Turn by TurnThe turn-by-turn listed is for the 2009 Course (Updated on April 15)
APPROVED FULL MARATHON STREET BY STREET APPROVED HALF-MARATHON STREET BY STREET APPROVED TWILIGHT 5K STREET BY STREET
FULL MARATHON ROUTE (red means NEW in 2009, blue means NEW since April 15)
- Begin on East Patrick Street near Pennsylvania Ave. at the start line
- Follow Patrick Street to Market Street
- Turn right on Market Street
- Turn left on 5th Street
- Follow 5th Street to Bentz Street
- Turn left onto Bentz Street.
- Turn right onto Carroll Parkway
- Follow Carroll Parkway to Frederick HS
- Run in front of FHS and continue on Carroll Parkway
- Turn left onto Kline
- Turn right onto Fairview Ave
- Turn right onto 2nd Street
- Turn left onto Dulaney Ave
- Turn left onto Rockwell Terrace
- Veer right onto N. College Pkwy
- Turn left onto Rosemont Ave
- Turn right onto Ferndale
- Turn left onto Evergreen
- Follow Evergreen to Fairview
- Turn right onto Fairview
- Follow Fairview to Motter Ave, then cross over Motter onto 13th Street
- Follow 13th to N. Market
- Turn left on N. Market
- Turn right onto 16th Street
- Turn right onto Dogwood Drive
- Turn left onto Mohican Drive
- Turn left onto Schifferstadt Blvd
- Turn right onto Market Street
- Follow N. Market past Routzahn’s Way to Route 26
- Stay in the merge lane, and turn right onto Riverside Way (by Roy Rogers)
- Turn right onto Riverbend Way
- Turn left into the Wal-Mart loading docks
- Exit the Wal-Mart Parking Lot at the end farthest from Rt 26
- Turn right onto Monocacy Blvd./ Gas House Pike
- Turn left onto Highland Street
- Rurn right to enter the Fairgrounds via Gate 4
- Exit the fairgrounds via Gate 1, turning right onto Patrick Street
- At East and East Patrick, run south onto City right-of-way beside Flowers by Jim (southwest corner of the intersection)
- Follow gravel path onto Carroll Creek (north side)
- Follow the creek to Market Street, then make a U-turn and head east on the south side of the creek
- Cross the Iron Bridge and make an immediate right onto the paved path leading up to East Street.
- Turn left onto East Street.
- Turn right onto East Patrick St/144 East traveling past Spring Ridge
- Turn left onto Terra Firma Rd to Quinn Rd
- Turn left onto Claridge Dr
- Follow Claridge Dr to Bannister Dr
- Turn left onto Bannister Dr
- Turn left onto Saddlebrook Lane
- Turn right onto Spring Forest Rd
- Follow Spring Forest to Spring Ridge Parkway
- Turn right onto Spring Ridge Parkway
- Turn right onto Ridgefield Dr at the Pool House
- Turn right on Brookhaven Drive
- Turn left on Spring Valley Drive (Removed right turn on Fieldcrest Dr.)
- Turn left on Spring Meadow La
- Turn left onto Shadybrook
- Turn right on Ridgefield Drive
- Turn right onto 144 and head west back into town.
- Turn right onto Monocacy Blvd
- Turn right onto Bucheimer Road
- Turn left onto Hughes Ford/Monroe
- Turn Right onto Highland
- Turn left into the Fairgrounds at Gate 4, and turn right onto the track in front of the Grandstand.
HALF-MARATHON ROUTE
- Begin on East Patrick Street near Pennsylvania Ave. at the start line
- Follow Patrick Street to Market Street
- Turn right on Market Street
- Turn left on 5th Street
- Follow 5th Street to Bentz Street
- Turn left onto Bentz Street.
- Turn right onto Carroll Parkway
- Follow Carroll Parkway to Frederick HS
- Run in front of FHS and continue on Carroll Parkway
- Turn left onto Kline
- Turn right onto Fairview Ave
- Turn right onto 2nd Street
- Turn left onto Dulaney Ave
- Turn left onto Rockwell Terrace
- Veer right onto N. College Pkwy
- Turn left onto Rosemont Ave
- Turn right onto Ferndale
- Turn left onto Evergreen
- Follow Evergreen to Fairview
- Turn right onto Fairview
- Follow Fairview to Motter Ave, then cross over Motter onto 13th Street
- Follow 13th to N. Market
- Turn left on N. Market
- Turn right onto 16th Street
- Turn right onto Dogwood Drive
- Turn left onto Mohican Drive
- Turn left onto Schifferstadt Blvd
- Turn right onto Market Street
- Follow N. Market past Routzahn’s Way to Route 26
- Stay in the merge lane, and turn right onto Riverside Way (by Roy Rogers)
- Turn right onto Riverbend Way
- Turn left into the Wal-Mart loading docks
- Exit the Wal-Mart Parking Lot at the end farthest from Rt 26
- Turn right onto Monocacy Blvd./ Gas House Pike
- Turn left onto Highland Street
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Turn right into the Fairgrounds at Gate 4, and turn right onto the track in front of the Grandstand.
THE GAZETTE TWLIGHT 5K ROUTE
- Start on the fairground’s track at the center of the grandstand.
- Run clockwise around the track
- Exit the fairgrounds at Gate 3 making a left onto Monroe Ave
- Continue on Hughes Ford Road
- Turn left onto Aviation Way
- Turn left in the cul-de-sac at the end of Aviation Way, into the entrance to the MD State Police Aviation Division.
- Proceed to the turnaround 475 feet away.
- Return to the cul-de-sac and run south on Aviation Way.
- Turn right onto Hughes Ford Road
- Continue on Monroe Avenue
- Enter the fairgrounds at Gate 3, and run clockwise on the track to the grandstands.
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