Tiadaghton Trail Challenge
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Tiadaghton Trail Challenge - Waterville, PA
The Tiadaghton Trail Challenge is a trail running event held on November 14, 2026 in Waterville, Pennsylvania, within Tiadaghton State Forest. The event offers two distances:
- Half Marathon
- 10K
Courses run on technical, rocky and moss-covered singletrack with sustained climbs and steep descents. Scenery includes valley vistas, hemlock and oak forests, trout streams and small cascading waterfalls. Aid stations are described as fully stocked. Awards are given to the first male and female overall finishers, and registered entrants receive event swag. A post-race celebration includes food.
10K course summary: The loop begins and ends at the Tiadaghton State Forest Resource Management Center. Runners descend to PA-44 and follow the Pine Creek Rail Trail to the Old Wagon Road, which runs beside Pine Creek with views of Huntley Mountain. After 1.6 miles, the route ascends the steep Gleason Trail (about 0.75 miles) to join the Tiadaghton Trail, follows ridge running and then returns via old fire tower roads, singletrack and the Pine Creek Rail Trail back to the management center.
Half marathon additions: After the Huntley Mountain ridge, the half adds a new 2-mile loop to the mountain high point and passes ruins of an old fire tower, then follows switchbacks and a long ascent on the Eiger Trail (about a 1,000 ft climb) to Bull Run Vista. The course then descends the Log Slide Trail, returns via Lower Pine Bottom, climbs the Wolf Path (about 800 ft), traverses a dried stream bed section, and finishes via Middle Hill Trail to the DCNR building.
Background and proceeds: Local volunteers and the Jersey Shore High School Outdoor Club helped reopen the Tiadaghton Trail in 2009, creating an approximately 25-mile loop between Ramsey Village and Little Pine State Park. All race proceeds benefit a memorial scholarship fund that awards at least one graduating senior from Jersey Shore Area High School. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
