GAP factor 9.8% slower than flat · net elevation 29 m
Decision summary
Lower than 7% of comparable mapped races
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Wild Duluth Races Half Marathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The Wild Duluth Races Half Marathon route has 687 m of ascent, 659 m of descent and an estimated 9.8% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Wild Duluth Races Half Marathon route starts at Harder 'n Heck Half Marathon starts at Chambers Grove Park and finishes at the Spirit Mountain Grand Avenue Chalet; roughly 75% follows the Superior Hiking Trail. Underfoot, expect a trail course. It passes Superior Hiking Trail, Jay Cooke State Park, Ely's Peak, Bardon's Peak and Magney-Snively old growth forest. Post-race soup feed for 100K/50K finishers at Bayfront Park.
Courses are marked with pink flagging and pins; the 50K and 100K also follow the Superior Hiking Trail's blue blazes. October temperatures typically range 37-52 degrees Fahrenheit.
Its normalised GAP factor is 9.8% slower than a flat course, with about 687 m of total ascent.