Red Cedar Trail Half Marathon at Giant City State Park

Name: Red Cedar Trail Half Marathon at Giant City State Park
Start: 2024-05-25T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-05-25T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Makanda, Illinois

Schedule

Sat May 25 2024 at 08:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Makanda, Illinois | Makanda, IL

Nestled in the Shawnee National Forest, Giant City State Park is a premier destination for hiking, lodging, and camping in southern Illinois. We are now proud to offer a premier trail ½ marathon majorly utilizing the Red Cedar Trail.
The course will consist of mostly single track, but will have some gravel road connectors, horse trails, fields, and less than a mile of paved road connectors. The trail varies from very technical to runnable in sections, and boasts over 1500 feet of elevation gain. Also, expect the possibility of getting your feet wet in several creek crossings, rain dependent!
The 2024 course starts at pavilion 5. Packet pickup will be at 7-7:45 am the day of the event. Early packet pickup will be 7-8 pm at Pavilion 5 (also the start/finish). The course mostly utilizes the Red Cedar Trail sometimes intersecting with the River to River Trail and some surrounding horse trails. The course will be well marked with ribbons and arrows. All intersections will have directional signs and confid…