Where can I find the Run Crazy Horse Marathon & Half Marathon (Hill City) route map?
Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.
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Run Crazy Horse Marathon & Half Marathon (Hill City) Marathon has known course details for its marathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
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Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.
Official course linksThe Run Crazy Horse Marathon & Half Marathon (Hill City) is described as net downhill.
The Run Crazy Horse Marathon & Half Marathon (Hill City) route starts at the Visitor's Center at Crazy Horse Memorial. Start-line buses leave at 7 AM from Palmer Gulch and Ranger Field in Hill City; sharp start time 8:00 AM for the Marathon, Half Marathon and Marathon Relay and finishes on Main Street in Hill City in front of the Bumpin' Buffalo Bar and Grill. Underfoot, expect first 3 miles within Crazy Horse Memorial grounds on both paved and gravel roads; the remainder runs mainly on the George S. Mickelson Trail (crushed-gravel rail-trail). It passes Crazy Horse Memorial Visitor's Center, Crazy Horse Carving, old schoolhouse, bus turnaround at base of the carving and George S. Mickelson Trail. A pre-race Pasta Buffet is held Saturday 4-7 PM at Crazy Horse Memorial (advance ticket sales only), and a heritage steam train runs from Hill City over race weekend.