Little Su
Course + Water Stop

Register

    • Check in at least 15 minutes before the start and declare your division.

    • Through a stand of trees, right turn, onto swamps crossing Big Lake Trails #3 and #4.

    • ~5 miles in, cross the Little Susitna River, up the Cliff Trail, then left onto the Bud Smyth Trail heading south.

    • After ~2 miles, a 90-degree right onto Big Lake Trail #6 (just past Dead Dog Hill).

    • Follow Trail #6 ~4 miles to Little Cow Lake.

    • At Little Cow Lake, sharp right onto Trail #10 toward Butterfly Lake and Gunmetal Lake, then onto Trail #4.

    • Keep your bib visible for the checkers here.

    • Water provided. Food is not — bring your own.

    • Toss your ping pong ball in the basket for a chance to win a cool prize (and so we know you made it to half way)

    • ~9 miles on, the course runs beneath the overhead power line (intertie) for about a mile, then crosses the Little Susitna River.

    • Right, leaving the intertie; through a large swamp with the Little Su on your right, then left onto a seismic line.

    • Left again, across more swamps and small lakes, back to Happy Trails Kennels.

    • Check in with a race official to record your finish.

The Little Su shares its start and part of its trail with the Susitna 100, on a shorter loop back through the valley. Unlike the 100, it has no chain of named checkpoints — just a single halfway water stop. This page walks the route start to finish.

Total time allowed: 12 hours.

The Route: