Chocorua Mountain Race
Chocorua, United States • 6 Jun 2026
Chocorua Mountain Race
The Chocorua Mountain Race is a trail running event scheduled for June 6, 2026 in the White Mountain National Forest, starting and finishing from Scott Road in Tamworth, New Hampshire. The main distance is 23 km (about 14.2 miles). The event lists an approximate time limit of nine hours and an event capacity of 250 runners.
Course and race details
The course is a lollipop route with several thousand feet of climbing (listed in sources as roughly 4,500–4,800 feet). Runners leave a field and follow rolling singletrack to the Hammond Trail, ascend a steep section (about 2.8 miles gaining roughly 1,900 feet), then descend to an on-course aid station. The route includes a loop over the summit of Mount Chocorua (about 3,478 ft) on trails with rocks, roots, boulders, steep ledges, and stream crossings. Aid locations include a mid-course aid station and a summit checkpoint. The event is cupless; participants must carry their own hydration system.
Mandatory gear is checked at bib pickup and includes 1 liter of fluids, 400 calories of food, a windbreaker or rain shell, and a space or emergency foil blanket. Crew and spectators may be at the start/finish only; pacers are not permitted. There are no on-course drop bags, but drop bags are allowed at the start/finish. Qualifications require prior experience in hilly, moderately technical trail races of at least 10 miles or equivalent mountain experience. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.