Course
**Please note** Due to an unexpected bridge closure of the Shop Creek bridge, the 2025 Race Course has been re-routed since initial registration opened. The event course is STILL at 5k that will start and finish from the Smoky Hill Parking Lot in Cherry Creek State Park. However, the course has now been shifted north and will take the form of an "out-and-back" loop via the Smoky Hill and Campground Trails. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience! Please see additional details below.
The 5K course is a "out-and-back" course that begins on the north side of the Smoky Hill Parking Lot. Participants will run or walk an out-and-back loop in order to complete the 5k course. From the start/finish line, participants will head north along the Smoky Hill trail and then continue onto the Campground trail after approximately 0.3 miles. Runners will then cross Tower Loop road near 0.35 miles and then continue along the Campground trail. At 1.2 miles, participants will turn right onto the Front Range Trail. Runners will continue along the Colorado Front Range Trail and cross the bridge over the Cherry Creek dam spillway and then turn around at mile marker 1.55. Volunteers will be present to direct participants at the turnaround point. Runners will return back along the same route and re-enter the north side of the Smoky Hill parking lot to cross the finish line.
(see attached Overall Event Map and Proposed Route)
