Salt City Fall Classic
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Salt City Fall Classic
The Salt City Fall Classic is a timed trail running event held in Marcellus, New York at Baltimore Woods Nature Center on November 21, 2026. Runners complete repeated laps of a measured loop over the event duration; finishing mileage equals the number of laps completed when the runner stops or when their allotted time ends.
Distances
- 6 Hour
- 12 Hour
The loop is 1.7 mile and follows Meadow, Bluebird, and Rim Trails in a clockwise direction. The route mixes rolling double track and winding single track through fields, forest, and around a former quarry. Each lap returns to the Interpretive Center, where the lodge and outdoor pavilion provide indoor and outdoor places to warm, rest, and refuel.
An aid station offers water, Skratch, bananas, pickles, PB&Js, chips, pretzels, Oreos, and candy. A limited selection of hot foods is available for 12 hour runners later in the day. Inside the lodge there is hot soup, bread, coffee, hot cider, cocoa, and additional refreshments for finishers, crew, and spectators.
Event organizer Salt City Trail Racing distributes runner items and awards: all entrants receive SCTR socks, finishers receive a race branded buff, and top finishers in each gender division receive winners beanies. Pacers are allowed only in the second half of the 12 hour event, with up to three different pacers per runner and only one pacer on course at a time; pacers must register and check in to receive a pacer bib.
Deferrals are allowed for pregnancy, injury, or volunteering if slots remain. Distance changes are permitted until online registration closes. Partial refunds are available until two weeks before the event. Runner donations during registration are split between Baltimore Woods Nature Center and the Central New York Land Trust and are matched by Salt City Trail Racing up to $500. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
