ST. CROIX SCENIC 50 MILE INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM RELAY COURSE
The 50 mile course starts at the east end of Company Street and heads west turning through Times Square onto King St. and then onto Northside Road. After a few miles and the decent down Morning Star Hill the course turns onto Northshore Road briefly before beginning the ascent up Scenic Drive East. The course follows Scenic Drive (turning into dirt jeep trails) over St. Croix's beautiful mountains into the Rain Forest before dropping onto the island's western shore at Ham's Bay. Following the shoreline, runners stay on Ham's Bluff Road into Frederiksted, turning onto Strand Street to the Turn-around Aid Station next to Frederiksted’s Veteran’s Park. The course follows the same route back along the Scenic Road and up Morning Star Hill. At the top of Morning Star Hill, runners will take a left on W St. John Road towards Judith’s Fancy. Runners will follow the marked course through the neighborhoods on the back streets parallel to Northside Road and will rejoin Northside Road at Five Corners. From there the route continues to Christiansted and then proceeds through town on Kings Street then out of town on Hospital Street to East End Road finishing at The Buccaneer's Mermaid Beach.
The Team Relay Event divides this course into four legs (approximately 11.9, 11.8, 11.8, & 14.5 miles long) to be run by a 2-4 person team, using the "Top of the Beast" and "Turn Around" Aid Stations as transition points. The Team Relay Event has the same 5 a.m. start as the 50 Mile Individual Event. Relay transition points are marked on the aid station map.
The course is comprised of approximately 50% road and 50% trail surfaces with just under 5000ft of elevation gain. You can explore the map below for further details or open the course route in Strava.
The Team Relay Event divides this course into four legs (approximately 11.9, 11.8, 11.8, & 14.5 miles long) to be run by a 2-4 person team, using the "Top of the Beast" and "Turn Around" Aid Stations as transition points. The Team Relay Event has the same 5 a.m. start as the 50 Mile Individual Event. Relay transition points are marked on the aid station map.
The course is comprised of approximately 50% road and 50% trail surfaces with just under 5000ft of elevation gain. You can explore the map below for further details or open the course route in Strava.