The footers/clearing is definitely stretching back into the woods behind Hobo junction. I'd appreciate it if anyone going to the park soon could cast a glance back there on the train and tell us how far back they've gotten. Seems like most of the course will be in that valley, and it might be along the lines of a slightly twisted out and back from what I can tell, sort of like the Voyage, but that's just going by what has been cleared so far.
What I find strange is the location of the train crossover next to hobo junction. Why would the track cross over here? It's a long ways from the station and there's no room for track to go on the other side. Maybe it will lead up to the break run, but it still seems like an odd place to put it.
As far as the woods go, I'm sure it will stay in the trees as much as possible like Wild Eagle does. Unfortunately that doesn't mean it will have trees that close to the track, but it will again be like the Voyage in that it charges into the woods.