2018 Worlds End Participant Guide

2018 PARTICIPANT GUIDE

2 Participants Guide Worlds End Ultramarathon • June 2, 2018

WEU 2018 3A challenging foot race through the untamed Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania

WORLDS END 2018 The 4th Annual Worlds End Ultramarathon A race guide for runners, crews and pacers alike.Content Race Schedule ................................................. 07 General Information ...................................... 08 Race Rules ....................................................... 10 Course Maps ................................................... 16 Aid Station Charts .......................................... 22 Crew Directions .............................................. 26 GPS Guide ....................................................... 28Once again, we would like to thank our support that comes from the Worlds End StatePark staff, Loyalsock State Forest District Rangers, Pennsylvania DCNR, and theAlpine Club of Williamsport. Sullivan County Emergenc y Ser vices and first respondersfrom across the area are on hand for the safety of runners, and volunteers with thePennsylvania Emergency Management Agency provide invaluable communicationssupport. A small army of enthusiastic volunteers maintain trails throughout theyear, help set-up and manage the race, work at aid stations along the course,prepare food for runners, and support the event in many other ways. These dedicatedorganizations and individuals make the Worlds End Ultramarathon possible. Asone runner a couple of years ago put it “We are the stars today but the volunteersmove the clouds out of the way so we can shine!” Remember to thank the volunteers! Photos by: Tania Lezak Photography Printed in PRC

WORLDS END 2018 Our SponsorsThank you to all of our sponsors for the support and being part of our special event.

6 Participants Guide LOYALSOCK TRAIL The Worlds End Ultramarathon was designed around the famed Loyalsock Trail, a rugged, scenery-dense single-track trail with an elevation profile that resembles an irregular rhythm EKG. With it’s beautiful vistas, punishing rocky climbs, and mountain stream waterfalls to run along, the Loyalsock Trail does not disappoint. The scenic and challenging Loyalsock Trail runs roughly parallel to its namesake creek, Loyalsock Creek. The name Loyalsock Creek is taken from the Indian phrase “Lawi-Saquick,” meaning middle creek, and flows between Muncy Creek and Lycoming Creek. Worlds End Ultramarathon • June 2, 2018

WEU 2018 7Worlds EndUltramarathonThe Worlds End Ultramarathon is a challenging foot race that explores theLoyalsock Trail, Loyalsock State Forest, and Worlds End State Park in the EndlessMountains of Pennsylvania. The routes are largely rugged, scenery-densesingle-track trails with some fairly remote sections, several waterfalls and multiplevistas of the beautiful Endless Mountains. This is not a beginner-level ultra andparticipation in the race should not be taken lightly. As John Young writes in HikePennsylvania, “If you want to do some hiking in the Worlds End region, you shouldknow that hiking here means climbing”.RACE DETAILSRace date: 6/02/2018100k start time: 5:00am100k cut-off: 12 midnight (19 hours)50k start time: 7:00am50k cut-off: 7:00pm (12 hours)There is no day-of registration.There is no official pre-race dinner.SCHEDULE Packet pick-up (Cliff Pavilion) Friday 6:00-8:00pm: Race bibs and swag bags Saturday 3:30-7:00am: Race bibs and swag bags Race Morning Schedule (Cliff Pavilion) Saturday 3:30am: Check-in station opens All runners check in and receive race bibs and swag bags. Fresh-brewed Bason Coffee and pancake breakfast available! 4:45am: 100k pre-race briefing (at the start line) 5:00am: 100k start 6:45am: 50k pre-race briefing (at the start line) 7:00am: 50k startA challenging foot race through the untamed Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania

Run Like There’s No Tomorrow 8 Participants Guide General Information Worlds End State Park - Parking is limited in the lot nearest the Visitor Center – please use the large main parking area at the park entrance first. Once that lot is full, use the overflow parking up at the Visitor Center. - Race check-in, the drop bag collection point and the start/finish line are all at the Cliff pavilion on the north edge of the main parking lot. There are also trails down to the Loyalsock Creek from this area, picnic tables, and a great playground near the pavilion. - We’ll have 5 porta-johns near the race headquarters area, a bathroom building to the right of the start/finish line and the Visitor Center facilities will also be open during normal park hours. - Please remember that alcohol is not permitted in the State Park, except at the Cliff Pavilion during the race. We need to be good guests and respect this. Alcohol is permitted in the State Forest, which means you can have a cold one at any aid station except for Worlds End and Canyon Vista. Drop Bags Use drop bags if you have things you need but don’t want to carry the whole way – warm/dry clothing, a special snack, headlamp, etc. We’ll transport your bags to designated aid stations and have them waiting for you. The drop off location will be at the Cliff Pavilion on race morning. - 50k: We’ll take drop bags to AS4-Worlds End (only one 50k drop bag site). AS4 is at the picnic tables across the road from the finish line; please DO NOT go to the finish line even though you can see it!! - 100k: We’ll take drop bags to the following 3 aids stations (use as many or as few as you’d like): AS4-Worlds End AS7-High Knob AS10-Brunnerdale Drop bag guidelines: - Close your bag securely and label it clearly with name, bib #, and the aid station it’s meant for. - Drop off at the collection point near start line, no later than the start of your race. - We can’t promise to protect your bag from the weather, so a waterproof bag is best. - We’ll get them back to the start/finish as soon as possible. Communications Worlds End is a remote area and cell phone service is very limited – it’s unlikely you will be able to talk with your runner, crew, etc. by phone. We will have radio communication with each aid station from our race communications center – if you have an urgent need to contact a runner or crew, please see a race official at race headquarters. Spectators Spectators are welcomed and encouraged. The start, finish, and AS4 are all easily accessible on foot from the main parking lot. Other aid stations with easy access and adequate parking are AS5-Canyon Vista, AS7-High Knob, and AS12-Fern Rock. See “Guide to Crew Accessible Aid Stations” below for directions. We expect spectators/guests to follow the same rules as our participants – no littering, courtesy and respect for all trail users, etc. Post-race Food Finish line food and refreshments are for registered runners only (and a pacer if you finish with one.) Crews and pacers are more than welcome to participate in the finish line celebration but please come prepared and bring your own food to the party. Worlds End Ultramarathon • June 2, 2018

WEU 2018 9 Cliff Pavilion Bathroom Building (Start/Finish Line)Gate Overflow Parkingto CliffPavilion Aid Station 4Main Parking Park Entrance N Worlds End State Park - Race Day Map A challenging foot race through the untamed Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania

Run Like There’s No Tomorrow 10 Participants Guide Race Rules Runner Rules 1. No unofficial runners – No bandits (or unregistered pacers) allowed. 2. No course cutting – Follow the marked course at all times – it will be clearly marked with orange survey ribbon, directional arrows, and with reflective tape after AS10. If you depart the marked course, you must return to the point of departure on foot before continuing. Cutting the switchbacks is cheating, and leaving the beaten path to avoid mud or water is just bad trail karma – please don’t. 3. Mandatory gear – A headlamp or similar lighting is mandatory if you are running before daybreak and after dark. If there is any chance that you’ll still be out there after 8:30pm, make sure you’re carrying a light or have it in a drop bag or with your crew. 4. Optional race aids – Hiking poles, headphones, GPS devices, heart rate monitors, and similar devices are allowed – but ONLY IF you use them safely and responsibly (so you are aware of what’s around you and not a danger to yourself or others). 5. No unauthorized crew support or aid drops – Crew access and drop bags are allowed only at designated aid stations. No one is allowed to drop or store supplies along the race route, and runners are not allowed aid between checkpoints unless it is an emergency. 6. Pets – We love trail dogs, but not during a race. Please no pets on the course. (Pets are welcome as part of your crew, and at the start/finish area, but they must be under control and they must be on a leash while within the state park.) 7. Do not litter – You can either carry your trash or dispose of it at the aid stations. We are operating under permits from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and litter could threaten future permits. Anyone caught intentionally littering along the trail will be disqualified. 8. Passing other trail users – The course uses many popular hiking trails and bridle (horse) trails, so please be respectful of all trail users and yield as needed. Be careful, courteous, patient, and safe while passing competitors or other trail users. Communicate your intentions clearly (“Passing on your left”), and remember that it’s a long run. 9. When nature calls – Almost all the aid stations will have bathroom facilities, either a permanent structure or a port-a-john. If you have to pee, find a tree. Anything else, use the outhouse. 10. Accountability – We’ll be tracking your progress around the course – it’s your responsibility to make sure your race bib is visible, and to check yourself (and your pacer) IN and OUT of each aid station (even if you are just passing through without stopping). The communications team at the aid station will record your arrival and departure, and relay your progress to race headquarters. 11. Cut-off times – Aid station captains will strictly enforce the cut-off times that are posted for designated aid stations (see aid station chart). Aid station captains also have the authority to pull you from the course if it is clear that you are physically unable to continue in a safe manner. Their decisions are final, and if you refuse to vacate the course when directed, you’ll be disqualified. 12. Dropping out of the race – If you can’t complete the race, you must notify an aid station captain and surrender your race bib, which will officially withdraw you from the race. If you leave the race and don’t show up at the next aid station within a reasonable time, we’ll assume you’re lost and will notify authorities. This could threaten the race’s future permits. Leaving a race without informing an aid station captain means automatic disqualification and restriction from entry into future races. Worlds End Ultramarathon • June 2, 2018

WEU 2018 11Pacer Rules100k runners may use pacers, according to the following rules:1. Pacers must register – Complete an emergency contact and waiver form at the aid station you are going to pick up your runner at before running, and wear the pacer bib you receive there while you are on the course.2. Pacer starts – Pacers may start at AS7-High Knob, AS8-Dry Run, and AS10-Brunnerdale.3. One pacer at a time – Standard practice, one pacer per runner at a time. End of story.4. No “muling” – Pacers are there for safety and moral encouragement – not to help carry your stuff (or you). They can help you at aid stations just as your crew would, but they aren’t allowed to carry water, food, or other supplies for you or physically assist you in any way out on the trail. They may run beside you or behind you, but not in front of you – this is your race, not theirs.5. Accountability – Pacers must check in and out with the aid station communication crews at each station just as the runners do. We’re just as concerned about their safety and accountability, so we need to know who is out on the course at any time.6. Pacers may use aid stations – Pacers are free to use the aid stations they visit with their runner.Crew RulesA crew can be an important part of your race effort, and they are welcome for both 50k and 100k runners,according to the following rules:1. Crew support only at designated aid stations – Your crew can help you in pretty much any way, but ONLY while you are checked-in at the aid station – nowhere else along the race route. Crews are NOT PERMITTED at AS3-Devils Garden, AS6-Coal Mine, AS9-McCarty, or AS11-The Gate.2. One crew vehicle per runner – Parking is limited at many of the remote aid stations, and some of the access roads are narrow and dusty. It will be nicer – and safer – for everyone if there are fewer vehicles moving about.3. Aid Station flow – Aid stations can be busy places, and it’s important that runners have a clear route in and out, with easy and quick access to the station. Please find an out-of-the-way place (but within 50 yards of the station) for your crew activities so you don’t add to the congestion, and please obey the instructions of the Aid Station Captain – the station is their space and their responsibility.4. Crews may volunteer – We’re really one big trail family when it comes down to it. Crews are free to help other runners if they want to, or to help out the aid station crew (if it’s alright with the aid station captain.)Safety RulesIt’s a wild backwoods Pennsylvania mountain trail – of course it can be dangerous! That’s one of thereasons we love it, but we really don’t want anyone to get hurt, so we expect you to take some reasonableprecautions, and to know what to do if something does go wrong.1. If you get injured – Stay on the trail and wait to inform another runner that you are injured and ask that they notify race officials at the next aid station. Cell phone service is very limited on the course, but there will be a communications team at each aid station that can talk to race headquareters and to a centrally-located ambulance/EMT crew. If you need help, that aid station communication team is your fastest and most reliable answer – go to the nearest aid station (forward or back) or relay the message to them.2. You are a pedestrian – You must obey all laws pertaining to road pedestrian crossings; vehicles have the right-of-way at all times. Before you cross any roads, remember what your mother told you and look both ways.A challenging foot race through the untamed Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania

12 Participants Guide Correctly worn race bib on shirt Worlds End Ultramarathon • June 2, 2018

WEU 2018 13Race Bib PlacementWhile racing with us at the Worlds EndUltramarathon, it is required that all racers weartheir bibs either on the front of their shirt or on thefront of their shorts, pants, tights, or bikini (hey wewon’t judge). It is also required that you do not foldor obstruct the bib in any way. If your entire bib isnot plainly visible to race officials, we reserve theright to stop you until your bib is fixed or disqualifyyou if you do not comply to this rule. Correctly worn race bib on shortsA challenging foot race through the untamed Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania

14 Participants Guide Worlds End Ultramarathon • June 2, 2018

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16 Participants Guide 1!$!1$*(2$3 !\"#$%\"&\"$'()*+$,--./0Worlds End 100k Course Map 1!$!1$*(2$3 !\"# !!\"#!\"$%&\"' AS6 Coal Mine !!\"#!\"$%&\"' AS7 High Knob AS8 Dry Run AS11 The Gate AS9 McCarty Rd !!\"#!\"$%&\"' !!\"#!\"$%&\"' !!\"#!\"$%&\"' AS10 BrunnerdaleWorlds End Ultramarathon • June 2, 2018

WEU 2018 17#$%\"&\"$'()*+$,--./0 1!$!1$*(2$3 !\"#$%\"&\"$'()*+$,--./0 AS1 High Rock AS2 Sones Pond AS4 Worlds End !!\"#!\"$%&\"'AS5 Canyon Vista !!\"#!\"$%&\"' !!\"#!\"$%&\"' !!\"#!\"$%&\"' AS3 Devils Garden AS12 Fern Rock !!\"#!\"$%&\"' 2000 !!\"#!\"$%&\"' 1750 1500 1250 1000 ft 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 mi Aid Station 7 High Knob !!\"#!\"$%&\"' Aid Station 1 Aid Station 2 Aid Station 4 Aid Station 6 Aid Station 8 Aid Station 10 Aid Station 12 High Rock Sones Pond Worlds End Coal Mine 35.8 mi Dry Run Brunnerdale Fern Rock 27.7 mi 41.6 mi 57.9mi 4.3 mi 10.3 mi 19.3 mi 50.0 mi Aid Station 3 Aid Station 5 Aid Station 9 Aid Station 11 Finish Devils Garden Canyon Vista McCarty (H2O only) The Gate (H2O only) Worlds End 15.9 mi 22.2 mi 45.4 mi 54.9 mi 63.8 mi !!\"#!\"$%&\"' A challenging foot race through the untamed Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania

18 Participants Guide Worlds End 50k Course Map 4!$!4$*(5$6 AS1 High Rock !\"#$%1\"0&\"#$-'2&($\")$*3+\"$#,$-02-2-.2/0 AS4 Worlds End 4!$!4$*(5$6 4!$!4$*(5$6 4!$!4$*(5$6 !\"#$%1\"0&\"#$-'2&($\")$*3+\"$#,$-02-2-.2/0AS6 Coal Mine 4!$!4$*(5$6 AS5 Canyon Vista!\"#$%1\"0&\"#$-'2&($\")$*3+\"$#,$-02-2-.2/0 AS3 Devils Garden 4!$!4$*(5$6 !\"#$%1\"0&\"#$-' 4!$!4$*(5$6 !\"#$%1\"0&\"#$-'2&($\")$*3+\"$#,$-02-2-.2/0Worlds End Ultramarathon • June 2, 2018

WEU 2018 19 !\"#$%1\"0&\"#$-'2&($\")$*3+\"$#,$-02-2-.2/0 4!$!4$*(5$6 !\"#$%1\"0&\"#$-'2&($\")$*3+\"$#,$-02-2-.2/0 AS2 Sones Pond !\"#$%1\"0&\"#$-'2&($\")$*3+\"$#,$-02-2-.2/0 4!$!4$*(5$6 !\"#$%1\"0&\"#$-'2&($\")$*3+\"$#,$-02-2-.2/0 2000 1750 1500 1250 1000 ft mi 5!\"#$%1\"0&\"#$-'2&($\")$*3+\"$#,$-02-2-.2/0 10 15 204!$!4$*(5$6 25 30!\"#$%1\"0&\"#$-'2&($\")$*3+\"$#,$-02-2-.2/0 Aid Station 1 Aid Station 2 Aid Station 3 Aid Station 4 4!$!4$*(5$6 4!$!4$*(5$6 High Rock Sones Pond Devils Garden Worlds End Aid Station 6 Coal Mine-'2&($\")$*3+\"$#,$-02-2-.2/0 4.3 mi 10.3 mi 15.9 mi 19.3 mi 27.7 mi Aid Station 5 Canyon Vista Finish 22.2 mi Worlds End 31.4 mi A challenging foot race through the untamed Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania

20 Participants Guide Orange Flagging Tape Worlds End Ultramarathon • June 2, 2018

WEU 2018 21Course MarkingsThe Worlds End Ultramarathon course is wellmarked with a combination of orange flaggingtape, orange arrows and highly reflective flaggingprovided by our sponsor RUseeN. Turns are typicallymarked with 3 pieces of orange flagging tapebefore and after a turn. Know that there are MANYintersections and you need to stay vigilant duringthe entire race. You are ultimately responsible forstaying on course.A challenging foot race through the untamed Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania

22 Participants Guide Worlds End Ultramarathon 100k Aid Stations Support Cutoffs Section Total Drop Cutoff pace from pace fromAid Stations Miles Miles Crew Bag Pacer Time start last cutoffAS1 High Rock 4.3 4.3 AS2 Sones Pond 6.0 10.3 Yes 20:35 18:31 AS3 Devils Garden 5.6 15.9 20:07 AS4 Worlds End 3.4 19.3 Yes Yes 16:54 AS5 Canyon Vista 2.9 22.2 Yes 19:12 13:17 AS6 Coal Mine 5.5 27.7 12:43 AS7 High Knob 8.1 35.8 2:30pm 18:23 AS8 Dry Run 5.8 41.6 Yes Yes Yes 5:00pm 17:52 AS9 McCarty 3.8 45.4 Yes YesAS10 Brunnerdale 4.6 50.0AS11 The Gate 4.9 54.9 WATER ONLY AID STATIONAS12 Fern Rock 3.0 57.9Finish World End SP 5.9 63.8 Yes Yes Yes 9:00pm WATER ONLY AID STATION Yes 10:45pm midnight Worlds End Ultramarathon 50k Aid Stations Support Cutoffs Section Total Drop Cutoff pace from pace from Miles Bag last cutoffAid Stations Miles 4.3 Crew Pacer Time start 10.3 Yes 22:19AS1 High Rock 4.3 15.9 Yes 19.3AS2 Sones Pond 6.0 22.2 Yes 27.7 YesAS3 Devils Garden 5.6 31.4AS4 Worlds End 3.4 2:30pm 23:19 7:00pm 22:56AS5 Canyon Vista 2.9AS6 Coal Mine 5.5Finish World End SP 3.7Worlds End Ultramarathon • June 2, 2018

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24 Participants Guide Course Records Johnathan Lantz Men’s 100k Course Record 11:37:52 (‘16) Kristina Folcik Women’s 100k Course Record 13:29:42 (‘17) John Johnson Men’s 50k Course Record 5:11:30 (‘16) Cheyenne Albert Women’s 50k Course Record 5:58:35 (‘16) Worlds End Ultramarathon • June 2, 2018

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Run Like There’s No Tomorrow 26 Participants Guide Driving Directions to Crew Accessible Aid Stations Worlds End Visitor Center to AS2-Sones Pond (7.7 miles - 17 min) 1. From the Worlds End State Park entrance, turn left onto PA-154. 2. Follow PA-154 for 5.6 miles, then turn left onto Rock Run Rd. 3. Follow Rock Run Rd for 2.0 miles, then turn left onto Loyalsock Rd. 4. CAUTION: Watch for runners – the race route follows part of Rock Run and Loyalsock Rd. 5. Aid station is to the right next to the pond. Parking starts in the parking lot on the left. When the lot is full, turn around in the lot and park on the right hand side of the road. Runners enter from north east edge of Sones Pond, leave to the east on Loyalsock Rd. 6. NOTE: Once turned around in the parking lot, park only on the right side of Loyalsock Rd for runner safety as runners need to use this road to reconnect to the trail. AS2-Sones Pond to AS4-Worlds End (7.7 miles - 17 min) 1. Return to Rock Run Rd and turn right. 2. Follow Rock Run Rd for 2.0 miles and then right onto PA-154. 3. Follow PA-154 for 5.6 miles, then right into the Worlds End State Park entrance. 4. Park in either the main parking lot or overflow parking lot, walk to the visitor center and then directly south across PA-154 to the picnic area along Worlds End Tr. Runners enter the Worlds End Visitor Center area from the east along Loyalsock Creek, then turn south on Worlds End/Loyalsock Tr. to the aid station. AS4-Worlds End to AS5-Canyon Vista (3.2 miles - 9 min) 1. From Worlds End State Park entrance, turn left onto PA-154. 2. Follow PA-154 for 1.0 mile, and then turn right onto Mineral Spring Rd. 3. Follow Mineral Spring Rd for 1.5 miles, then turn left onto Cold Run Rd. 4. Follow Cold Run Rd for 0.7 miles to Loyalsock Canyon Vista. 5. Aid station is on left between vista and parking area. Runners enter up from the south on Loyalsock Tr, then leave down Cold Run Rd to the southeast on Loyalsock Tr. 6. NOTE: Park only on the right side of the road but do not block trail access. To avoid congestion and to allow safe passage of our runners, please adhere to this parking pattern. AS5-Canyon Vista to AS7-High Knob (7.8 miles - 21 min) 1. Return on Cold Run Rd toward Mineral Spring Rd for 0.7 miles, then stay left onto Mineral Spring Rd. 2. Follow Mineral Spring Rd for 0.7 miles, and then continue straight onto Shanersburg Rd. 3. Follow Shanersburg Rd for 1.8 miles, turn left onto Worlds End Rd, then immediately turn right onto High Knob Rd. 4. Follow High Knob Rd for 4.6 miles to High Knob Vista, (stay right at 2.3 miles where Dry Run Rd joins from straight ahead. You’ll know you missed the turn if you are driving on a gravel road.) CAUTION: Watch for runners – the race route follows High Knob Rd for 0.4 miles between Bridle Tr and Ketchum Run Tr near the Fern Rock aid station, and the final 0.3 miles before the vista. 5. Aid station is at the vista parking area. Runners enter from the southeast along High Knob Rd from the Loyalsock Tr, leave to the southwest on High Knob Tr. 6. NOTE: Park only on the right side of the road but do not block access to the aid station. Worlds End Ultramarathon • June 2, 2018

WEU 2018 27AS7-High Knob to AS8-Dry Run (4.3 miles - 12 min)1. NOTE: High Knob Rd is a one-way loop around the vista area – continue clockwise from vista parking to complete the loop and return to High Knob Rd.2. Leave High Knob overlook parking and continue around loop for 1.2 mile to intersection with inbound High Knob Rd. CAUTION: Watch for runners – the race route crosses the exit road.3. Turn left at stop sign and follow High Knob Rd for 1.4 miles, and then turn right onto Dry Run Rd.4. Follow Dry Run Rd for 1.7 miles to the Dry Run Falls trail head parking and picnic area on the left. CAUTION: Watch for runners – the race route crosses Dry Run Rd about halfway to the aid station.5. Aid station is in picnic area above falls. Runners enter from the southeast from Dutters Tr, leave to the west and cross Dry Run Rd to follow Old Bark Tr.6. NOTE: Park only on the right side of the road but do not block trail access.AS8-Dry Run to AS10-Brunnerdale (6.1 miles - 16 min)1. Continue down Dry Run Rd for 2.1 miles, and then turn left onto PA-87. CAUTION: Watch for runners on the paved road near the ranger station at the end of Dry Run Rd.2. Follow PA-87 for 0.7 miles, then turn left onto Ogdonia Rd.3. Follow Ogdonia Rd for 3 miles, then stay left onto Brunnerdale Rd.4. Continue on Brunnerdale Rd for 0.3 miles to the trailhead parking lot on left.5. Aid station is to the left as you look north from parking lot, on Loyalsock Tr. Runners enter from northwest on Loyalsock Tr, leave to northeast on Ridge Tr.6. NOTE: Park only on the right side of the road.AS10-Brunnerdale to AS12-Fern Rock (8.9 miles - 21 min)1. Continue on Brunnerdale Rd for 4.1 miles, then turn left onto PA-42.2. Follow PA-42 for 1.9 miles, then turn left onto Worlds End Rd.3. Continue on Worlds End Rd for 2.9 miles, then turn left onto High Knob Rd. Make an immediate right into parking lot.4. Aid station is at the Fern Rock covered shelter near the rear of the parking lot. Runners enter from the north up the wooden steps from Fern Rock Nature Trail, leave to the north on Bridle trail along Worlds End Rd.5. NOTE: Additional parking is available in the Bridle Tr parking area loop on the east side of Worlds End Rd, accessible as the next left turn from Worlds End Rd or the first right turn from Shanersburg Rd.AS12-Fern Rock to Finish (3.0 miles - 7 min)1. Return to Worlds End Rd and turn left.2. Follow Worlds End Rd for 2.8 miles, then turn left onto PA-154.3. Follow PA-154 for 0.2 miles, and then turn right into the Worlds End State Park entrance.Remember crews, this participant guide has 2 detailed maps that include roads that can help younavigate from any point on or around the course. If you are not using the driving directions in theorder listed in this guide, just locate your current location and refer to the maps!A challenging foot race through the untamed Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania

28 Participants GuideGPS Guide to Crew Accessible Aid StationsAid Station # Name Coordinates DescriptionStart/Finish Cliff Pavilion 41°28’22.2” N Start/Finish line is at the Cliff Pavilion on 76°34’56.0” W north edge of main parking lotAS2 Sones Pond (41.472836, Sones Pond parking area on LoyalsockAS4 Worlds End -76.582220) Rd, 0.1 mile west of intersection with Rock Run RdAS5 Canyon Vista 41°28’18.4” N 76°30’52.5” W Picnic area on Loyalsock/Worlds End Tr,AS7 High Knob south side of Rt. 154, directly across from (41.471778, Worlds End Visitor CenterAS8 Dry Run -76.514583) Picnic area between Vista and parkingAS10 Brunnerdale 41°28’16.0” N area on Cold Run Rd 76°34’54.0” WAS12 Fern Rock Parking area is at High Knob Vista on (41.471111, High Knob Rd -76.581667) Picnic area at Dry Run Falls on Dry Run 41°27’45.0” N Rd at intersection with Old Bark Tr & 76°34’30.5” W Dutters Tr (41.462500, Brunnerdale picnic area on Brunnerdale -76.575139) Rd at intersection with Loyalsock Tr 41°26’37.7”N Fern Rock Nature Trail trailhead parking 76°40’42.8”W area at intersection of Worlds End Rd & High Knob Rd (41.443806, -76.678556) 41°25’49.2” N 76°40’14.1” W (41.430333, -76.670583) 41°23’06.8”N 76°40’05.8”W (41.385222, -76.668278) 41°26’15.4” N 76°36’29.9” W (41.437611, -76.608306)Worlds End Ultramarathon • June 2, 2018

WEU 2018 29Cliff PavilionThe Loyalsock Creek flows in a tight “S” deep in the canyon where yourjourney will begin on race day. It’s not unimaginable, from the viewof the AS5 Canyon Vista overlook, to believe what some say was thefirst settlers’ description of the densely forested place where sevenmountain ranges intertwine: the World’s End.A challenging foot race through the untamed Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania

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UWLOTRRALDMSAERNADTHONWomen’s 100k Course Record HolderKistina Folcik