Westmore Mountain Challenge
East Charleston, United States • 26 Sep 2026
Event overview
The Westmore Mountain Challenge takes place Saturday, September 26, 2026, in East Charleston, Vermont, at 154 Leadership Drive. The event is a community-focused mountain marathon organized to benefit the nonprofit NorthWoods Stewardship Center; proceeds support the center’s youth and adult crews, which have helped steward local trails, waterways, and forests for over 35 years. Registration opens April 30, 2026.
Course and distances
The route traverses five mountains: Moose, Hor, Pisgah, Haystack, and Bald, using popular Northeast Kingdom trails during peak fall foliage. The course is primarily single-track hiking trails with dirt road connectors for the first 21 miles. The last 5 miles of the full marathon combine dirt and paved road.
Timed options:
- Marathon length
- 20 mile (trail-only portion)
There is also an option to stop at the lunch station at the 12.3 mile mark; that halfway finish is not timed. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.