6 Person Team |
7 Person Team |
8 Person Team |
Runner 1 |
Runner 6 |
Runner 5 |
Difficulty: Moderate
Length: 5.00 miles (Starts at 42.78, ends at 47.78)
Surface: Paved Road and Crushed Limestone
Exchange Point: Mopac Parking Lot (Hwy 50 and Hwy 31)
Description: Leaving the Mopac Parking lot runners will head west on Hwy 31. This paved two lane Nebraska Hwy follows the Platte River. Runners will want to stay on the south side of the road running on the same side as oncoming traffic. This up and down section of the course offers some of the most scenic views on the entire course. As runners approach the Platte foot bridge they will turn left into a parking lot at around 4 miles and head downhill past a series of trailers and tall cottonwood trees before they reach the bridge. The footbridge gives a great view of the surrounding bluffs and state parks around the Platte River. Quickly after the bridge runners will meet their teammates on Rock Island on the west side of the Platte for exchange point 14.
