Course Turns for the Tuscarora Trail Ultra Start at Big Springs State Picnic Area

Course Turns for the Tuscarora Trail Ultra

Start at Big Springs State Picnic Area

Take Southern leg of Iron Horse trail east, to Shearer Dug Road Approx 2.75 miles

Turn right on Shearer Dug Road go .2 miles to Robinson Trail

Turn Left on Robinson Trail and proceed approx. 1 mile to splits, just before merging onto Iron Horse Trail, take the right to Bowman Hollow Trail. No sign, but will be marked with ribbons.

At about 1 mile Bowman Hollow Trail splits, stay left onto Bowman Trail.

Continue another half mile to intersection with Rising Mountain Trail

Follow Rising Mountain trail about .1 mi to Hemlock Rd

Turn right onto Hemlock Rd go .1 mile to Alfrata, on left

Turn Left onto Alfrata and follow it downhill, bearing left to Fowlers Hollow State Park. This will be approx. 7.5 miles into run. Aid station will be near foot bridge.

Go west through Fowler’s Hollow, to Fowlers Hollow Road. Take road approxametly 1 mile to Saw Mill Trail

Take Sawmill Trail to Perry Lumber Road, and where Twig trail sign is. Continue straight (do not turn left or right onto Perry lumber Road) to access to Twig Trail

Take Twig Trail to Hemlock Road

Turn Right on Hemlock, go .3 miles take Left onto Shearer Dug Trail

Take Shearer Dug Trail to bottom of mountain, first passing Robinson Trail on right and then passing Iron Horse Trail on left and right. (We will have a water station at this location!)

Follow Shearer Dug Road to hard road, however, Turn left onto access road, immediately before paved state road, RT 274.

Take access road a few hundred feet to paved hard road, look carefully and cross Rt274.

Proceed directly across to parking lot, and travel though it and follow Houch’s Trail/ Connector link up to top of mountain. At gate, turn right onto Concord Road.

Follow Concord Road, East,(right hand turn when you were at the gate), and go about 1.6 miles to Swope Trail, on right! Go down Shope trail approximately .7 miles to Bryner Road.

Turn Right onto Bryner Road and go approximately .9 miles to Eby Trail, on right

Take Eby Trail for about .5 miles. Eby Trail will merge into the north branch of Iron Horse Trail. Take Iron Horse Trail to intersection of HOUCK’s Connector Link. Turn Left, down the mountain. (THIS is the route you had used to go up mountain to Concord Road!)

At bottom of trail, proceed through parking lot and cross Rt 274 and follow access road to Shear Dug Trail, turning right onto Shearer Dug Trail road.

Take Shear Dug Trail past water station and retrace your steps back up to the top of the mountain!

At the top of the mountain, enjoy the view from the clearing and proceed to Hemlock Road. Turn RIGHT onto Hemlock Road and continue on Hemlock Road to Aid Station and Intersection with Tuscarora Trail. Turn left onto the trail, which is actually a forest service road at that point.

Continue on Tuscarora trail, staying right, until you see markings for Bear Pond trail on your right.

Turn RIGHT onto Bear Pond Trail, which intersects Hemlock Road. Turn left onto Hemlock Road and stay on Hemlock until Tunnel trail, on left. Turn left onto Tunnel trail and follow ribbons back Hemlock Road, crossing road and return ¼ mile to start/finish.