North Olympic Discovery Marathon  - Driving Directions to Marathon Relay Exchange Zones         

Leg #1 (running distance 4.7 miles - UNDULATING)                                                              

Start and Finish at Carrie Blake Park                                                        

Driving Directions to Carrie Blake Park (Marathon Start and Exchange #1):

From Sequim traveling west on Hwy 101 take the Simdars Rd Exit, merge onto East Washington Ave..  Travel about 1 mile to Blake Street and turn right.  Travel .5 mile to Carrie Blake Park on right. 

 From Port Angeles travel east on Hwy 101 for 15 miles.  Take Sequim Ave exit.    Turn left on Sequim Ave.  Turn right on Washington.  Travel .6 mile to Blake Street and turn left.  Carrie Blake Park is .5 mile on right. Parking available in field South of Park.

Leg #2  (running distance 5.3 miles - FLAT)                                                              

Start at Carrie Blake Park and Finish at West Side of Railroad Bridge Park

Driving Directions from Carrie Blake Park West side RR Bridge Park (2nd Exchange): It takes approximately 15 minutes to drive from the first exchange to exchange #3.  Please note that leaving Carrie Blake Park will be busy and congested. We ask that drivers use Fir Street to avoid participants on Washington Street.  From Carrie Blake Park take Fir Street west to Sequim Ave. and turn left.  Follow Sequim Ave to HWY 101 and travel west.  Follow 3.3 miles to Carlsborg Rd. and turn right.  Follow to Runnion Rd. (Design for Living building is just before turn.  The Runnion St. sign is on the left side of the road so watch carefully.) and turn right.  Follow Runnion Rd. .6 mile to west parking lot of RR Bridge Park.

Leg #3  (running distance 6.6 miles - FLAT)                                                             

Start at West Side of Railroad Bridge Park and Finish at Siebert Creek

Driving Directions from West side RR Bridge Park to Siebert Creek (3rd Exchange): It takes approximately 10 minutes to drive from exchange #2 to exchange #3.  From parking area at exchange #3, turn around and go back down E. Runnion Rd. Take a right on Carlsborg Rd. Drive until it dead ends (1.5 miles) into Old Olympic Hwy., turn left. Stay on Old Olympic Hwy and travel for about 4.5 miles.  Turn right on Wild Currant Rd and follow the road left - down to a dead-end turnaround. The third exchange is under Old Olympic Highway, at the Siebert Creek trestle.

Leg #4  (running distance 4.3 miles – HILLY)                                                       

Start at Siebert Creek and Finish at Deer Park Overlook

Driving Directions from Siebert Creek to Deer Park Overlook (4th Exchange): It takes approximately 7 minutes to drive from exchange #3 to #4.  Follow Wild Currant back to Old Olympic HWY and turn right.  Follow this up to Hwy. 101 where you will take a right towards Port Angeles.  Travel about 2.8 miles. Take a right exit at the Deer Park Scenic Gateway just past the Cest si Bon Restaurant. Do not turn at Buchanan Dr. because you will have to cross the race course.  The fourth exchange is on the west side of the scenic overlook parking lot – look for gravel parking lot.

Leg #5  (running distance 5.4 miles - FLAT)                                                                       

Start at Deer Park Overlook and Finish at City Pier! 

Driving Directions from Deer Park Overlook to Finish Line: It takes approximately 9 minutes to drive from exchange #4 to the finish. Return to Hwy 101 headed towards Port Angeles. Go 4.7 miles to downtown Port Angeles. Take a right on N. Lincoln St. at the light near the Red Lion Inn. Park anywhere you can find space. Go to the finish line at the north/ocean side of the Red Lion Inn and cheer your team home!