MARQUETTE TRAIL 50
Marquette, Michigan
2013
50-km (31-mile)
race-course map
Race Beta: www.MarquetteTrail50.com
Race Director: Andrew Grosvenor, [email protected]
Aid Station 5—Mile 25.2
Harlow Lake Railroad
Grade (abandoned)
CR 550 Big Bay Highway
(paved crossing)
Little Presque Isle
Harlow Creek
(foot bridge)
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.
Little Presque
Isle Point
CR 550
Big Bay Highway
Bareback
Mountain
Aid Station 4—Mile 21.7
Harlow Lake Road, 1st Bridge
Top of
The World
Harlow
Lake
RR Grade
Crossing
(abandoned)
N
Cartography courtesy of
Michael A. Neiger and
Michigan Backcountry
Search and Rescue
(MibSAR) www.MibSAR.com,
Marquette, Michigan
(rev. 07-07-13)
Wetmore Landing
Sugarloaf
Mountain
Lily
Pond
1 Mile
Partridge Island
Hogback
Mountain
Presque Isle Park
Lake Superior
Junction Wetmore
Pond
with
Hogback
Mountain
CR 550 Big Bay
return loop
Highway
(paved crossing
& shoulder
traverse)
Forestville Road
(gravel crossing)
Powerline
Crossing
Aid Station 3—Mile14.6
Sugar Loaf Mountain, Parking Lot
ish
Fin tart
S
Start 0.00 & Finish 31.0
Aid Station 2—Mile 10.6
Forestville Pole Barn
Active Railroad
Grade Crossing
Dam &
Penstock
Tube
CR 550
Big Bay Highway
Dead
River
Oxbow
Rock
Quarry
Kirby’s Bridge
Tourist
Park
Sand Pit
Active Railroad
Grade Crossing
Dead
River
Bridge
Ore Dock
Aid Station 1—Mile 5.0
Dead River, Steel Grate Bridge
Wooden Bridge
5.6 mi
5.0 mi
Dead
River
Oxbow
RR Track
Crossing
Dead
River
Bridge
600'
500'
400'
Aid Station 2
Aid Station 3
Forestville Sugar Loaf Mountain
Pole Barn
CR 550 Parking Lot
Aid Station 1
Dead River Steel
Grate Bridge
Start
Forestville
Pole Barn
Sand
Pit
Kirby’s
Bridge
Dam &
Penstock
Tube
Rock
Quarry
RR Track
Crossing
Powerline
Crossing
000'
0.0 mi
CR 550
Highway
Crossing
10.6 mi
CR 550
Highway
Crossing
Wetmore
Landing
Finish
Forestville
Pole Barn
5.8 mi
Elevation Beta
Total gain: +2692 feet
Total loss: -2684 feet
Change:
+8 feet
Elevation above L. Superior
Bareback
Mountain
Hogback Mountain
Crossroads
Lake Superior
Shoreline
Lily
Pond
Harlow
Lake
Old
RR
Grade
Top of
The World
Little
Presque
Isle
Point
Old RR
Grade
Crossing
5.0 mi
3.5 mi
7.1 mi
Sugarloaf
Mountain
300'
100'
City of Marquette
Aid Station 4 Aid Station 5
Harlow Lake
Harlow Lake
1st Bridge
Railroad Grade
4.0 mi
Junction
with
Hogback
Mountain
return loop
Wooden
Bridge
200'
Breakwall
600'
Powerline
Crossing 500'
400'
300'
200'
100'
21.7 mi
14.6 mi
Footbridge
25.2 mi
000'
31.0 mi