Anza Borrego Cuyamaca 50 Mile Run – Turn x Turn 

(NOTE: Distances are based primarily on the Cuyamaca Tom Harrison trail map and State Park trailhead markers. GPS distances may vary.)

Leg Distance / Total Distance

Start: Sunrise Trailhead, head onto La Cima Trail

Turn left onto Upper Green Valley Trail 1.1 1.1

Continue straight onto Green Valley Fire Road 1.3 2.4

Turn right onto connector trail 2.8 5.2

Turn left onto Cold Stream Trail 0.3 5.5

Arrive at Museum Aid Station (5.9 miles) 0.4 5.9


Cross road and continue on Cold Stream Trail; stream crossing

Turn left onto East Side Trail 0.3 6.2

Turn right onto Dyar Spring Trail 0.3 6.5

Continue on Dyar Spring Trail 0.8 7.3

Turn right onto Harvey Moore Trail 1.4 8.7

Turn left onto Oak Trail 1.3 10.0

Turn right onto East Mesa Fire Road 0.6 10.6

Turn right onto East Side Trail 0.8 11.4

Turn left onto Harvey Moore Trail 1.2 12.6

Arrive at Sweetwater Aid Station (6.8 miles) 0.1 12.7


Leave aid station, go left and under bridge/cross stream and onto connector trail

Turn left onto West Side Trail 0.1 12.8

Turn right at Airplane Monument Trail 0.6 13.4

Turn right onto West Mesa Trail (to Airplane Monument) 1.5 14.9

Turn right onto Japacha Fire Road 1.1 16.0

Turn left onto West Side Trail 1.3 17.3

Arrive at West Mesa AS (6.7 miles) 2.1 19.4

When you leave West Mesa AS, go straight up

onto West Mesa Fire Road

Turn right onto Fern Flat Fire Road 0.6 20.0

Cross Lookout Road (paved) and continue onto

Azalea Spring Fire Road 2.7 22.7


Turn right onto Azalea Glen Loop Road 0.6 23.3

Arrive at Paso Picacho Aid Station (7.1 miles) 2.2 25.5


Leave aid station and cross Highway 79 onto Stonewall Peak Trail

Turn left near summit, stay on Stonewall Peak Trail 1.8 27.3

Turn left onto Vern Whitaker Trail 1.5 28.8

Turn right onto Los Caballos Trail 0.2 29.0

Cross paved road and continue on Los Caballos 0.1 29.1

Turn right onto Marty Minshall Trail 0.3 29.4

Hug the lake, cross the road, follow the trail, then
turn left, cross road onto Stonewall Peak Fire Road 1.8 31.2

Turn left onto California Riding & Hiking Trail 1.8 33.0

Arrive at Pedro Fages Aid Station (9.9 miles) 2.4 35.4

 

Continue on California Riding & Hiking Trail towards the desert

Continue off single track and up through gate onto
Mason Valley Truck Trail 1.3 36.7

Turn right at base of first drop and continue on
Mason Valley Truck Trail 2.0 38.7

Turn left onto California Riding & Hiking Trail 5.5 44.2

Arrive at Box Canyon (S2) Aid Station (9.1 miles) 0.3 44.5


Continue on California Riding & Hiking Trail through Box Canyon

Continue on CR&H Trail across Foot & Walker Pass 3.9 48.4

Turn left onto Pinyon Mountain Fire Road 1.2 49.6

Arrive at Finish - Stagecoach Trails Campground
(6.9 miles)
1.5 51.1