Curlys Trail Half Marathon (13.6 miles) & 5K (3.4 miles)

Race Route:

Turn by Turn Directions:

• Start at Lulu Cascade Field
• Go South out the Telephone Line Trail
• At dirt road T, take a left and run East on Dirt Road
• Go right on pavement, then a quick left and a quick right onto Deer Hill
• Straight thru the 4 way intersection - staying on Deer Hill Trail
• Bear left in about quarter mile
• Bear left again in about 2/10 mile
• At next intersection, straight across the ATV trail
• Take next right onto Opt In Trail
• Straight at next intersection onto Whirlpool
• Take right onto Bail Out Trail
• Take right onto trail
• Continue to four way intersection
• Take right and go down a little hill and across wooden bridge
• In  one tenth mile bear left onto Wild Turkey Trail
• At the end of Wild Turkey, take a left then a quick right onto You Are Here Trail
• At Y bear left (Barry Rock Trail - unmarked signage)
• At T intersection, take left onto ATV
• In about one tenth mile, take sharp right onto Jamie's Landing
• At end of Jamie's Landing, go straight across ATV trail onto unnamed singletrack
• Mile 3.4 Turn right onto pavement and go up one tenth mile
• 5k finishers will turn left and back to start/finish in grass field
• Half marathoners will turn right onto Lulu Brook trail
• Left on Taconic Skyline Trail
• Right on paved road
• Right on William Berry Way
• Left on Taconic Crest Trail
• Right on pavement
• Right on Taconic Crest Trail and over Berry Hill to Overlook Aid Station
• VERY IMPORTANT --- KEEP RIGHT on the PAVEMENT and head South
• Right on Taconic Crest Trail to Tower Mt.
• Left down Tower Mt. Trail
• At 4 way intersection, go straight across ATV trail to Tilden Swamp Trail
• Right on Pine Mt. Trail
• Left onto Hawthorne
• Left onto Parker Brook
• Quick right at top of Parker Brook, down over bridge and out the rest of Tilden Swamp Trail
• Left on pavement, up steep hill
• VERY IMPORTANT - GO RIGHT DOWN DIRT ROAD THROUGH CAMPGROUND (Don't get in an infinite loop here)
• Back to Overlook Aid Station.
• STAY ON PAVEMENT after aid station (heading North)
• Right on Berkshire Ranger's Trail  (you pretty much have no more uphill from here all the way to the end)
• Left after entering woods through wonderful section of Pines (still Berkshire Ranger Trail)
• Sharp Left at mud and continue on Berkshire Ranger Trail
• Straight across Skyline and on to Turner Trail (re-built two years ago by Berkshire NEMBA)
• Turner Trail down to Vosbugh Trail
• SHARP LEFT on Vosburgh Trail
• Go behind the ski jump
• Right on pavement and steep down
• Right on handicap access to field where you started
• 1/2 Marathoners = FINISHED!