Duncan Ridge Trail
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Duncan Ridge Trail
The Duncan Ridge Trail event in Blairsville, GA offers trail races of 50K and 30K that start and finish at Vogel State Park’s Lake Trahlyta. The courses use the Coosa Backcountry Trail and the Duncan Ridge Trail and run through the North Georgia mountains. The route is almost entirely on singletrack and trail, with a short quarter mile section of paved road inside Vogel State Park. The finish is on the bridge leading to shelter 1 under the Duncan Ridge banner.
The 50K is an out and back that follows the Coosa Backcountry Trail north out of the park, crosses Highway 180, then follows the Duncan Ridge Trail toward Coosa Bald and on to Fish Gap at FS road 88, the turnaround at mile 15.5. The 30K follows the same initial section but turns left at White Oak Stomp onto FS 39 at AS#2 and follows FS 39 to Wolf Pen Gap and back to the Coosa Backcountry Trail to the finish. The race begins in front of cabin 20.
The course includes more than 10,000 feet of elevation gain and the event enforces a 10 hour course open window with strict cutoffs, including at the turnaround (mile 15.5) and at AS#7 (mile 27.5). Aid stations are stocked with water, sports drink and typical trail race snacks and are located at AS#1 (3.5 miles), AS#2 (8 miles), AS#3 (13 miles), AS#4 (15.5 miles), AS#5 (18 miles), AS#6 (23 miles) and AS#7 (27.5 miles). Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
