Course Tour

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Start course tour here | See packet pickup location

Course map can be viewed here: Printer-friendly format (PDF); Quick screen view (GIF) | Detailed course description

Interactive course map and elevation profile from www.RunningAhead.com. You can view in miles or km, see map or satellite view, zoom in or out. To generate an elevation profile, click the symbol with the arrow (second from left).
Note: Distance is not exact on satellite map. Actual distance is exactly a half-marathon as measured with a Jones Counter.

  1. Start on Park Road
  2. View up Park Road
  3. Top of Park Road
  4. Reed Road at Park
  5. Along Reed Road
  6. Corner of Reed and Payne
  7. Looking down Payne Road, 1 km
  8. Further along Payne Road
  9. Payne Road at Gibsons Park Plaza, 1 mi
  10. Top of Pratt Road
  11. Pratt Road, 3 km
  12. Pratt at Chaster
  13. Bottom of Chaster
  14. Further along Chaster
  15. King Road, 4 km
  16. Veterans Road, 5.25 km
  17. Nearing Lower Rd, 7 km
  18. Top of Lower Road
  19. Heading down Lower Road
  20. Midway down hill, 8 km
  21. Small uphill on Lower Road, 9 km
  22. Camp Byng, Lower Road
  1. Just before halfway, on Lower Road
  2. Flat section on Lower Road
  3. Gentle downhill, Lower Road
  4. Roberts Creek
  5. Gumboot Cafe
  6. Roberts Creek Road
  7. Beach Avenue
  8. Beach Avenue part 2
  9. Beach Avenue part 3, 14 km
  10. Beach Avenue part 4
  11. Reaching Marlene Rd., 15 km
  12. Foot of Marlene Rd
  13. Top of Marlene Rd., 15.7 km
  14. Hwy in Roberts Creek
  15. Top of Rat Portage Hill, 17 km
  16. Bottom of Hill
  17. Wilson Creek, 20 km
  18. Chapman Creek Bridge
  19. Final corner before Davis Bay
  20. Beside Davis Bay Beach
  21. Davis Bay Beach, 2002

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Package pickup location:
Gibsons and Area Community Centre, 700 Park Rd — Room 219A-B

From Gibsons Way, turn up the road between Chevron and Gibsons Building Supplies. Go to the end and turn left to enter the Community Centre parking lot.

Gibsons and Area Community Centre main entrance

Take a mini tour of our race weekend headquarters! We have use of a big, warm, indoor space with lots of toilets, changerooms and lockers. The lobby has a cozy seating area in front of a fireplace.

Note: we'll be in a different room from last year. Last year's room is now a parent and tot drop-in centre.

  1. Community Centre front entrance
  2. Community Centre as seen from Park Road
  3. Community Centre sign
  4. Plenty of parking
  5. Inside lobby looking left
  6. Inside lobby looking right
  7. Cozy seating area with fireplace in lobby

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