June 8, 2019 (Rain makeup date Jun 15) Brier Creek Trail Run Nolin Lake State Park 5K Trail Run Registration begins at 7am (CST) Pre-register at www.active.com, Race begins at 8 am (CST) The
2019 route is still TBD. The 2018 run consisted of 1.2 mile of asphalt
surface road section at the beginning with the rest of the race being on
the State Park Mountain Bike Trail that extends in a loop for 1.9 miles
and returns to the same location as the start of the race at the beach
parking lot. Trail terrain includes a narrow dirt path with occasional
clusters of rocks and exposed tree roots. Some small drains the trail
crosses may be wet/muddy. There is some change in elevation throughout
the trail portion of the race, but most of the elevation change is
gradual through a series of switch back turns that take runners up
hillsides. Sturdy running shoes designed for cross country running are
recommended. Wild animals such as squirrels, deer, wild turkey, turtles
and snakes my be encountered on the trail run.
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