Run With the Bears: Extreme Vertical Pursuit

The Papertown Trail Races offer 10K and 20K distances at Chestnut Mountain Nature Park in Canton, North Carolina. This inaugural event promises a beautiful yet challenging trail running experience through scenic natural terrain. Held at a picturesque location along Asheville Highway, the race caters..

The Naturalist Trail Race in Franklin, NC, offers challenging 25K and 50K distances through historic trails once explored by William Bartram in the late 1700s. The course features significant elevation gains—over 5,500 feet for the 25K and 8,500 feet for the 50K—highlighting a tough climb from Walla..

Payson's Run 10k is a trail race held at the Nantahala Outdoor Center in Bryson City, North Carolina. The challenging 10-kilometer course features over 1,000 feet of elevation gain within the first three miles, primarily running along the Flint Ridge singletrack trail and passing the NOC’s zipline t..

The Georgia Sky to Summit is a scenic trail running event held in Sky Valley, Georgia, featuring two race distances: a challenging 50K with 7,500 feet of elevation gain and an 11-hour cutoff, and a 25K with 3,500 feet of gain and a 5.5-hour cutoff. The course showcases stunning mountain landscapes,..

The Chestnut Chase is a scenic 10K trail race held at Chestnut Mountain Nature Park in Canton, North Carolina. The course features a challenging 600-foot elevation gain in the first two miles along Papertown Express, followed by rolling hills on the newly developed Old Timer trail. Runners are treat..

The Looking Glass 100k is a highly scenic ultramarathon held in Pisgah Forest near Asheville, North Carolina. Covering approximately 62 miles with around 13,600 feet of elevation gain and loss, the course features a challenging single large loop around the iconic Looking Glass Rock. Runners traverse..