Shasta Trail Runs, in conjunction with National Parks Week and Whiskeytown Waterfalls Week, will be hosting the 2nd annual Whiskeytown Waterfall Races on April 22nd.
Visit all four of Whiskeytown's major falls (Brandy Creek, Boulder Creek, Whiskeytown and Crystal Creek Falls) in the Four Falls 50k, or three (all except Brandy Creek) in the Three Falls 30k, or one (the spectacular Boulder Creek Falls) in the new One Fall 10k.
Learn all about the Falls of Whiskeytown here!
Pricing: (Before April 1 / April 1-19 / Race Day)
Four Falls Fifty K (9:00 AM) ($50/70/90)
Three Falls Thirty K (10:00 AM) ($30/45/60)
One Falls Ten K (11:00 AM) ($20/25/30)
The cut-off time for all races is 6:00 PM (note individual aid station cut-offs below).
Dogs? Only in the 10K, must be leashed.
There will be fully stocked aid stations at Crystal Creek Campground (Miles 6 & 8, open 9:30-12:30), the “Y” (where the Boulder Creek trail meets the Mill Creek trail) (mile 14, open 10:30-2:00), and Sheep Camp (50K only, miles 20 & 25, open 11:15-3:15).
Your bib number will be recorded at each of the waterfalls. If you want a picture of yourself at each waterfall, please carry a camera or cell phone with camera and ask the volunteers at each waterfall to take your picture with your camera. We encourage you to do so!
The average historical temperature for this date for Whiskeytown is a high of 72º and a low of 47º with an average of 1/8″ of rain. Your Weather May Vary.
T-shirts may be purchased for $10 (below cost) when you sign up online or at the race (or packet pickup). T-shirts for 2017 will be the same style and color as 2016.
Course Map and Description:
The 30K course is marked with red ink. The 50K course includes all of the 30K course plus the out-and-back to Brandy Creek Falls, shown in green. Aid Stations and waterfalls are circled in blue. On both courses the section to the left (west) of the Mill Creek Trail is a T-shaped out and back, you will go to Whiskeytown Falls first and Crystal Creek Falls second before returning back toward Mill Creek).
On race day the courses (and especially all junctions) will be clearly marked and, where needed, signed.
All races start at the picnic area by the Carr Powerhouse. The 30K and 50K go west on the paved road for 1/4 mile to the Clear Creek Vista Trail, then up the Mill Creek Trail, over to the aid station at the Crystal Creek Campground via the (signed but not on the map) Crystal Creek Trail, then to Crystal Creek Falls, back to Crystal Creek Campground, over to Whiskeytown Falls, then to the Y aid station via the Crystal Creek Trail and the upper portion of the Mill Creek Trail. Down 1 mile to Boulder Creek Falls and another 0.7 miles to the Papoose Trail Junction. There the 50K runners go east (right) on the Papoose Trail while 30K runners continue south (left) on the Boulder Creek Trail to the power line road and back to the start/finish.
50K runners follow the Papoose Trail for 4.5 miles (first half uphill, second half downhill) to the aid station at Sheep Camp (mile 20). From Sheep Camp they follow the Brandy Creek Falls uphill to the Falls. The return to Sheep Camp goes via the Rich Gulch trail (downhill after the first 1/4 mile) and back to Sheep Camp (mile 25). Then steeply up Shasta Bally Road for 1 mile, right to Papoose Pass and downhill for 2.5 miles back to the Boulder Creek trail where you head north and rejoin the 30K course to the finish (3 1/3 miles).
30K and 50K runners: Your feet WILL get wet.
The 10K goes 2+ miles up the moderately steep dirt Mill Creek Road to the Y, then down 1 mile on Boulder Creek Falls trail to Boulder Creek Falls and then back the same way.