An epic course with two loops which brings you over the Baldfaces and Mount Meader! This course will deliver steep ledges, panoramic views and epic single track that will bring a huge smile to your face!

You will start in the Copeland Field off of route 113 in Chatham, NH (Evans Notch). The runners will go over the Baldfaces on loop one where there will be a fully stocked aid station on their return to the field. After finishing loop one, runners will proceed through the start line and onto loop two, which goes up and over Mount Meader before completing the loop and finishing right back where you started where the party will be waiting for you.

The parking area and start/finish are on private property, owned by the Copeland's who have welcomed us to the area. There is a long driveway off of the 113 where you will enter the property and be directed towards parking in a grass field.

The staging area is just beyond the parking area on the north end of their fields.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are coming from the North Conway side of the mountains, google will try to send you on the "fastest route" which will take you up and over Hurricane Mountain Road which is not fit to handle RV's or trailers. Please make sure you avoid this road if this applies to you. Hurricane Mountain Road is fine for passenger vehicles in the summer.

The difference in drive time and mileage is minimal but please double check when punching it into your GPS.

Mountain weather is subject to extreme changes and a large portion of the course over the mountain is fully exposed to the elements and the climbing can be slower than a typical trail. Be responsible.  You will be disqualified if you do not carry the mandatory gear listed below.

Gear list:

• 2 liters of fluids
• 400 calories of food
• Windbreaker/rain shell
• Space blanket or emergency foil blanket

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:

• GPX course on your watch or cell phone for easier navigating
• water filter

Crew
Crews are welcome at the start/finish area where the 29K will pass through around mile 8.6 and can cheer on the 14K runners as they finish their race.

Pacers
There are no pacers allowed.

There are no on course drop bags, but you can have a drop bag at the start/finish.

This is a difficult race. There is no time cutoff. But, everyone should ideally be finished by 5pm. So, the race staff needs to know that all entrants have the trail running experience to complete the loop safely and in a reasonable amount of time.

The climbs up the Baldfaces will include some scrambling.

Therefore, we ask that you please have completed a hilly and moderately technical trail race of AT LEAST 10 miles OR  have sufficient experience in the mountains before signing up.