Dirty Kiln Course Description

ADDITIONAL COURSE INFO

Here is some data on the climbs and descents for Rock ‘N The Knob Trail Challenge. The number in parentheses indicates which course - 10K, 13.1 mile course)

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- Major Climbs ‑

MOORE’S HILL TRAIL CLIMB (10k, 13.1)
259 foot climb in 0.56 miles - 8.7% grade

MATTERN LOAD UP (13.1)
232 foot climb in 0.44 miles - 10% grade

WATER TOWER CLIMB (13.1)
189 foot climb in 0.31 miles - 11.5% grade

HARTMAN HEARTACHE (13.1)
341 foot climb in 0.55 miles - 11.5% grade

SMITH HILLSIDE CLIMB (13.1)
137 foot climb in 0.19 miles - 13.1% grade

KILN KLIMB (13.1)
144 foot climb in 0.09 miles - 22.3% grade

- Major Downhills ‑

SMITH HILLSIDE DESCENT (13.1)
141 foot downhill in 0.26 miles - ‑10.1% grade

THE HORSEBACK (13.1)
444 foot downhill in 0.5 miles - ‑12.5% grade

LAKEVIEW HARTMAN DOWNHILL (13.1)
272 foot downhill in 0.39 miles - ‑12.9% grade

MOORE’S HILL DOWNHILL (10K, 13.1)
287 foot downhill in 0.35 miles - ‑15.3% grade

MATTERN MADNESS (13.1)
411 foot downhill in 0.48 miles - ‑16% grade

Cut Offs

In order to give our staff, volunteers, emergency personnel and vendors with accurate information and to ensure the safety of participants, we will be enforcing cutoff times for the half‑marathon.

- Half-marathoner cut-off times are based on a 4 hour finish at an 17m:23s pace.

- Half-marathoner need to cross the 10K mark and start the second loop around the lake no later than 10:45am. (1h 45m) [17m:30s pace]

- Half-marathoners need to make it the aid station on the other side of the lake no later than 12:15pm (3h 15m) [17m:06s pace]

- The last section from the aid station to the finish is a 18m:45s pace.