The Start of the Teague Hill Fit Qual course is at the bend in Summit Springs Road about 0.1 miles uphill from the intersection of Summit Springs Road and Partition Road in Woodside. The road is wide so there should be ample parking. The course starts downhill and finishes (after completing a loop) at the intersection of Summit Springs Road and Partition Road.
Transition loop clockwise (Start/Finish may overlap to meet required distance)
Starts on lightly trafficked residential streets with some down/flat/up/flat/down to warm-up (approx 0.75 - 0.8 miles)
Accesses an easement trail between Water Service property and residential, then through a gate into Open Space trails (0.2 miles)
Ascends on trail, crosses through Teague Hill Open Space preserve, descends a fire road to Teague Hill trailhead on Summit Springs Road
Descend Summit Springs Road to finish
Navigate through residential streets to the corner where Oakhill Drive meets Woodside Road/HW84 (approx 0.75-0.8 miles). On the right, there will be an easement trail in the gap between the fences delineating Water District property (left) and residential property (right).
Continue on the easement trail until reaching a gate onto preserve trails (0.2 miles). Go through the gate (close after you) and turn to the right (uphill).
After ascending a series of switchbacks (0.2 miles), you will come to a gate and trail to the right (intersection #7) - bear to the LEFT at this point.
Shortly (0.2 miles), you will reach the 2nd intersection (#8) marked by the “Bear Gulch Trail” sign - bear RIGHT here and continue uphill.
After approx 0.3 miles, there will be a trail heading off to the right (intersection #9) - continue straight/left upward on the main trail.
Continue ascending for about 0.5 mile until reaching a main intersection. This is the high point of the loop.
Take a RIGHT at the main intersection and an almost immediate LEFT (80 feet) onto a smaller trail.
Continue gradually descending on this trail for approx 0.6 miles until reaching intersection #5 where you will go RIGHT and continue downhill.
Continue downhill about 0.2 miles until reaching an intersection with a fire road (there will be a sign marked “Trail” with an arrow pointing back the way you came) - go RIGHT.
Continue on the fire road until it exits the preserve at Teague Hill TH01 at Summit Springs Road - go RIGHT and descent steeply on the road to the course Finish.