courses MARATHON COURSE DESCRIPTION HALF MARATHON COURSE DESCRIPTION 10K COURSE DESCRIPTION MARATHON WALKER COURSE DESCRIPTION AID STATIONS/RESTROOM FACILITIES MARATHON COURSE MAP HALF MARATHON COURSE MAP DETAILED MAP OF THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK   PLEASE NOTE THE DIFFERENT PARKING LOCATIONS FOR THE FULL MARATHON AND THE HALF MARATHON!! MARATHON COURSE DESCRIPTION Marathon Runners, Walkers and Half Marathon Walkers will park at the Boston Mills Ski Resort Parking Lot -Runners will begin on Riverview Rd. north of the Boston Mills Ski Resort at 8:00 am. -Walkers for the full and the half will start at 7:00 am. WEAR REFLECTIVE APPAREL and bring a water bottle! -Run south on Riverview Rd. to Boston Mills Rd. -Run east on Boston Mills Rd. and enter the Towpath Trail heading South -Run south on the Towpath Trail to the southern turnaround point just past the Ira Rd. and Riverview Rd. Look for the cone! -Turn around and run north on the Trail (you will pass the finish area) -Keep running north to the northern turnaround at Station Rd. Bridge. -Turn around and run South on the Towpath to the FINISH at the Boston Store. **Note** as you are running north and south towards Vaughn Rd., there will be an area of one-way traffic for a 1/2 mile to allow runners to expand. To view our course map, click here. To view a detailed map of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, click here. HALF MARATHON COURSE DESCRIPTION Half Marathon Runners will park at the Brandywine Ski Resort Parking Lot -Runners will begin at the Brandywine Ski Resort at 8:00 am -Walkers start at 7:00 am AT THE BOSTON MILLS SKI RESORT!! (see above) -Run west on Highland/Vaughn Rd. to Riverview Rd. -Run south on Riverview Rd. to Boston Mills Rd. -Run east on Boston Mills Rd. and enter the Towpath Trail -Run north on the Towpath Trail to the Station Rd. bridge northern turnaround -Run south on the Towpath Trail to the FINISH at Boston Store **Note** as you are running north and south towards Vaughn Rd., there will be an area of one-way traffic for a 1/2 mile to allow runners to expand. To view our course map, click here. To view a detailed map of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, click here. 10K COURSE DESCRIPTION 10K Runners will park at the Brandywine Ski Resort Parking Lot -Runners will begin at the Brandywine Ski Resort -10K walkers will start at the same time as the runners at 8:00 am - For walkers to be eligible to take part in this race, they MUST be able to keep a 15 minute mile for the first 3 miles. -Run west on Highland/Vaughn Rd. to Riverview Rd. -Run south on Riverview Rd. to Boston Mills Rd. -Run east on Boston Mills Rd. and make a right to enter the Towpath Trail -Run south on the Towpath Trail to the turnaround just past the boardwalk -Run north on the Towpath Trail back to the FINISH at Boston Store To view our course map, click here. To view a detailed map of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, click here. HALF MARATHON WALKER COURSE DESCRIPTION Half Marathon Walkers will park at the Boston Mills Ski Resort Parking Lot -Walkers for the HALF will begin on Riverview Rd. north of the Boston Mills Ski Resort at 8:00 am. -Walkers for the full and the half will start together at 7:00 am. WEAR REFLECTIVE APPAREL and bring a water bottle! -Run south on Riverview Rd. to Boston Mills Rd. -Run east on Boston Mills Rd. and enter the Towpath Trail heading South -Run south on the Towpath Trail to the southern turnaround point past Hunt Farm, but before the Beaver Marsh boardwalk. Look for the cone! -Turn around and run north on the Trail to the FINISH at the Boston Store. To view our course map, click here. To view a detailed map of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, click here. AID STATIONS MARATHON The marathon course will offer 22 stations. This averages one aid station every 1.19 miles. Click here to view a chart of aid station mileage and what will be available at each station. HALF MARATHON The half marathon course will offer 9 aid stations. This averages one aid station every 1.31 miles. Click here to view a chart of aid station mileage and what will be available at each station. 10K The 10 course will offer 3 aid stations. This averages one aid station every 2.06 miles. Click here to view a chart of aid station mileage and what will be available at each station.