... based on feedback from runners, volunteers, our city partners and the general public. Our primary objectives are:
- runner and volunteer safety
- minimizing inconvenience to the general public
- improved parking at the start / finish for runners, volunteers and supporters
Course Description:
Starting on Main Street in front of Crowne Plaza; heading east on Main Street; turn right onto Mechanic Street; cross Assomption Blvd. to pick up the trail behind Rogers building; travel west on the trail; then turning right behind ball field heading through the parking lot toward Assomption Blvd; then turning left on Assomption to proceed to Gunningsville Bridge; crossing the bridge; and turning left off the bridge toward East Riverview onto the trail until it ends; then turning back; heading west on the trail; going underneath the bridge toward Superstore; staying on the trail; then bearing left and circling around playground by the causeway; then staying on the trail heading east back toward the bridge; coming up onto the bridge and back toward Moncton. On Assomption, head east, picking up the parking lot by the ball fields, head east on the trail toward Dieppe (1/2 marathon turnaround at the Halls Creek foot bridge). Staying on the trail in Dieppe, turn off at Gillespie; then left onto Pointe-aux-Renards, then cross Amirault Street on the left side facing traffic; then turn left onto Fox Creek Road toward Melanson Street; then turn left on Melanson Street and continue toward Bourque Road; turn right onto Bourque Road; continue along Bourque Road and turn right onto rue de Golf; traveling toward Chartersville Road. Turn left onto Chartersville Road and continue toward Centrale Street; turn left onto Centrale Street, to Vanier East; turn right onto Vanier East; then left on Grégoire and left onto Broussard Street, then right turn onto Centrale Street and travel toward Melanson Street; right turn onto Melanson, to Amirault Street, crossing Amirault onto the trail, then right towards Moncton on the trail, turning right off the trail to Virginia; turning right on Virginia; turning and returning to the trail; then right towards Moncton; turning right at Rogers building, then up Mechanic Street toward Main Street; turning left onto Main Street, travel west toward Crowne Plaza and the finish line.
Five km turnaround is in parking lot behind ball field, just before Assomption Blvd.
Ten km turnaround is just before treatment plant in Riverview, by park bench.
This course is primarily trail and flat until the Dieppe portion (for the marathoners), which has some rolling hills. 30 kms is trail (6K is paved trail and the remainder is hard packed tailings) 12 kms asphalted city streets.