Three Eagle Half Marathon & 5k

You’ll start the race in Eagle River, a city of just over 1,100 that lies just west of the Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest, next to the Dairy Queen on West Pine Street. (You’ll get there by taking a shuttle from the Reiter Center in Three Lakes.) Once you leave the starting line, you’ll jump right onto the Three Eagle Trail and stay on it for the next three miles, turning off just before you reach the mile 3 marker to get on Sundstein Road. You’ll follow the road for just over a mile, and then return to the trail. Soft, flat terrain. You’ll remain on the trail for the rest of the way in to Three Lakes, crossing boardwalks and a bridge along the way. There will be pumpkin mile markers at every mile along the route, and you should be running at the peak of the fall season here in the region known as the Wisconsin Northwoods. You’ll turn off the trail between miles 12 and 13 and run a brief stretch along the roads again before heading into Don Burnside Park, where you’ll cross the finish line. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Three Eagle Trail and the Three Lakes Track & Field and Cross Country programs in local schools.