Baldface Scramble

Baldface Scramble

Baldface Scramble is a trail event held in the White Mountain National Forest in Chatham, NH, with the start and finish at Baldface Farm / Copeland Field off Route 113 in Evans Notch. The event uses field parking on private property with a long driveway off Route 113 and a staging area at the north end of the fields.

• 29 KM
• 14 KM

The course options use one or two loops that cross the Baldfaces; the longer option adds a second loop that goes over Mount Meader. Terrain includes steep ledges, exposed sections, scrambling on the Baldfaces, and narrow single track. Reported key stats list the 29 KM as 17.8 miles with about 6,226 feet of elevation gain and a maximum elevation near 3,578 feet. The 14 KM course is about 9 miles with roughly 3,479 feet of gain.

Aid and support differ by distance: the 29 KM passes a fully stocked aid station at the start/finish around mile 8.6, while the 14 KM has no on-course aid stations and requires carrying at least two liters of fluids. Mandatory gear for both events includes two liters of fluids, 400 calories of food, a windbreaker or rain shell, and an emergency foil or space blanket; GPX and a water filter are recommended. Crews are allowed at the start/finish. There are no pacers and no on-course drop bags, though a drop bag may be left at the start/finish. Entrants are asked to have completed a hilly, moderately technical trail race of at least ten miles or to have equivalent mountain experience. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.