Course Markings
The course is very well marked. However, please familiarize yourself with the general course layout. If you get lost, please retrace your steps to the location where you initially got lost and pick up the course from there. Unless instructed during the race briefing, you should go no more than 1/4 mile without seeing a marker.
Details
- Orange Surveyor Flags
- Orange Chalk
- Orange Arrows on Stakes
- Pink Ribbon to block "WRONG WAY" trails
- The road portions, including the Blue Ridge Parkway, will have cones
- Critical turns will have specific signs, such as "25k LEFT, 50k & 100k STRAIGHT"
- The night portion of the course will be marked with reflective surveyor flags. These will shine with your headlamp