Chocorua Mountain Race
Chocorua, United States • 6 Jun 2026
Event overview
The Chocorua Mountain Race takes place on Saturday, June 6, 2026 in Tamworth, New Hampshire, inside the White Mountain National Forest. The event is a 23 km (14.2 mile) mountain trail race with approximately 4,800 feet of total elevation gain and a maximum elevation near the summit of Mount Chocorua. The field starts and finishes from Scott Road / Hammond Trailhead. Event capacity is 250 entrants. This race is the opening event of the White Mountain Endurance Cup series.
Course and logistics
The course is a lollipop loop that begins across a field and moves onto rolling singletrack to the Hammond Trail, includes a steep mountain ascent and a wooded descent to an on-course aid station, then a loop over the summit of Mount Chocorua on technical trails with rocks, roots, boulders, steep ledges, rivers, and brooks. Aid locations include an aid station roughly 6 miles in and a summit checkpoint near 10 miles, with the finish at the start field. The published time limit is about 9 hours.
Mandatory gear is required and will be checked: 1 liter of fluids, 400 calories of food, a windbreaker or rain shell, and a space blanket or emergency foil blanket. The event is cupless; participants must carry their own hydration system. Crew access is limited to the start/finish area. Entrants should have completed a hilly, moderately technical trail race of at least 10 miles or have sufficient mountain experience. Registration closes June 1. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.