Leg	Length	Rating	StartTime	Description
1	17.00 km	3.5	0700 hrs	Start on the Cabot Trail, at the Gaelic College monument, 1.1 km from Exit 11 off #105 Highway,and finish after crossing the North River Bridge, at the church on the left. This is a gently rolling leg with on long, moderate hill rising from 0 to 50m. Great scenery at this time of day.
2	17.92 km	3.5	0840 hrs	This long easy rolling leg finishes at the Clucking Hen Cafe on the right along the North Shore and passes through a quiet, remote river valley with a maximum elevation of 60 m.
3	13.46 km	2	1027 hrs	This leg finishes at Wreck Cove General Store on the left. A rolling leg with a few short hills.
4	20.01 km	5	1149 hrs	The first 9 km are continuous easy ups & downs but the best is yet to come. You must now climb Cape Smokey which is 2.1 km of extremely steep grade. For distraction there is a wonderful ocean view and you may even spot a whale! Relax for the steep downhill on the way to the finish. A couple more hills will take you to the finish at Cape Smokey Ski Lodge on the left.
5	17.5 km	3.5	1349 hrs	A long moderate up to Ingonish Beach then go gently rolling downhill through the village of Ingonish, with its local traffic and spectators. This leg finishes at the Marianne Falls Warren Lake entrance past the Broad Cove campsite on the left.
6	17.5 km	4.5	1530 hrs	The scenery on this seacoast run will captivate you despite a couple of long challenging hills. This leg climbs to the finish at Cabot High School on the right. Elevation 90m. Be prepared for strong coastal breezes.
7	13.1 km	3	1715 hrs	A rolling leg but the first 8 km climbs steadily 90m and then falls quickly to finish 0.2 km past the Dingwall garage.
8	12.36 km	2.5	1834 hrs	An easier leg with a gorgeous view of the Sunrise Valley on the right. There is a slow steady 3 km climb in the beginning. After this you are rewarded by a flat stretch which permits you to soak in the beauty of your surroundings as you sail into the picnic park at Big Interval, across the North Aspy River.
9	17.84 km	5	1948 hrs	Time to put on the reflective vest! This leg makes Smokey look like a piece of cake. North Mountain climbs 385 km & reaches the top at 6.2 km then falls back to sea level. The route then levels off to finish at Mountain View Motel & Restaurant on the right at Pleasant Bay. Night will have fallen completely.
10	14.7 km	5	2135 hrs	This leg is for people who like running up hills. The first 3.1 km are just to warm up & get you to the base of MacKenzie Mountain (otherwise known as The Snake). The route then climbs 385m snaking back & forth up the side of the mountain for 6.2 km. It then levels off for the rest of the leg & finishes at the parking lot on the right at Benjie’s Lake.
11	14 km	3.5	2303 hrs	This leg is for the runner who likes to run downhill. The first 5.8 km climbs steadily to an elevation of 460m. Relax and coast down the next stretch to sea level but be on the alert for the Northern Lights. But beware, there are two very steep hills before the finish.
12	15.78 km	3	0027 hrs	Easy rolling leg with a nice view of the Gulf on the right (in the daylight!). Descends from 60m at the look-off to sea level & will be your second brush with civilization as you go through the town of Cheticamp with its Saturday night traffic. This leg ends at the parking lot on the right across from Chaisson Brothers’ Garage.
13	15.88 km	3	0202 hrs	Easy rolling leg through Acadian farms & seacoast to finish at Joe’s Scarecrow & Diner. A quiet peaceful leg for the night owl on your team; no street lights out here. Rises to a maximum elevation of 30m.
14	19.81 km	4	0337 hrs	This long leg begins near dawn and is a 7.9 km level coastal run to Margaree Harbour. The leg heads inland & starts to rise gradually to a maximum elevation of 10m to finish at the Tourist Bureau on the left across from Margaree Lodge.
15	15.42 km	2	0536 hrs	Now that daylight has arrived enjoy the scenic Margaree Valley as you roll along this fairly easy leg which finishes at the Lakes Cafe on the left. Maximum elevation on this leg is 30m.
16	16.35 km	2	0708 hrs	This is the flattest leg in the race. It finishes at the gravel pits, just beyond the churches in Middle River on the left. It rises from approximately 30m to a maximum elevation of 50m
17	17.70 km	4.5	0846 hrs	This leg rises 3.5 km up Hunter’s Mountain on a fairly steep grade to an elevation of 150m. It then falls quickly and turns sharp left to the Swamp Rd, which is 5 km of high grade gravel road. First there is some uphill to the Baddeck Bridge, then downhill to the Court House in Baddeck for the finish.