Gold Discovery Run - Fairbanks, Alaska - Running

The Gold Discovery Run is a Running race in Fairbanks, Alaska consisting of a 16.5 Miles.

Felix Pedro struck gold on July 22, 1902, in a creek 12 miles north of E. T. Barnette's Trading Post. In 1965 the Gold Discovery Run was inaugurated to commemorate his discovery, which led to gold fever and the founding of Fairbanks. The course begins high atop Cleary Summit, and offers stunning views of the Alaska Range in the far distance. The trail heads off to the southeast on the old Fairbanks to Circle Mining Trail, then veers south along the power line after about a third of a mile. The Fort Knox mine pit is visible through the trees off the left side of the trail.