2016 Summer Sprint Series will be held on 3 consecutive Thursday evenings in a row, at 3 different park locations around the east metro.
These Summer Sprint Series courses are an intermediate navigational challenge, often with a fun/unique challenge during the event. This year, each week will be at a different park in the east metro area: Tamarack Nature Center, Lake Elmo Park Reserve, and Battle Creek Regional Park.
Locations:
Pricing; Full series $20; Price per week $8
Courses; long 4-5k; short 3-4k
Mass start at 7 pm, course closes at 8 pm
Week 1: Tamarack Nature Center is located at 5287 Otter Lake Rd, White Bear Lake, MN. The entrance is just south of County Rd H2 on the west side of Otter Lake Road.
Week 2: Lake Elmo Park Reserve is located 1 mile north of I-94 and 2.5 miles east of I-694 at the intersection of County Road 19 (Keats Avenue N) and County Road 10 (10th Street N). Take I-94 to County Road 19 and head north 1 mile.
Week 3: Battle Creek Park is located just east of downtown St. Paul. From either direction, take I-94 to the McKnight Rd exit. Go south on McKnight Rd for about 3/4 mile. Turn left at the stop sign on Upper Afton Road. The parking lot is about 1/4 mile down on the left (north) side of Upper Afton Rd.