{"id":4062,"date":"2018-04-18T15:50:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T22:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/?page_id=4062"},"modified":"2018-07-11T09:03:32","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T16:03:32","slug":"ape-spirit-challenge-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/ape-spirit-challenge-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Ape Spirit Challenge Series: Marathon, 50k, 50mi, 100k, 100mi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking for a Hatfield Challenge Series<\/a> alternative for this year? Do not despair. Here comes the new\u00a0Ape Spirit Challenge Series\u00a0<\/em>(ASCS)! Same idea, different spirit.<\/p>\n

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The Ape Spirit Challenge Series\u00a0<\/em>(ASCS) offers\u00a0a total of five single-track trail distances in the unique, incredible, and Bigfoot-prone Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Margaret backcountry: Marathon, 50 km, 50 miles, 100 km, and 100 miles. So there should be a bit of something for every fitness, taste, style, and madness. Go bananas and let out your inner ape.<\/p>\n

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Figure 1. Overview of the five Ape Spirit Challenge Series routes. Click to make it bigger. Or use the interactive Google map<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

Start\/Finish<\/h3>\n

All routes start at the Lava Canyon Trailhead<\/a>. It’s a 1h40min-ish drive from Portland. Coordinates of the trailhead:\u00a046.16569,-122.08804<\/a>. Alternatively, you can park at the smaller Ape Canyon Trailhead<\/a>, which is just 0.2mi from the\u00a0Lava Canyon Trailhead<\/a>.\u00a0You will need a\u00a0Northwest Forest Pass<\/a> to park at either trailhead.<\/p>\n