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Ordination Rock Run

Name: Ordination Rock Run
Start: 2026-07-04
End: 2026-07-04
Location: Tamworth

Tamworth, United States • 4 Jul 2026

Ordination Rock Run, Tamworth, New Hampshire

The Ordination Rock Run is a local, family oriented fun run held in Tamworth as part of the town's July 4 Independence Day activities. The event is organized by the Tamworth Outing Club and highlights Ordination Rock, a historic boulder listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The event offers a course that begins at Ordination Rock and routes participants through Tamworth Village and on trails at Remick Country Doctor Museum and Farm. The distance is 5k (3.1M). Registration and packet pickup are available the day before and the day of the event, and shuttle transport to the start is provided.

Registration fees are $20 for adults and free for everyone under 18. The entry fee includes a commemorative bandana, ice cream from Papa Beans, and one entry in the bib raffle. Post run refreshments include ice cream and watermelon; the bib raffle uses each run bib number as the raffle entry. First finishers by gender receive handmade mugs and age group winners receive a five dollar wooden nickel for the Tamworth Farmer's Market.

All proceeds support the Tamworth Outing Club's outdoor and educational programs. Dogs and other domestic animals are not allowed on the course. The registration and finish location is Kenneth Brett School, 881 Tamworth Road, and the start is at Ordination Rock on Cleveland Hill Road. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United States New Hampshire Tamworth

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5 km

5k Fun Run

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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