Course Details & Maps

Running through lush farmlands of the Fraser Valley

Date

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Time

Ultra starts at 4:00 am.
First Relay Wave starts at 6:00 am (4 waves).
Last Relay Wave starts at 7:00 am.

Course 100 km total distance
Paved roadways following the scenic Sasquatch Drive. Starting in Maple Ridge, the course winds over rolling hills, passing through Mission and into the lush farmlands of the Fraser Valley en route to beautiful Harrison Hot Springs. See Map (PDF file).

Stages
Eight (8) legs of varied length, ranging from 8 km to 15 km. See below for leg descriptions. Ultra entrants run the entire course.

Start Maple Ridge Post Office, Haney, BC
The race begins at Haney, BC, 20 miles/30 km east of Vancouver. The starting location is approximately 100m north of Brown Road on 224th Street (Brown Road is one block north of Haney Place Mall). Lots of parking is available at Haney Place Mall on 224th Street. Note: do not leave your vehicle at Haney Place Mall after 8am — it will be towed if left there all day. Washrooms will open at 5:30 am in the Maple Ridge Leisure Centre adjacent to the Mall. See below for detailed maps.

Finish Harrison Hot Springs, BC
Penticton's Steve King, veteran athletics & triathlon announcer—including the Sun Run, Royal Victoria and Vancouver International Marathons—will be announcing at the finish line and awards ceremony.

Sanction
Sanctioned by BC Athletics, supporter of amateur sports in British Columbia.

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Leg Descriptions

Click on underlined Leg titles to see maps. Note that the exchanges are numbered according to the previous leg, i.e. Exchange 1 is at the end of Leg 1, etc. Elevation charts are included with the maps.

Leg 1  Distance: 9.42 km (Flat to gently undulating)

Starting on 224th, just north of Brown Rd, go north on 224th Street to 132nd. Turn right onto 132nd, then right again at 232nd Street. Stay on 232nd to a left on Dewdney Trunk, go 3.2km to Exchange 1 at Garibaldi School.

Leg 2  Distance: 13.51 km (Very undulating to flat)

Garibaldi Senior Secondary to Stave Lake Dam. East on Dewdney Trunk Road. Flat to start, the road climbs steeply then becomes very undulating. Continue past Ruskin turnoff staying on Dewdney Trunk Road until Exchange 2 at Stave Lake Dam.

Leg 3  Distance: 15.12 km (Steep uphill, steady downhill)

Stave Lake Dam to Mission Municipal Hall. Cross over both dams and climb steeply uphill for 1 km. After short downhill, road continues uphill to Mill Pond, then continues downhill to Dewdney Trunk Road. Road becomes undulating. Stay left and continue along Dewdney Trunk Road until Exchange 3 at Stave Lake Street, at the Mission Municipal Hall.

Leg 4  Distance: 14.42 km (Steep downhill and flat)

Mission Municipal Hall to Dewdney Elementary School. Go left onto Stave Lake Street, head north, following winding road downhill to Dale Road and Farms Road intersection. Turn right at intersection and proceed south along Farms Road to Sylvester Road. Turn left onto Lougheed Hwy, then stay left onto Hawkins Pickle Road for 100m to Exchange 4 at Dewdney Elementary.

Leg 5  Distance: 13.12 km (Very flat but winding)

Dewdney Elementary School to Athey Road #2 and Lougheed Hwy. Go back out on Hawkins Pickle Rd and left onto Lougheed Hwy. Follow Hwy. on the left side until directed across the highway and right onto Nicomen Island Trunk Road. Stay right at next intersection and continue on Nicomen Island Trunk Road. Turn right at Lougheed Hwy and proceed to Exchange 5 at Athey Road #2.

Leg 6  Distance: 13.08 km (Mildly undulating)

Athey Road #2 to Sasquatch Inn. Follow Lougheed Hwy over Nicomen Slough bridge towards Deroche. Route follows undulating Hwy. to Hemlock Valley Ski Turnoff at Sasquatch Inn (Exchange 6).

Leg 7  Distance: 13.31 km (Long uphill, steep downhill, flat)

Sasquatch Inn to Cameron & McCallum Road (Kent). Follow flat Hwy. for 2.5 miles. Uphill for 2.5 miles, then steep downhill for 1 mile. Continue on flat ground for 1.25 miles to Cameron Road. Turn left at Cameron Road then proceed to Exchange 7 at Cameron and McCallum.

Leg 8  Distance: 8.03 km (Very flat and fast)

Cameron & McCallum Road to Harrison. Follow McCallum Road. Left at Hardy and right at Golf to intersection of Golf and Harrison Hot Springs Road (Highway 9). Follow HHS Road, to Lillooet Avenue, right onto Lillooet Avenue, left onto Maple towards the finish on Maple just before Esplanade.

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Index of Maps

Click on underlined map titles to view. Note: all maps are oriented so that North is towards the top of your screen. Note: the vertical scale is different for each elevation profile.

Relay/Ultra Route Maps + Elevation Profiles

Exchange Areas & Intersection Details

Vehicle Bypass Maps & Restricted Areas

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Changes from Previous Years

Please review carefully and note the following changes from previous years. Links to maps are provided where applicable.

Leg 2

Only one vehicle per team will be permitted past the intersection of Dewdney Trunk Rd and Wilson St. Vehicles without passes will be directed down Wilson St to Lougheed Hwy, returning to the race route near the end of Leg 3.

Exchange 2

Parking area at Exchange 2 has moved since 2006. Proceed past the exchange and over the dam to the BC Hydro visitor centre (on the right) for parking. Please avoid congestion and proceed directly to this lot to drop off and pick up runners. No blocking or parking permitted near the exchange.

Leg 4

Leg 4 is a restricted area closed to ALL H2H runner vehicles and event traffic except volunteers with Leg 4 Volunteer passes. Only these, plus local resident and business traffic, will be allowed anywhere on Leg 4. See Bypass 4 map. Event designated safety vehicles will patrol the restricted area.

Exchange 4

Exchange 4 was moved in 2006. It is located at Dewdney Elementary School on Hawkins Pickle Road (off Lougheed). The race route stays on the left side of Lougheed to and from the exchange and continues east as before. See maps for Leg 4 and Leg 5.

Leg 5

NEW: Local traffic only on Nicomen Island Trunk Road — no race vehicles. Bypass to Exchange 5 along Lougheed.

On Leg 5 at the Sterling Road intersection with Lougheed, runners stay on the right side of the Lougheed Highway and continue on the right side to Exchange 5. This is the only exception to the "stay on the left" rule.

Exchange 6

NEW CUT OFF TIME FOR RUNNERS LEAVING EXCHANGE #6
Due to the impending darkness and safety concerns of the racers, the race committee and the RCMP are implementing the following rules for the Exchange 6 runner start time:

LAST TIME A RUNNER MAY DEPART: Leg 7 runners waiting to depart at Exchange 6 (Sasquatch Inn) will not be permitted to start if their Leg 6 runner has not arrived by 3:30 pm. There will not be a forced start — leg 7 runners will not be permitted to run after 3:30 pm.

If your team registered with 10+ hours predicted time you will be starting at 6:00 am to help get you to Exchange #6 before the cut off. Please note this decision was made to keep all runners safe on the H2H race course. All official race start times will be posted by October 26th.

Exchange 7

This remains the same as in the past years — all Leg 8 runners will be forced to start at 3:30 pm regardless of whether their Leg 7 runner has arrived.

This exchange was moved slightly since 2006. It is now on McCallum just past the turn from Cameron onto McCallum Road. There is no longer parking on Cemetery. Vehicles with passes may now turn north onto Cameron to access this exchange, then exit via McCallum to Harrison Hot Springs Road. All others must continue on Lougheed to Harrison Hot Springs Road. See Vehicle Bypass Map.

Finish was changed for 2006

Turn right off HHS Road at Lillooet Avenue (1 block before Esplanade). Then turn left on Maple to the new finish line on Maple at Esplanade. See finish map.

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