Fall Creek Falls 50K and Half Marathon Trail Runs

Courses will follow the UPPER LOOP trail. Three aid stations will be stocked with water, Sports Drinks, pretzels, fruit and some kind of salty snacks!

Start will be in the parking lot just up the road from registration / finish area. Runners follow WHITE BLAZE markings of Paw Paw Trail and Upper Loop trail approx. 50k will run Clockwise around the trails. You will complete 1 loop and back to the Finish area but stay on 284 and then get back onto the Paw Paw trail. 2nd loop will continue through Aid stations 1 and 2, then turn around at Aid Station 3 at the Fire Tower Rd and head back to Aid Station 2. Turn around and head back to the Finish Line to complete the 50k. Each loop has three small (ankle deep) stream crossings - rain will determine how high water gets!

Time Cut offs – We had not posted time cut-offs but do feel we need to have some limit to ensure safety and not over-burden Park officials and volunteers. We are going to “loosely” hold 50K runners to a 20 minute-per-mile limit – This means 4 hours at first passing of aid station #3 at 12.25 miles & 8 hours at same point next loop. If you have not reached aid station #3 by these times, you will be asked to head back or receive a ride back to finish area. Final 50K runners completed entire course in just over 8 hours in the past.

Half Marathon course is one loop of the route outlined. Start will be in the parking lot of Betty Dunn Nature Center and then onto the Paw Paw trial.
This will connect to the Upper Loop which you will follow Clockwise to the Finish at Betty Dunn Nature Center pavillion. There is no time limit.