Great Mansfield Outdoors 2023

Mansfield Outdoor Centre Directions

937365 Airport Rd, Township Of Mulmur, ON L9V 3T6

Our wonderful hosting location is Mansfield Outdoor Centre, in Mulmur. Washrooms are located in the back of the main lodge. Parking should occur in rows parallel to the lodge, we will have volunteers helping organize as you arrive.

• Arrive about 30-45 minutes before your scheduled start time to park, use the facilities, get warmed up, and listen to the briefing (usually 15 minutes before start time).
• Start Times are as follows:
  • 6:00 a.m. – Race Kit Pick-Up Open
  • 7:30 a.m. – 50K Start
  • 9:00 a.m. – 25K Start
  • 10:00 a.m. – 10K Start
  • 10:20 a.m. – 5K Start

Parking at Mansfield Outdoors is free, follow the rows that run parallel to the markers facing the lodge, and rows can continue out onto the lawn.

Please do not park along the barn, this is reserved for breweries and volunteers.

Proceed left of the main lodge up to the Log Cabin with the banner out front. Kit pick up on June 3rd starts at 6am, and will continue until approximately 10:10am or until the 5K racers start.

UPDATE: For 50K / 25K runners we will be doing an evening kit pick-up from 6pm-7pm on June 2^nd in the log cabin at Mansfield Outdoors Centre.

Aid Station 1/5 will be the official drop area for racer bags in the 50k only. Make sure your bag has identification on it (we want to be sure you take it with you at the end!) and we’ll tuck it under the aid station table for you to recover on the start of your second lap if you need it.

50K and 25K course information will be emailed out the week prior (GPS data and maps).

• 50K course briefing: 7:15am
• 25K course briefing: 8:45am
• 10K course briefing: 9:45am
• 5K course briefing: 10:10am

This is a CUP-FREE event! Please bring your own – leave no trace!

All Courses:

• Start and finish at Mansfield Outdoors Centre
• Have aid stations both self-serve and full-serve throughout
• Will have flags matching your course colour ON YOUR RIGHT SIDE– if it’s on your left, something may be wrong.
• Are CUPLESS – Leave no trace, bring your own cup!
• Will vary in mileage! We’ve used both bike wheel sensor AND footpod to track distance this year, calibrated via straight flat road. We’ve extended the distances slightly based on best course fit, and closest match to what we hope will show up on the widest variety of devices on race day, but we can’t guarantee a perfect course distance. That’s road running.
• Are full of roots – and unless we get rain before race day, will be more loose than normal. Exercise caution. In case of rain, we strongly recommend trail shoes for grip.

• Starting from the Start/Finish Arch beside the barn, proceed up “Easy Does It” double track to the top of the ridge
• Proceed Right onto the Lookout Trail
• Smile for Debbie our Photographer at the Lookout! Optional – Stop for a self serve water break.
• Proceed Right towards Dufferin County Forest and enter the Lookout Extension
• Proceed Right on the double track towards Happy Trail
• Follow Happy Trail and Happy Trail 2 to the Inner Loop / Broken Link trail
• TURN LEFT at the Inner Loop trail and follow the signs to proceed downhill back to the finish line. This will be in front of Aid Station 2.

• Starting from the Start/Finish Arch beside the barn, proceed up “Easy Does It” double track to the top of the ridge
• Proceed Right and then a quick slight left onto Broken Link
• Proceed Right at the first double track
• Proceed LEFT onto the Lookout Trail
• Smile for Debbie our Photographer at the Lookout! Optional – Stop for a self serve water break.
• Proceed Right towards Dufferin County Forest and enter the Lookout Extension
• Proceed Right on the double track towards Happy Trail
• Follow Happy Trail and Happy Trail 2 to the Inner Loop / Broken Link trail
• CONTINUE STRAIGHT at the Inner Loop trail past Aid Station 2.
• Turn hard right onto the Yellow Arrow trail leading to Big Chill
• Follow Big Chill down to the bottom of the ridge.
• Continue onto Karen’s Climb up to the top (Follow Yellow/Pink Flags to avoid some fancy mountain bike sections). Optional self serve water will be located at the bottom.
• Turn Right onto the double track at the top junction and flow down the hill to the lodge.

Download the GPX File Here.

Important – the GPS file had to be adjusted after the battery quit in my watch at 24.46K. Something happened to the elevation – don’t be fooled – it’s about 500m per lap.

• Starting from the Start/Finish Arch beside the barn, proceed up “Easy Does It” double track to the top of the ridge
• Proceed Right and then a quick slight left onto Broken Link
• Proceed Right at the first double track
• Proceed LEFT onto the Lookout Trail
• Smile for Debbie our Photographer at the Lookout! Optional – Stop for a self serve water break.
• Proceed Right towards Dufferin County Forest and enter the Lookout Extension
• Proceed Right on the double track towards Happy Trail
• Follow Happy Trail and Happy Trail 2 to the Inner Loop / Broken Link trail
• TURN RIGHT STRAIGHT at the Inner Loop trail in front of Aid Station 2. (approx. 5k)
• Start of the Dufferin County Forest section – there will be other traffic in the form of bikes and perhaps horses – please consider not using headphones or using just one for better hearing.
• Follow the pink flags on the double track and Turn Right into the Max Extension
• Turn right onto the double track at the marked intersection (arrow and flags)
• Hard right onto a long double track section flowing downhill (unnamed) (arrow and flags)
• Gentle left at the T intersection onto double track (arrow and flags) follow up the hill
• Gentle left onto double track at the large intersection (arrow and flags)
• Hard right into the single track – Ridge Connector (arrow and flags)
• Proceed Left at the Ridge Forest road (just before the Ridge Trail) (arrow and flags)
• Follow the Ridge forest road to the Mulmur Tosorontio townline – closed summer road
• Turn Hairpin left into the single track. Optional self serve water station.
• Gentle right onto single track leading downhill
• Proceed Right at the trail junction (this is the top of the Lollipop mountain bike trail).
• Proceed Right at the double track
• Quick left onto the Trail to Nowhere
• Continue straight past the immediate left single track junction – will be marked clearly
• Follow the Trail to Nowhere until it ends at the double track – Proceed Right
• Quick Left onto the Wheel Hill, head down to the bottom of the forest.
• At the double track, Proceed hard right down the sandy road – Aid Station 3 with water and snacks will be at the Mulmur Tosorontio Townline. (approx. 12k) – be sure to pass the timing stand as well (will be right at the aid station).
• After the aid station, turn Left onto the Mulmur Tos side road
• At the next junction, turn left back into the forest on the double track.
• Keep Straight / Gentle left at the large forest intersection – look for the yellow trail intersection sign and pink flags/arrow to turn Right onto single track – Steve’s Trail.
• Follow Steve’s trail as it continues and becomes Ken’s trail. This is a long section that will be about 4km of single track. While there are many double track crossings, stay on the single track. Each intersection should have pink flags or arrows. There will be at least 1 self serve water station as close as we can get to halfway between Aid Station 3 & 4.
• Turn Right onto the double track – this leads all the way to the lower Dufferin Main Tract Parking lot.
• Just before the green gate, turn Left onto the Interpretive trail (arrow and flags)
• At the upper lot road, turn left just before the road to stay on the trail that leads around the upper parking area green gate.
• After the gate, follow the wide upper lot driveway until you see Aid Station 4 with water and snacks.
• Enter the woods at the back corner of the meadow just past the aid station.
• Turn Left onto the Max / Fairy trail (arrow and flags)
• Turn Right at the trail junction (arrow and flags)
• Follow the double track across and back into Mansfield Outdoors Centre
• Turn Right onto the inner loop trail
• Turn hard right onto the Yellow Arrow trail leading to Big Chill
• Follow Big Chill down to the bottom of the ridge.
• Continue onto Karen’s Climb up to the top (Follow Yellow/Pink Flags to avoid some fancy mountain bike sections). Optional self serve water will be located at the bottom.
• Turn Right onto the double track at the top junction and flow down the hill to the lodge.

• All that stuff we just said above, but at the bottom we’re going to welcome you ACROSS the start / finish line – yes, please cross, we’re marking splits – and then we’ll send you right back out there for lap two.
• Aid Station 1/5 will be at the start/finish line to provide you with water and snacks for the next lap, and your drop bag if you need it.

Full serve aid stations are located at the Start/Finish line, the Inner Loop junction, the bottom of the Wheel Hill at the Mulmur Tosorontio townline, and the Upper Parking Lot of the Dufferin County Forest Main Tract. These stations will have water, electrolyte (dry) to mix, cookies, pretzels and fruit. We’re extremely grateful to our volunteers who will be there to help you throughout your race!

Self serve water-only stations will be located in between each aid station. The maximum distance between aid stations on the 25k loop is 4.5km. ALL AID STATIONS ARE CUPLESS – RACERS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING THEIR OWN WATER RECEPTACLES on course (cups, flasks, tin-horns, etc).

The main lodge at Mansfield Outdoors Centre has washrooms for the race start. On the 25K/50K course, there is a port-a-potty at about 18K in each of the Dufferin County Forest parking areas.

First aid will be supplied by St John’s ambulance, as well as several members of ski patrol on their off-season! We hope you don’t need us, but we’re here if you do!

At the finish line you’ll receive your finisher medal and tasting mug for beer samples. The La Cucina’s of Creemore food truck on hand (online pre-orders will be available the week before the race as soon as possible).

In the event of rain everything will proceed as planned. A little mud is good for the soul.