The Settler's Hill Cross Country Course (formerly the Northwestern Medicine Cross Country Course) was designed to host large local meets and regional championships.  Built on a recovered landfill, the Course features:

• an 80 meter wide, curved starting line with 40 starting boxes,

• a 550 meter starting straightaway and a 250 meter finish straightaway,

• a 10 meter wide running path on all loops, and

• common start and finish lines for all distances. 

The Course can easily accommodate races with over 300 runners.  The venue includes course options from 1 mile to 10 km by using different combinations of loops.  The most common distances are the high school 3 mile course, the college women's 6 km course, and the college men's 8 km course.  All distances were certified with a steel tape measure in 2022.  The course maps are linked below.

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The Course receives no financial support from Kane County or the Kane County Forest Preserve.  Fees from host schools pay about 50% of the annual maintenance and operations costs; the rest of the Course expenses must be covered through sponsorships and spectator admission fees.  All revenue goes directly to the Course.  

Thank you for your support!