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Alumni Fields (Cross Country Trail)
Cross Country Course
225 Scaffold Cane Road, Berea, KYÂ 40404
The Berea College Cross Country Trail is located on the east edge of campus and is the home course for both the men's and women's Cross Country teams. The course begins on the College's Alumni Fields before winding runners through a myriad of wooded trails and a signature creek. There are separate loops for women (3.1 miles) and men (5.0 miles), in addition to several other trail systems used for training purposes. The outer loop at the Alumni Field is approximately one mile long and is used for the cross country team’s interval sessions.Â
DirectionsÂ
From the North:
From I-75, take the north Berea exit (exit 77) and make a left off the ramp onto KY 595. The second light will be an intersection of KY 595 and the Berea by-pass. You will want to make a right to remain on KY 595, past the Kentucky Artisan Center, over the railroad tracks and past the college farms. When you reach the traffic light at the intersection of KY 595 and Ellipse, you will continue straight. Stay straight through the next intersection (traffic light #9). When you reach the four-way stop in front of the Boone Tavern Hotel, you will stay straight on 595 (Scaffold Cane Road). You will travel approximately 200 yards and the parking lot for the Cross Country course is the second right.
From the South:
From I-75, take the south Berea exit (exit 76) and make a right off the ramp onto 25 North. Continue straight on this road as it winds through town and eventually through the heart of campus. As you approach the Boone Tavern Hotel, the road will become two lanes and you want to stay in the right lane as it bears to the right. When you reach the four-way stop in front of the Boone Tavern Hotel, make a right onto KY 595 (Scaffold Cane Road). You will travel approximately 200 yards and the parking lot for the Cross Country course is the second right.
