Noble Canyon 50k & 15k Course Description
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The Pine Creek Road Aid Station has been renamed Hammer's Hideaway!
In 2020 we lost one of the good ones on this earth Steve "Hammer" Cunningham and the ultrarunning community has christened this aid station after our buddy Hammer.
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50K: 31.43mi with 4,180ft of elevation gain
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15K: 9.93mi with 1,352ft of elevation gain
Noble Canyon 50K Course Description
The 2022 course will be the same as 2019! Runners will start at 8631 Pine Creek Rd and run approx 1 mile north along the asphalt road to the Noble Canyon trail-head area.
Outbound you will take the main Noble Canyon trail all the way to the top. You will NOT pass through the Hammer's Hideaway Aid Station on this first pass.
Follow the Main Noble Canyon trail to the first aid station Big Tree, followed by Penny Pines at the top.
Leaving Penny Pines aid station carefully cross Sunrise Highway then turn RIGHT onto the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). After about 4 miles again turn RIGHT leaving the PCT and connecting with the Big Laguna trail system. This trail drops you into the Rat Hole aid station!
Leaving Rat Hole by crossing Sunrise Highway and continuing on the Big Laguna Trail. Follow the maps westbound to Big Laguna Lake. Now you will stay right and go around the EAST side of Big Laguna Lake. Follow the maps to the tricky left onto trail #5 which will connect you again with the main Noble Canyon trail.
Head back down the main Noble Canyon trail. You'll get aid again at Big Tree aid station then the Pine Creek Road aid station aka Hammer's Hideaway Aid Station
Hammer's Hideaway Aid Station is a short 0.25 mile out-and-back. Then you'll retrace your steps back to the finish at the Finish Area!
Noble Canyon 50K Aid Stations
Noble Canyon 15K Course Description
Runners will start at 8631 Pine Creek Rd and run approx 1 mile north along the asphalt road to the Noble Canyon trailhead area.
Outbound you will take the main Noble Canyon trail 4.5 miles to the turnaround. You will NOT pass through the Hammer's Hideaway Aid Station on this first pass.
Continue past the turn for Hammer’s Hideaway at mile 3.72 (do not visit this aid station on your way out) Continue up the noble canyon trail to the turn around at mile 4.5. After the turn be sure to make the right turn and follow the signage to visit Hammer’s Hideaway aid station at mile 5.6
Leaving Hammer’s, you’'ll take a different trail (0.6mi.) that will loop and reconnect you back to the main Noble Canyon Trail
Turn right and continue your descent on the main the Noble Canyon trail to the bottom trailhead
Look for markings in through the parking lot (8.9mi.) for the connector trail at mile 9 (look for flags) back to Pine Creek Road
Take Pine Creek Road for 0.8mi. to finish line
