Big Frog 50K - 13.1 - 7 Mile Race Courses
50K Course
The course will start in the Ocoee Whitewater Center parking lot and head uphill on the shoulder of US 64 to the Brush Creek Trail. This paved section will allow runners to warm up and spread out before entering the singletrack. The 50k course will then be as follows: Brush Creek with Spur ->Boyd Gap ->FS 334 ->Old Copper Rd ->Bear Paw CCW ->Chestnut Mountain ->ThunderRock ->FS 45 ->Poplar Hollow (formerly West Fork) ->Chestnut Mountain ->Quartz Loop CW ->1330 Bypass -> River View Loop with Spur CW ->Chestnut Mtn ->FS 221 ->Chestnut Mountain ->ThunderRock ->Rhododenderon Trail to finish. Total mileage is 32.5 miles with 3000+' of elevation gain.
Aid stations will be located at Mile 9 (Boyd Gap Overlook), Mile 12.7 (Whitewater Center Bridge), Mile 17.9 (Base of ThunderRock), Mile 20.3 (Chestnut Mountain/FS 221), and Mile 27.6 (Chestnut Mountain/FS 221)
Time Cutoffs: Aid Station #4 (20.3 miles) by 3 pm or you will be asked to head back down Chestnut Mountain and Thunder Rock to the finish. You need to be able to maintain roughly a 3 mph pace to meet the cutoff.
50K Course Map
50K Trail Run Course - Garmin Connect File
Big Frog 50K GPX File
Tanasi Trail System Map w/ Trail Names
Big Frog 50K Crew Driving Directions
13.1 Mile Course
The Course will start near the Ocoee Whitewater Center Pavilion and head towards the Bear Paw Trail to start. The 13.1 Mile Course is as follows: Bear Paw CCW ->Chestnut Mountain ->ThunderRock ->Poplar Hollow (formerly West Fork)->Quartz Loop CW -> 1330 Bypass ->Chestnut Mtn -> Bear Paw Trail to Finish. Total distance is 13.1 miles.
There is an Aid Station at Mile 5.5 (Base of ThunderRock) and Mile 8 (Chestnut Mountain/FS 221).
Tanasi Trail System Map w/ Trail Names
7 Mile Course
The Course will start near the Ocoee Whitewater Center Pavilion and head towards the Bear Paw Trail to start. The 7 Mile Course is as follows: Bear Paw CCW ->Chestnut Mountain ->ThunderRock ->Rhododenderon Trail to Finish. Total distance is 6.9 miles.
There is an Aid Station at Mile 5.5 (Base of ThunderRock).
