Spokane Five Mile Course

The Course: Five mile loop course on the Centennial Trail. The course starts and ends near the Carousel in Riverfront Park and loops out and around Mission Park. Volunteers will be posted throughout the course to direct runners. There will be two stretches with the potential to have runners passing each other in opposite directions. Please stay to the RIGHT SIDE of the trail at all times

Course Details: From the carousel, head East on the Centennial Trail to the Ag Trade Center. Turn left across the wooden bridge and proceed straight to head up the trail past the Lilac Bowl. Continue along trail down past the Clock Tower Meadow and the carnival area. At the carousel bridge near the YMCA, turn right and head north to the Butterfly statue, where you will take a rjght, following the path the entire way. Proceed along the trail past the Barbieri Bridge and the West Coast River Inn. Proceed along the wooden walkway past the West Coast River Inn and along the north side of the Spokane River towards Gonzaga University. Continue along trail past Gonzaga over the Hamilton Street overpass to Mission Park. As you enter Mission Park, continue straight towards Mission Avenue and turn left PAST THE TENNIS COURTS and follow trail around the outside of Mission Park in a counter-clockwise direction, returning to the Centennial Trail and proceeding back towards Riverfront Park. Take the trail over the Kardong Bridge and stay to the left (not heading right along the river) and continue along trail towards Riverfront Park. At the Ag Trade Center, take a right across the wooden bridge (the same one you crossed just after the start) and proceed straight to head up the trail past the Lilac Bowl. Continue along trail down past the Clock Tower Meadow and the carnival area. Race finish line will be at the end of the bridge leading to the carousel, providing an exciting long downhill finish for the race.
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