Spring Race Date: April 2, 2022
Start Time: 8:15 a.m.
Fall Race Date: October 1, 2022 — Coming Soon
Start Location: Veteran’s Park, Buckley (South Prairie)
Finish Location: McMillin Foothills Bridge
Course: Mud Mountain Dam Half Marathon (←Map My Run)
Elevation Loss: 339′ (Map My Run elevation shows spikes of elevation gain which do not exist on the course) It is a gradual downhill route.
Terrain: Paved
The half marathon begins alongside Veteran’s Park and the South Prairie Creek, gradually taking you downhill on the Foothill Rail Trail. You’ll pass through farmlands and forest, snaking along the Carbon River.
As you continue down the Foothill Trail, you’ll make your way through the quaint towns and communities of the Cascade Junction, South Prairie, and Orting. The finish takes you across the McMillin Foothill’s Trail Bridge before running through the Historic McMillin Bridge to cross the finish line.