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Michigan Backcountry Search and Rescue (MiBSAR)
Community outreach
Extreme Maps for Extreme Races

By
Michael Neiger
Marquette, Michigan
© Copyright 2010-2011

As a community service, MiBSAR assists Upper Peninsula race directors with racecourse maps for extreme, muscle-powered, endurance events such as 50-mile ultra-marathon trail runs, long-distance mountain-bike races, and cross-country ski marathons.

Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Epic

The Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Epic consists of 48-mile, 28-mile, and 10-mile mountain bike racecourses in the rugged hills and valleys of northern Marquette County, which is located in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Click here or on map to view high-resolution imagery of the racecourse for the Ore to Shore 48-mile Hard Rock Race. Click here or on map to view high-resolution imagery of the racecourse for the 28-mile Ore to Shore 28-mile Soft Rock Race.

Click here or on map to view high-resolution imagery of the racecourse for the Ore to Shore 10-mile Shore Rock Race.

To learn more about the Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Epic, click here.

Noquemanon Ski Marathon

The Noquemanon Ski Marathon consists of a 50-kilometer ski marathon and a 24-kilometer ski half-marathon in the bush between Ishpeming and Marquette in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Click here or on map to view high-resolution imagery of the racecourse for the 50-kilometer Noquemanon Ski Marathon.

To learn more about the Noquemanon Ski Marathon, click here.

Marquette Trail 50

The Marquette Trial 50 consists of a 50-mile ultra-marathon trail run and a 50-kilometer ultra-marathon trail run held on single-tracks in the hills of northern Marquette County in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Click here or on map to view high-resolution imagery of the racecourse for the Marquette Trail 50's 50-kilometer ultra-marathon.
Click here or on map to view high-resolution imagery of the racecourse for the Marquette Trail 50's 50-mile ultra-marathon.

To learn more about the Marquette Trail 50, click here.

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Alaska Wilderness, 1890

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