Mileage: 4.3 Miles (Running Total 32.1) Image of the finish line of Leg #8  
Difficulty: Easy
Topography: Some flat, then gently downhill.
   
Description: Heading left on Cooper’s Gap Road, the course winds downhill. After the road takes a sharp right turn, it parallels the gas line cut, which can be seen on the left during the descent. Continue to the tee into Stone Creek Road.
   
Transition Zone 8: Intersection of Cooper’s Gap Road and Stone Creek Road. Parking is on the left side, beyond the TZ zone; handoffs on the right.
   
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