The 50 kilometer race will start at Pilot Mountain State Park (1459 Pinnacle Hotel Rd, Pinnacle, NC 27043) while the 50 Miler will begin at the horse trailer parking lot at the end of Pilot Mountain Corridor (607 Hauser Rd Pinnacle, NC 27043). Both will make their way along the Pilot Mountain, Sauratown, and Hanging Rock Trail systems finishing at the end of Indian Creek Trail at the Green Heron Club where your car, a pig roast, music and beer will be waiting for you. Athletes can choose to drive themselves to the start line or they can park at the finish line early in the morning and take one of our hired buses to the start line (this option is only available to those who register for the race by 10/2/15).

• Early Packet Pickup:  3:00 Pm – 7:00 pm, Friday, October 9th @ By Foot Sports 123-A East Dalton Road, King NC 27021 (map)
• Date: October 10th, 2015
• Race Day Packet Pickup at Respective Start Lines:
  • 50 Mile Race: 5:00 – 5:45 AM
  • 50k Race: 6:00 – 7:00 AM
• Start Time 50 Miler: 6:00 AM
• Start Time 50 K:7:15 AM
• Distances: 50K (31 miles) and 50 mile Trail Marathon
• Time Limit: Both race courses will close at 12:00 AM. There will be cut offs along the course where course marshalls will pull athletes behind schedule off of the course. Timeline to come.
• The majority of the 50k event will be run on the hiking/bridal trails of the Sauratown Trail system
• The 50 miler will also use the Sauratown Trails for the second half of its race, but it will utilize the trails at Pilot Mountain State Park for the first 22 miles.
• Note: some stream crossings may be necessary on the Ultra distance depending on rain levels in the weeks leading up the event.