About This Race

The Grand Traverse is a fully supported trail run and hike event in Duluth, Minnesota, in its 19th annual year. Participants choose from four point-to-point distances: 27 miles, 21 miles, 17 miles, and 10 miles. The event provides transportation to each start, gear shuttling, and fully stocked aid stations.

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Grand Traverse 27 Mile, Grand Traverse 21 Mile, Grand Traverse 17 Mile, Grand Traverse 10 Mile: T-Shirt

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Choose Your Distance

Grand Traverse 27 Mile 27m
The Grand Traverse 27 mile starts at the Palkie Road trailhead in Jay Cooke State Park, runs through old growth forests, across streams and rocky hill tops and finishes downtown Duluth in the Fitger's Courtyard.
$95.00
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Grand Traverse 21 Mile 21m
The Grand Traverse 21 mile starts at the bottom of Ely's Peak and then it goes up, up, to the top.
$95.00
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Grand Traverse 17 Mile 17m
The Grand Traverse 17 Mile starts at the Magney -Snively trailhead parking lot and crosses a breathtaking gorge within 5 minutes of start.
$75.00
Increases Sep 06
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Grand Traverse 10 Mile 10m
The Grand Traverse 10 mile starts along Keene Creek. This distance has it all packed into 10 miles; views, waterfalls, rocks, roots and climbs.
$65.00
Increases Sep 06
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