Now this is a course not to be missed! Your team will be running through the Heart of Vermont, and that means we designed a course specifically to provide the whole experience. Visit the runners profile for information on individual legs.
Course Start: Trapp Family Lodge
Course finish: Okemo Mountain Resort
Trapp to Town Section:
The course starts off early morning with trail running through the lush trees
surrounding the Trapp Family Lodge (yes - the von Trapp Family as in The Sound of
Music). Dirt roads past meadows and cows bring runners onto route 100, which
will be primarily followed the rest of the course. Running along early sections
of route 100 displays quaint Vermont stores and even the Ben & Jerry's
factory (be sure to pick up a pint and a spoon!).
Views to Forest Section:
Privileged runners will pass through the first of two covered bridges in the
lovely town of Waitsfield and are treated to sweeping views of field and
mountain as they leave route 100 for a short jaunt. The Town of Warren holds
the second covered bridge and proudly shows the character of a unique Vermont
setting. Runners in the middle sections move from the fields and views into the
Breadloaf Wilderness, which provides a cooling forest canyon canopy throughout
the run. As runners leave this forest canyon we turn to the farming, fields and
stream section of the course.
Fields to Streams:
As thick as the forests of Vermont can be, runners will feel the vast openness
of the farming and field section. You'll feel solitude in this section but you
won't be alone, as the ambling rivers that virtually cover this entire section
of the course will be right at your side.
Return to the Mountains:
As traditional as Vermont is, the landscape is ever changing. Runners return
from the fields to the mountains as we approach Killington Resort. Runners will
have a first hand view of the power that the mountains of Killington can
offer.
From the Lake to Glory:
The mountains on one side and the lakes on the other flank runners as they
proceed. This graceful landscape provides the runway for the remainder of the
course. Okemo Mountain provides the glorious finish at their Jackson Gore
Mountain. Your heart will be racing as your team winds through the entrance to
this beautiful mountain retreat. Congratulations, you've made dreams come
true. |
