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.

Race information

23 km
Chocorua Mountain Race 23k
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