The 100 mile course will run entirely on trails (except for a couple hundred feet of road crossings) and will traverse the Ice Age National Scenic Trail (IANST) for about 65 miles. The runners deviate from the IANST when near the Nordic Trails at the start/finish and also near the Scuppernong turn around between miles 27-35. The 100 mile (solo and relay) events follow the entire length of the course, while the 100km event only follows the first 62 miles, the 50km follows the second half of the 100km course and the 38 mile fun run follows the last 38 miles of the 100mile course. All events start and finish at the Nordic parking except for the 50km. All races start at 6am Saturday morning, except for the 50k and fun run which start Saturday afternoon at various times. You will find the trail to be about 80% wooded terrain; with the rest meandering through gentle prairie or marsh areas. Part of the course will be a roller coaster of hills, with small rocks and roots scattered about. Other sections will be gently rolling with relatively smooth running surfaces. The pine sections give you that soft bed of pine needles that so many of us love to run on. Though our hills are not especially long or steep, they can take a tremendous toll on you if you attempt to run them. They are many and scattered throughout the course. "Silent Killers" is what one local runner calls them.