Leg 33
Bring your team back to Reno for the first time since Leg 2 via this demanding run down the famous Toll Rd. Prepare for lots of downhill and dirt roads. Watch your speed and run safe. REMSA (Regional Emergency Medical Service Authority) will be at the bottom if anyone needs first aid.
6.6 MilesGain 45 ftLoss 1792 ft
Runner Directions
- 1.DO NOT CONTINUE NORTH ALONG 341. Run back AGAINST traffic (in the direction of Virginia City, where leg 32 runner just came from 0.2 miles to the intersection with Cartwright Rd., then CAREFULLY cross the highway.
- 2.Run due west on the dirt portion of Toll Rd. accross the flat meadow, then follow the road down the canyon for 3.7 miles. Most of the dirt road is graded and gently sloped. There are a couple steep rocky sections, be careful descending those portions.
- 3.As you reach the bottom and exit the canyon, continue due west on the single lane paved road for 0.5 miles.
- 4.Continue on the two laned paved portion of Toll Rd. for 1.9 miles. There is a paved pedestrian path on the left side of the road.
- 5.At the intersection with State Route 341 there is a traffic light and crosswalk. Cross there when the light is green.
- 6.Continue straight through the intersection onto Equestrian Rd. for 0.3 miles.
- 7.Veer right and merge onto Western Skies Dr. and continue on the road for 0.4 miles.
- 8.Stop at the exchange at the intersection of Western Skies Dr. and Reading St. not far from Brown Elementary School.
Cautions
- 1.Vans, DO NOT attempt to follow your runner down Toll Rd from XP 32.
Van Directions
- 1.Drive down State Route 341, aka the Geiger Grade Highway, for 6.5 miles. To meet your runner before XP 33, turn left on Kivett Ln. and drive 0.7 miles. You may turn left on Toll Rd. and proceed almost 1 mile to a dirt pull out area on the right. That is the furthest point you may drive on Toll Rd to wait for your runner. Otherwise, simply meet them at XP 33.