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Heart of Cool Half Marathon Revised
Trail Running Route
Hard
13.1 mi
2,170 ft
The HoC Half Marathon course newly revised by BOMUSD Superintendent of 8 years Jeremy Meyers. Aid stations will be at fire station in Cool (mile 1.3), No Hands Bridge (Mile 4.6 & 6.3) and at the fire road leading down to Knickerbocker Creek (Mile 9.8).
Created By
Jeni Harvey
Route and Elevation
Segments
| Name | Distance | Elev. Diff. | Avg. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olmstead Loop CCW Last Hill | 0.36 mi | 92 ft | 4.6% |
| Way Too Cool & Western States 100 - Meadow to Highway 49 Descent | 1.95 mi | -817 ft | -7.9% |
| WST Downhill to No-Hands | 2.23 mi | -909 ft | -7.7% |
| WST Downhill to 193 | 1.73 mi | -784 ft | -8.6% |
| Rollercoaster | 2.04 mi | -846 ft | -7.9% |
| 49 dh | 1.00 mi | -427 ft | -8.0% |
| No Hands Bridge (rock to sign) | 0.12 mi | 108 ft | 9.8% |
| El Dorado St Climb | 0.54 mi | 138 ft | 4.8% |
| No Hands Bridge NE | 0.10 mi | 7 ft | 0.6% |
| No Hands Bridge to top of K2 climb | 1.27 mi | 1,037 ft | 15.4% |
| Training Hill [0.9] | 0.91 mi | 866 ft | 17.9% |
| K-2 Climb Full to Junction | 1.10 mi | 958 ft | 16.4% |
| Training Hill. first 1/2 mile. | 0.54 mi | 538 ft | 18.9% |
| Early Steep Section K2 | 0.12 mi | 187 ft | 29.6% |
| K2 Climb | 1.30 mi | 942 ft | 13.5% |
| K2 to Pig Farm Cut Off | 0.64 mi | 636 ft | 18.7% |
| Really Steep Section Mid K2 | 0.08 mi | 131 ft | 28.9% |
| K2 Last Kicker | 0.33 mi | 315 ft | 17.9% |
| Salt Creek Descent | 1.04 mi | -404 ft | -7.3% |
| Salt Creek Climb | 0.35 mi | 266 ft | 14.1% |
| Kinckerbocker Creek climb | 0.40 mi | 125 ft | 5.0% |
| Unnamed Rd Climb | 0.33 mi | 135 ft | 7.6% |
| Straight Cut Home Climb | 0.40 mi | 56 ft | 2.5% |