARTING LINE, DOWN THRU THE PARKING LOT AND TO THE LEFT.  YOU WILL TAKE A RIGHT TO ENTER THE TRAIL AS SOON AS YOU SEE GRASS ON THE RIGHT. FOLLOW THIS TRAIL AS IT GOES TO OVERLOOK PICNIC AREA BEARING TO THE LEFT AT EACH JUNCTION.  IT WILL FOLLOW THE LAKE SHORE AND THE TREE LINE THRU THE OVERLOOK AREA.  THEN BESIDE THE ROAD BY THE POSTS DOWN TO THE STEPS UP TO LAKEVIEW TRAIL.  YOU WILL GO UP THE STEPS AND BEAR TO THE RIGHT, AND THEN AT THE FIRST JUNCTION TAKE A RIGHT UP THE HILL.  UP THE HILL AND DOWN AND LEFT ON LAKEVIEW AT THE NEXT TRAIL JUNCTION. (NOT THE BIKE TRAILS!)  AFTER ABOUT A MILE YOU WILL TAKE A RIGHT AT THE BENCH TO BRING YOU BACK TO THE STEPS. YOU MUST COMPLETE ANOTHER LOOP OF THE LAKEVIEW TRAIL AT THIS POINT!!  2 LOOPS ARE MANDATORY!!!!    AFTER THE SECOND LOOP YOU GO DOWN THE STEPS AND GO  BACK EXACTLY THE WAY YOU CAME. THE ROAD SIDE, TREE LINE AND SHORE LINE.  LEFT AS YOU COME TO THE PARKING LOT AND UP THE HILL TO THE FINISH.

10K Course map
10K Course elevation profile

ORANGE SIGNS AND RIBBON
FROM THE START LINE GO DOWN THE HILL TO THE END OF THE PARKING LOT AND TAKE A HARD RIGHT TO FOLLOW THE TREE LINE UP THE HILL AND DOWN BEHIND THE PAVILION.  YOU GET ON TRAIL 66 AND FOLLOW IT ALONG THE SHORELINE TO THE DAM.  YOU WILL BE AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DAM.  GO UP OVER THE DAM TO THE REAR AND TAKE A RIGHT DOWN THE BACK SIDE OF THE DAM.  THEN BACK UP THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DAM AND CROSS THE ROAD AND UP THE HILL ON THE TRAIL SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. BEAR RIGHT AT THE JUNCTION AND YOU WILL COME TO THE YELLOW TRAIL TO YOUR RIGHT. FOLLOW IT ABOUT 1.5 MILES AND THEN CROSS THE ROAD TO THE GREEN TRAIL.  FOLLOW THE GREEN TRAIL STRAIGHT AHEAD ALONG THE LAKE A ND IT WILL LOOP BACK TO WHERE YOU STARTED.  AT THIS POINT YOU COME OUT OF THE WOODS AND TAKE A LEFT ON THE ROAD. CROSS BOTH BRIDGES AND GO THRU THE PARKING LOT ON THE LEFT AND TAKE FOLLOW THE TRAIL ABOVE THE PARKING LOT. AFTER YOU TOP THE HILL YOU WILL FOLLOW THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 150 FEET AND REENTER THE WOODS ON THE LEFT.  DOWN THE HILL AND TAKE A SHARP LEFT, CROSS THE CREEK AND UP THE HILL.  FOLLOW THE TREE LINE THRU THE PICNIC AREA AND REENTER THE WOODS.  AFTER AROUND ½ MILE YOU WILL SEE THE WHITE TRAIL ON THE  RIGHT, FOLLOW IT TO THE BEACH. IT SPLITS ONCE, GO TO THE RIGHT.  WHEN YOU COME OUT OF THE WOODS ATOP THE BEACH AREA, FOLLOW THE TREES TO THE RIGHT DOWN TO THE CORNER OF THE PARKING LOT AND A SHARP LEFT UPHILL TO THE FINISH LINE.

1/2 Marathon map
1/2 Marathon elevation profile

ORANGE THEN LIGHT BLUE SIGNS
THIS IS THE SAME AS THE 10K UNTIL THE WHITE TRAIL EXIT FOR THE 10K

AT THE BLUE TRAIL/WHITE TRAIL JUNCTION THE ½ M WILL GO STRAIGHT EVENTUALLY COMING DOWN BEHIND THE DAM AND TAKING A LEFT TO CROSS THE CREEK BELOW THE DAM.  YOU WILL THEN CIRCLE ROUND AND COME DOWN ABOVE THE DAM AND TAKE A LEFT TO GET ON THE LAKE TRAIL.  YOU WILL FOLLOW IT TO THE NEXT ROAD AND TAKE A RIGHT ON THE ROAD.  YOU WILL CROSS ONE BRIDGE AND TURN LEFT UP INTO THE ORANGE TRAIL (NEAR THE STOP SIGN).  AT THE FIRST JUNCTION FOLLOW IT TO THE LEFT.  IT WILL LOOP BACK TO WHERE YOU STARTED THE ORANGE TRAIL AND YOU WILL COME DOWN THE HILL AND TURN LEFT ON THE MAIN ROAD…CROSS THE BRIDGE AND TAKE A RIGHT ONTO LAKEVIEW…BEAR RIGHT AT ANY TRAIL JUNCTIONS TILL YOU GET TO THE STEPS TO THE ROAD.  LEFT ON THE ROAD, CROSS THE BRIDGE, TRAIL WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ON THE RIGHT .  GO BACK THE TRAIL AND THEN RIGHT ACROSS THE CREEK (2^ND TIME), RIGHT AT THE TRAIL JUNCTION, UP THE HILL AND TAKE A RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE HILL ON THE GRASSY LANE.  DOWN TO OVERLOOK AND FOLLOW TH E TREELINE AND SHORELINE AND TRAIL BACK TO THE BEACH AND HOME TO FINISH!

"Race Certification"

"Hello, my name is Strider and I have certified these courses.  I have run every inch of both the runs and walks and even scoped out the beach for the kids and always keep my nose close to the ground wherever I go."

"Trust me in  that if you hang with Rod, Denise, and Cindy you will see lots of Barkcamp State Park!"

"Hope to meet you on October 1st and thanks for visiting our web site!"

Get Directions to the Park

Take I70 Exit 208 Follow Sign to Barkcamp State Park