After leaving the transition zone athletes will climb up a short hill to the parking lot from there they will make a sharp left and follow the road around Kawkawa Lake, the road is paved for the first kilometer. Once athletes have reached the other side of Kawkawa Lake they will then head into the trail which has a couple of switchbacks and a moderate climb, from there the bike route travels along a ridge and eventually crosses Kawkawa Lake Road and then heads back into the trail. The Run Starting at Kawkawa Lake athletes for both the Triathlon and Duathlon will head out and do an out and back run for a total of 5 kilometers retracing the final 2.5 km of the mountain bike course. This year however as there is the Rambo's Triathlon Road Bike Triathlon happening immediately following the Rambo's Off Road Triathlon we will be waiting till after that event has finished. Many athletes who are doing the later event will be volunteering at the Rambo's Off Road Triathlon, return the favor and save a little energy from your race to help out with the later event.
Athletes make great volunteers as they know what the athletes are going through.
The local community support is great and the traffic on the surrounding roads is very minimal. If you come to a locked gate look for the marking ribbon and proceed with caution around the gate. Wildlife is abundant throughout the area, and wild life does not follow the instructions of race officials. If you see any wildlife short of bunnies or bambi, do not approach and use extreme caution. The Othello Tunnels are a popular tourist attraction, and there will be people everywhere.