Page Title
Mountain Top Marathon
1/2 Marathon & 5K
Driving Directions:

From Atlanta: Take I-75 North to I-575, which will change
515. In Blue Ridge turn left onto Hwy 5 at McDonald's.
Take Hwy 5 through McCaysville, Ga. As you cross the
river bridge you will cross into Copperhill, Tennessee,
turn left at a stop sign onto Hwy 68. Proceed about 5
signs to the Ocoee River, exit right onto Hwy 64 west.
OWWC is about 5 miles on left.

From Chattanooga: I-75 north to Cleveland, exit 20
Cleveland bypass. Right on bypass for 6 miles and exit
Ocoee Hwy 64 east. OWWC is about 35 miles from
Cleveland past lower whitewater rafting put-in. Ocoee
gorge drive is slow mountain roads. Please allow more
time.

The course is basically the same as past editions but
there is a change in the half way point in order to add
some trail and increase accuracy.
The final race course
map and profile are below.

Map Key and Notes:
Start/Finish Yellow Diamond) at the WWC across river at
pavilion. Aid stations are marked with white flags. They
are located at: #1) 2 miles; #2) 5 miles; #2.5) 7 miles (this
is #1 revisited); #3)10 miles. The turn-a-round for the 5K
will be 1.5 miles from the finish and have aid to the
longer races. It may not be manned late in the day. The
trails we will use (in order) are Bear Paw, River View,
Upper Chestnut to Bypass, Lower Chestnut, Thunder
Rock Express & Rhododendron.

Course Map

Course Profile