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Pine Grove Furnace State Park - Gardners, PA
Parking @ Fuller Lake Day Use Area
All racers should park at the Fuller Lake Day Use Area. Click HERE for a Google Map. There is a large bath house with plenty of restrooms and showers. The start and finish is about a 10 minute walk from the Fuller Lake Parking. You will follow the paved, white-blazed Appalachian Trail SOUTH (to your right if you're facing the lake) to the Furnace Stack Day Use Area. There is also a trail to the Furnace Stack past the campfire wood prep site in the grassy part of the parking lot . You can click HERE for the full DCNR map.
Race Start - Furnace Stack Pavilion
All three distances will check-in and start from the pavilion within the Furnace Stack Day Use Area. Click HERE for the location on Google Maps. There are bathroom facilities (2 stalls - ladies, 1 stall - dudes, and a unisex/family restroom). There will also be extra portajons for your bathrooming pleasure. ;)
PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS!!
The parking at the start is reserved for staff, volunteers, and folks of limited physical capabilities. Once you finish, you are welcome to move your car to the Furnace Stack parking lot if there's space.
Finish Line & Picnic!!!
ALL racers will finish (spectacularly, of course) at the beautiful and historic Ironmaster's Mansion. There, you will be expected to lounge, stretch, eat, drink, and cheer on fellow racers while enjoying a wonderful autumn day!