Short Course - 12km

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Course Description- Seymour Super Fun Run - Short Course

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08:00

Reference Point (RP) #0. –Bean Around the World #110-1151 Mt. Seymour Rd. Parkgate Village - Start / Finish
New start location! Start and end with a coffee and a visit with friends. Bottom of Mt. Seymour road in Parkgate Village.

08:30

Start. Out front of Bean Around the World.

0.0

1. Up Old Buck to Mt. Seymour Picnic Area

- Follow Mt. Seymour Road till you reach the Old Buck Parking lot.
- Head straight up Old Buck till you get to the Baden Powell
- Turn right at the Baden Powell and take a quick left, you are now back on Old Buck
- Carry on up Old Buck and cross under some powerlines, keep heading straight.
- Steeply climb up Old Buck till you reach the paved Mt. Seymour road
- Cross Mt. Seymour road and look right to regain Old Buck
- Keep going up Old Buck looking for your first left.
- Head left and traverse this beautiful wooded trail till you reach the Vancouver picnic area.

09:15

RP #1. Mount Seymour Picnic Area (between kilometer markers 5 and 6)

2. The descent! Mt. Seymour Picnic Area to Powerline

- Head out of the Mt. Seymour Picnic Area via the paved road that heads to Mt. Seymour road
- Cross the road, turn right and head up Mt. Seymour Road, staying behind the cement barrier.

09:20

- The entrance to Mushroom trail is on your left.

- Head down this loose rocky descent staying to your right, ignore any forks or trails to the left.
- Soon you'll pass through the historic Mushroom Parking lot on your right denoted by a white picket fence
- Stay right and take Ned's Atomic dust Bin trail. This is a steep mountain bike trail down so keep an eye open for mountain bikers!
- Keep descending Ned's and stay on the main trail. Look for a big GAP jump and other stunts!
- Once past the GAP jump and come across a few more stunts you are at the end of Ned's. Stay right and head downhill to 'Bottle Top'
- There is no obvious start to the new trail so just keep heading down!
- When you come to an intersection with another 'skidder road' look up at the sign that says '18' and turn left.
- Head down this trail.  When you come to a t-intersection with a wider trail (you'll be able to see the Powerline) turn left and head uphill 

- Head up the powerline trail.  You will come to a bridge across Mystery Creek
- cross the creek and head uphill (stay right immediately after the bridge). 
- the trail ascents briefly, but then ascends gently.  Look for some cut tree stumps that are like stepping stones. 
- Look for Bridle Path veering off to your left. There is a square marker post, but it is easy to miss as you are hammering downhill on this runable stretch

- Look for a trail 90 degrees to your left, this is Bridle Path (there is a sign post opposite the trail.
- Follow Bridle Path ignoring any minor trails until you cross a creek and are in a clearing. Stay left at this junction.
- Travel a short distance and then turn right to regain Bridle Path.
- Follow Bridle Path staying left as you start a small descent.
- Keep following Bridle Path (some signs refer to it as Horse Loop).
- ignore all side trails until you come to Old Buck and Bridle ends.
- Turn right and head down Old Buck.
- Exit the OB parking lot and head down Mt. Seymour road.  Regain Old Buck Trail almost to the Parking lot. Once the trail ends, follow the sidewalk
- At the bottom of Mt. Seymour look to your right for Parkgate Village and head to Bean Around the World for coffee!!