Course
The 1.2-mile swim will be held in the crystal clear waters of Table Rock Lake in the shadow of the host hotel, Chateau on the Lake Resort, Spa & Convention Center. Athletes will enjoy the ease of walking from the host hotel to the swim start on race morning. Water temperatures are expected to be 70 F.
The transition area will be located on the grounds of Moonshine Beach. Following the swim, athletes will cover a challenging 56-mile bike course through the rolling hills of the Ozark Mountains. Athletes will then transition to a flat, spectator-friendly, two-loop 13.1 mile run course.
Swim Course
1.2 Miles (1 loop)
- Athletes will start on the beach of Moonshine Beach located in the shadows of host hotel The Chateau on the Lake.
- Athletes will travel Clockwise along buoys placed every 100 meters for a triangular-shaped swim course.
- Athletes will exit Table Rock Lake on Moonshine Beach and will travel a short 50 meters to the Transition area located in the Beach Parking Lot.
Bike Course
56 Miles (2 loops)
- Athletes will Transition from Swim to Bike in the parking lot of Moonshine Beach.
- Turn LEFT on 165 leaving the parking lot of Moonshine Beach.
- Turn LEFT on 265.
- Follow 265 to HWY 76.
- Merge RIGHT onto Highway 76.
- Travel on Highway 76 before exiting RIGHT on off ramp to Ozark Mountain High Road (465).
- *** Travel in Northbound lanes of 465 to intersection of 465 and Sunrise Drive.
- ***TURN RIGHT on SUNRISE DRIVE. Follow SUNRISE DRIVE Southbound.
- ***TURN RIGHT on BUCHANAN ROAD.
- ***TURN LEFT into BRANSON HIGH SCHOOL. TURN AROUND IN PARKING LOT.
- *** Return Southbound lanes of 465 to intersection of 465 and HWY 76 TURN AROUND
- Exit 465 Northbound RIGHT onto exit ramp leading to HWY 248.
- Follow HWY 248 all the way to Branson Landing Parkway.
- Turn LEFT into North Branson Landing Parking Lot near Belk Department Store.
- Athletes will Transition from Bike to Run in this Parking Lot.
*** This section of the course will be traveled twice. (2 laps) This section of Highway is four-lanes (plus shoulders) and completely closed to vehicular traffic. Athletes will exit this portion of the course after completing this section twice.
-All road surfaces are in excellent condition.
Run Course
13.1 miles (2 laps)
- Athletes will start in the North Parking Lot of the Branson Landing near the Belk Department Store.
- Athletes will travel Southbound through the center passageway of the Branson Landing.
- Upon traveling Southbound through the Branson Landing athletes will run through the West Outer Road of the Branson Landing.
- TURN RIGHT on exit road of Branson Landing’s South Parking Lot onto Boxcar Willie Drive.
- TURN LEFT on Long Street.
- TURN RIGHT on Sycamore Street.
- TURN LEFT on Main Street.
- TURN LEFT on S Commercial Street
- Follow S Commercial Street – Turn Around at Commercial & Long Street.
- Return back on S Commercial Street.
- TURN RIGHT on Main Street.
- TURN RIGHT on Sycamore Street.
- TURN LEFT on Long Street.
- TURN RIGHT on Boxcar Willie Drive.
- Follow Boxcar Willie Drive to Moore Street.
- TURN LEFT on Moore Street.
- TURN RIGHT on Shore Lane.
- TURN RIGHT on Canal Street.
- TURN LEFT on Cliff Drive.
- TURN LEFT on Hawthorne Street.
- Follow Running Path in Sunset Park Counter-Clockwise.
- Return back on Hawthorne Street.
- TURN RIGHT on Cliff Drive.
- TURN RIGHT on Canal Street.
- TURN LEFT on Shore Lane.
- TURN LEFT on Moore Street.
- TURN RIGHT on Boxcar Willie Drive.
- TURN RIGHT into Branson Landing South Parking Lot entrance.
- Follow path to Boardwalk.
- Follow Boardwalk along Lake Taneycomo past Branson Landing Water & Fire Show to Boardwalk’s end at North Beach Park.
- TURN AROUND at North Beach Park.
- Return past Bike to Run Transition for 2nd LAP.
- Athletes will finish at the Branson Landing Water & Fire Show located at the Branson Landing Promenade.