COURSE INFO
3KM / 6KM / 12KM
The routes may change right up until the start of the race. Please be sure to be at the race on time for the pre-race briefing.
All distances start and finish at No. 6 Mine Park, Cumberland
2025: Same 3km and 12km courses as previous years.
6KM Course info coming soon
Short Course - 3k Cross Country Romp
COURSE INFO
Elevation gain is approximately 57 meters
This fun event will take you through lightly undulating wooded sections of the Cumberland Community Forest Trails. There are a few ups and downs, twists and turns and maybe even a little water. If you like fresh air and want to sample cross-country running, then this course is for you. All ages are welcome and this course is perfect for the little ones.
Children/Youth on course: Parents/guardians are responsible for the safety of their children. Please ensure to read the Race Policies.
Play by Play
Blast out of No 6 Mine Park, you’ll have a short opportunity to get yourself in the right position before jumping into the single-track trails shortly after reaching the trailhead at the Yellow Gate.
Up Davis Lake Main for about 40 metres, then turn on first RIGHT into Mama Bears Trail of Tears. It’s a crowded start, be careful and have fun!
Take first fork to the RIGHT onto Swamp Trail and drop down to the swamp. Stay RIGHT at the forks and follow the swamp edge.
Turn around (LEFT) when you reach the ‘gravel pit’ and follow the rough gravel road/ATV track UPHILL to the crest where it intersects a gravel road- steep climb- to reach the road then turn LEFT and run up the gravel road about 100m.
Take the next LEFT onto Mama Bears Trail of Tears to complete the loop.
Turn LEFT once you reach the Davis Lake Main returning to the start location. But we’re not there anymore, you need to run straight ahead on the Davis Lake Main passing the yellow gate on your left (don’t turn left here keep going).
Run across Davis Lake Main and over the swamp bridge then behind the townhomes. Next left up the hill on 2nd street, LEFT on Derwent, you can hear the crowd cheering now! Run into No 6 Mine Park to finish!
Race App maps
MID Course - 6K CUMBY CRUISE
COURSE INFO
Elevation gain is approximately 119 meters
Graduated from the 3k distance but not quite ready to huff it all the way up Miner’s? This one is for you! But don’t get complacent, this isn’t a flat 6k course. Although the climb is runnable terrain, we’re confident you’ll feel the burn on the quads coming down if you’re doing it right! All ages are welcome, and this course is great for new runners, youth or anyone who missed the 3k before it sold out and needs an excuse to push beyond their comfort zone 😉
Children/Youth on course: Parents/guardians are responsible for the safety of their children. Please ensure to read the Race Policies.
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Long Course - 12k Mountain Run
COURSE INFO
Elevation gain is approximately 435 meters
The 12K course features some of the finest trails Vancouver Island has to offer.
This is a classic mountain run with steady climbs, flowing descents, technical single-track and breathtaking vistas. It is a classic mountain trail course, so expect to run up and down plenty of hills, through soft forest paths and technical single-track mountain bike trails, over bridges and logs, through water and along creeks in the Cumberland Community Forest. If you are looking for a trail running challenge – this course is for you. This is a very challenging course for its distance with technical terrain and steep sections.
Children/Youth on course: Parents/guardians are responsible for the safety of their children. Although Children may race this course, they are required to have experience and be accompanied by an assigned adult who can keep up. The details are all in the Race Policies. Please ensure to read the Race Policies.
Time cut-off: There is a strict 50-minute cut-off on the 12k course is approximately 4kms from the start. View the course map for detailed location.
Play by Play
Hot out the No 6 Mine Park, you’ll blast down to the trailhead with some time to sort yourself our amongst the mob.
Up the Davis Lake Main, you have only about 500 metres until you hit the tight singletrack so make a run for it if you are going for the podium! Turn RIGHT into 2 and a Juice Trail.
Merge LEFT with The Pig Trail and follow until you reach Davis Lake Main and get ready to pour it on.
Turn RIGHT on Davis Lake Main, over the bridge and run UP the road for 1km to the Gravity/Miners Trailhead (strict 45-minute cut off will be enforced here). This stretch is your chance to pass and get positioned before the big climb.
Turn LEFT onto Gravity Trail and stay LEFT at the fork to take Miners (keep the river on your left) head UP UP UP all the way to the top. Embrace that burn!
Turn LEFT when you reach the Bucket Lake at the top and head down Bucket of Blood Access Trail.
Merge/turn RIGHT onto Bear Buns Trail and let er fly DOWN! Wooohoooo!…Continue down, passing Sykes bridge on your right (do not cross the bridge, keep running straight ahead).
Turn RIGHT on the little steep down segment onto Broadway trail and keep running DOWN.
Hit Davis Lake Main and pass other runners while you can, then take the short single-track segments that run alongside the gravel road between Broadway and Missing Link (Spanker Connector).
From the end of the Spanker Connector, turn LEFT. Cross the Davis Lake Main and head into Missing Link. RIGHT at Two and a Juice and RIGHT on the Davis Lake Main. Back UP to the Chlorine Shack and then LEFT onto the power line trail then let ‘er rip all the way down!
Run across Davis Lake Main and over the swamp bridge then behind the townhomes. Next left up the hill on 2nd street, LEFT on Derwent, you can hear the crowd cheering now! Run into No 6 Mine Park to finish!