Course
Flat out-and-back racing on the crushed-gravel Des Plaines River Trail from Half Day Forest Preserve in Vernon Hills, Illinois. The 50 mile and 50K start at 7:00 am, marathon 8:00 am and half 9:00 am in waves; every distance shares the 6:30 pm finish cutoff. Cupless aid stations along the trail.
Key dates
- ★Race dayOctober 2027 · date to be announced
About
Welcome to the 14th edition of the DPR Trail Half Marathon, Marathon, 50k, and 50 Mile along the beautiful and fast Des Plaines River Trail in Lake County, Illinois, starting and finishing at Half Day Forest Preserve. The DPR Trail is truly awesome and the color changes are OMG-worthy! You'll run through beautiful alternating lush forests and open wetlands on a very flat, wide, crushed gravel trail, free of roots and rocks. All of the major road crossings are managed by way of bridges or viaducts (with only 4 minor road crossings along the whole 50K/50 Mile course, 2 on the Marathon course, and none for the Half Marathon course).
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