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MN Voyageur

Minnesota Voyageur 50 Mile Trail Ultramarathon - Swinging BridgeFounded in 1982, the Minnesota Voyageur 50 Mile Trail Ultramarathon is one of the oldest trail ultras in the nation. The race follows a rugged, varied, out-and-back course that takes runners on a journey from Carlton, MN through Jay Cooke State Park and heads northeast over difficult, rough woodland trails to Duluth, MN and back. Enjoy scenic overlooks of Duluth, MN and Lake Superior, the iconic Swinging Bridge over the St. Louis River, and the infamous Power Lines.

The start, finish, and all race day festivities will be at Carlton High School. Weather for the MN Voyageur can be extreme. There have been several years when it was hot and humid, including 2003 when it was brutally hot with 90% humidity. In other years it has been cool, in the mid-50’s, and wet. Plan for everything except snow – at least not so far!!

The Minnesota Voyageur is proudly managed by the Northern Minnesota Track Club (NMTC). For more information, see our web site at: nmtc.run

IMPORTANT 2024 Course Update

Nate Hubert

Hello runners, hope you’re excited for the 2024 Minnesota Voyageur 50 Mile! We are and cannot wait to see you all this weekend! Unfortunately the Carlton Trail in Jay Cooke remains closed and we must use an alternate route. This updated course is a straight out and back of about 50.17 miles. Here is a link to the course we will be using.

Here is a link to the updated aid station information.

Keep in mind there will be no aid station at the end by the main Jay Cooke parking lot. You will not go down to the swinging bridge. The Forbay Dam will be your first and last aid station. This station is crew accessible but please keep it to minimal crew and remind them to be respectful of the open road.

The course changes are both closer to Carlton. Instead of going straight through the CCC you will run part of the White Pine Trail. This should look familiar if you ran the Curnow Marathon a couple weeks ago. Between Forbay and Peterson’s you will use the Upper Triangle Trail. This is similar to the Curnow Marathon but bypasses the Lower Triangle Trail.

Curnow and Voyageur are cup-free races!

MN Voyageur

The Curnow Marathon and Voyageur 50 mile races are cup-free races! This means that we will not have paper cups at aid stations – runners will need to carry their own collapsible cups with them for pop/electrolyte/etc. at aid stations. There are lots of great options out there!