The Course

Course Maps and Details

Our promise to you, as with all of our events, is that we deliver the most scenic, most challenging, and most rewarding course possible. This race will be truly epic.

The race will celebrate our Rocky Mountain heritage, and highlight portions of the stunning Great Divide Trail. Our vision for The Divide 200 is to keep you up high and enjoying the varied landscape of the Continental Divide. Explore the Southern Canadian Rockies

The course is a combination of single track, double track, a small amount of road, cross country, and even a bit of bushwhacking and scrambling. River crossings? Yes, that's par for the course in the Rockies. The race is about alpine travel, ridge walks, and getting you into remote back country.

This event is for people with a great deal of both race experience and alpine experience. There will be some sections of route finding even though it is a prescribed course; the terrain can just be really gnarly out there.

Checkpoints will be every 20 to 40km apart, depending on the section of the race.

A big shout out to our friends at Uplift Adventures for their consultation on the route planning.

NOTE: This route is still under review by four different government jurisdictions. While we are confident in our route choices, getting permits is a lengthy process that weighs numerous considerations, so changes to the course are still possible. This overview shows you what we are planning, and what we have proposed.

CAUTION: If you choose to explore using this information, you do so at your own risk. These files are for reference only. Do not enter land that is marked as private.

Overview

Distance: 201mi / 324km
Gain: 40,465' / 12,335m (to be verified)
Loss: 40,465' / 12,335m (to be verified)
Duration: 96 hours to complete the course

GPX Files

These tracks are the product of numerous GPS files from multiple devices, so some variation occurs simply due to the type of equipment used. The track has been filtered to align elevations between segments, which has resulted in the total elevation appearing slightly reduced. These files may change before race day, and we will let you know well before that should further changes be required.

Checkpoints + Descriptions

Please note that these cutoff times are are still under review until further notice.

CP1 - West Castle Road

Dist. From Start: 15.5km
Supplies: Snacks
Crew: No
Drop Bag: No
Pacers: No
Cutoff: N/A

A quick jaunt down West Castle Road to the start of La Coulotte Ridge.

CP2 - Font Creek

Dist. From Start: 36.5km
Supplies: Snacks
Crew: No
Drop Bag: No
Pacers: No
Cutoff: N/A

CP1 to CP2 takes you over the scenic and remote La Coulotte Ridge and the Font Creek Trail.

CP3 - Beaver Mines Lake

Dist. From Start: 69km
Supplies: Full Fare
Crew: Yes
Drop Bag: Yes
Pacers: No
Cutoff: Must leave by 03:00 hrs Wednesday

A quick jaunt up the South Castle Road, with a climb over Whistler and Table Mountain to CP3.

CP4 - Castle Mountain Resort

Dist. From Start: 90km
Supplies: Full Fare
Crew: Yes
Drop Bag: Yes
Pacers: No
Cutoff: Must leave by 12:00 hrs Wednesday

Down Grizzly Valley to Barnaby Ridge, and back to the resort via West Castle Road.

CP5 - Lynx Creek

Dist. From Start: 108.5km
Supplies: Snacks
Crew: No
Drop Bag: No
Pacers: No
Cutoff: N/A

A wee bit of pavement after CP4, then rolling through the "hills" to Lynx Creek.

CP6 - York Creek Staging Area

Dist. From Start: 135km
Supplies: Full Fare
Crew: Yes
Pacers: Yes
Cutoff: Must leave by 03:00 hrs Thursday

Up Willoughby Ridge on the Great Divide Trail, and heading towards town at CP6.

CP7 - Racehorse Pass

Dist. From Start: 165.5km
Supplies: Snacks
Crew: No
Drop Bag: No
Pacers: Yes
Cutoff: N/A

From CP6 you make your way through Coleman, AB and Up McGillivray Creek to Spoon Valley, Racehorse Pass and CP7.

CP8 - Atlas Road

Dist. From Start: 187.5km
Supplies: Snacks
Crew: No
Drop Bag: No
Pacers: Yes
Cutoff: N/A

From CP7, you run past Window Mountain Lake and down the Highrock Trail, right below the continental divide, to CP8.

CP9 - York Creek Staging Area

Dist. From Start: 201km
Supplies: Full Fare
Crew: Yes
Drop Bag: Yes
Pacers: Yes
Cutoff: Must leave by 01:00 hrs Friday

A quick jaunt through the rolling hills, back through Coleman to York Creek and CP9.

CP10 - Lost Creek Cabin

Dist. From Start: 240km
Supplies: Full Fare
Crew: Yes
Drop Bag: No
Pacers: Yes
Cutoff: N/A

From CP9 you run through the eerie burn scar of the 2003 Lost Creek Fire. CP10 is the last CP before you cross the continental divide into BC.

CP11 - North Kootenay Pass

Dist. From Start: 261.5km
Supplies: Snacks
Crew: No
Drop Bag: No
Pacers: No
Cutoff: N/a

From CP10 you make your way up and over the continental divide into the wide-open Flathead Valley of BC via North Kootenay Pass.

CP12 - Harvey Creek

Dist. From Start: 277km
Supplies: Snacks
Crew: Yes
Drop Bag: No
Pacers: Yes
Cutoff: Must leave by 18:00 hours Friday

From CP11 you continue south in the majestic Flathead Valley to CP12. A welcome break on your legs with a slight downhill grade for several kilometers.

CP13 - Middle Kootenay Pass

Dist. From Start: 306.5km
Supplies: Snacks
Crew: No
Drop Bag: No
Pacers: No
Cutoff: N/a

From CP13 is at the end of the road and the start of the last big climb over Middle Kootenay Pass, which brings you to the finish... just around 18km to go.