 The course starts just outside Two Harbors, Minnesota, runs down Old Highway 61 (the former route of Highway 61 along the North Shore of Lake Superior), and finishes in one of Duluth's tourism neighborhoods, Canal Park.The same route is also taken during the North Shore Inline Marathon, held in September and also drawing racers from all over the world.Duluth hosts a segment of the Superior Hiking Trail, which is also part of the North Country National Scenic Trail – the nation's longest hiking trail.