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Trail Fix is broken into ten stages ranging in distance between 2.4km to 13km. Each has a name that reflects its distinct characteristics, terrain features and flavour. Earn some Unidentified Stains, ride the Pain Train or make a Run for the Hills - every stage provides its own unique trail experience for you and your team members to discover!
* Elevation data recorded by handheld GPS with barometric altimeter (manually calibrated for each stage). Note that GPS watch readings may not match these values exactly.
Starting at the Terra Cotta Conservation Area, Trail Fix begins with a fast and furious starting loop around Wolf Lake. This 2.4km stage must be completed four times prior departing onto Stage 2, but teams are free to split the loops up between team members as they like. This beautiful rolling loop winds through open doubletrack - perfect for getting the legs jump-started for the day ahead!
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Stage 2 follows the Stage 1 route through Terra Cotta, then breaks off to head south and onward to the ruggedly beautiful Silver Creek Conservation Area. Runners will follow a rolling ridge overlooking a gorgeous escarpment valley, then dance along rocky rooty trails leading you over creeks and streams and through to the transition area. Keep your head up on this leg!
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Stage 3 gets its name from the moon-like terrain that you'll encounter in some sections, as we're now into Escarpment Country at its finest! This stage offers the complete package of trail elements - you'll pass through rugged rocky stretches, big valley descents, bridge crossings over moving streams, stair-climbing and even some boulder-hopping! Send your best trail dancer on this one!
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Back at the starting area, Stage 4 runners will officially begin their north-eastward attack. They'll first face a rolling and very scenic trail section leading out of Terra Cotta Conservation Area, before hopping a trail stile to the western edge of the Caledon Trailway. From here it's rail-trail running bliss through rural countryside as you make your way to the transition area in the historic Village of Inglewood.
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Things are looking up! Literally. The route to the Forks of the Credit Provincial Park takes you through some spectacularly scenic stretches of trail, paired with some noticeable gains in elevation. This stage also features the only significant road section, generously positioned mid-way through. You'll both climb and descend as you make your way north towards the heart of the Credit River watershed, and to the beautiful open meadows of the Forks.
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Our Race Director's pick! While it may be the longest, this stage combines gorgeous trail running with some very cool features. The most noteworthy being the infamous Devil's Pulpit - a legendary ascent of the Niagara Escarpment that first feels like passing through a lush BC rain forest, then smacks you with a final sting up a 35-foot cliff face. From there it's smooth sailing back down to Inglewood, and to the final third of the course.
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Stage 7 is the one where road runners shine the most! No dawdling for the team vehicle here, as this flat and fast section is 100% rail trail from Inglewood through to Caledon East. This beautifully canopied leg passes alongside rural farmsteads and over Credit River tributaries, inching you ever-closer to the final stages at Albion Hills.
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Stage 8 leads you from the charming village of Caledon East to the southern boundary of Albion Hills Conservation Area. Rail trail will bring you most of the way to the transition, but the final stretch of the leg is where its name takes shape, as you begin climbing your way into the hills of Albion along forested doubletrack. Once you arrive, your team is here to stay, as you're now at the final transition of the course.
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Stage 9 captures some of the best of the rolling forested terrain that Albion Hills is so well-known for. This loop is all about open fields mixed with lush forest cover, and hard-packed singletrack mixed with gentle soft-trail doubletrack. You'll circle the northern half of the park and return to the transition/finish area, to prepare for your team's assault on the grande finale stage.
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This is it! The Trail Fix race experience concludes with a short final loop within Albion Hills that is completed by all team members together. We don't let you off easy though - this stage begins with a steep ascent of the Green Monster, followed by an equally big climb on the other side. Runners then circle around old Lake Albion, following rolling trail back to transition and through the finish - spiking the end of your incredible 100+ kilometre journey!
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