Sorry, we are full!

Because of the limit set by the Forest Service, we can't take any more runners this year.  But come on out to volunteer!  We need both running and non-running help on race day and for marking the course the day before.  Get the details on the race website (link above) and email the race director to volunteer.

Description

The North Fork Trail Race is run on trails in the beautiful Buffalo Creek Recreation Area in the Pike National Forest, near Pine, Colorado, in the mountains about 40 miles southwest of Denver.  Proceeds of the race benefit the North Fork Volunteer Fire Department, which protects this scenic area, and the Evergreen Chorale, which brings beautiful music to the Front Range.

The course is a loop, plus an out-and-back section in the 50 Mile, starting and finishing along the rushing North Fork of the South Platte River in beautiful Pine Valley Ranch Park.  The course is mostly in pine forest, but it also includes parts of the areas burned in the 1996 Buffalo Creek fire and 2000 High Meadows fire, both of which the North Fork Fire Department helped to fight. The race is 100% trails, mainly single track and some double track, at altitudes of 6,700 to 8,100 feet in the 50K and 6,700 to 8,400 feet in the 50 Mile.  The 50K has about 4,650 feet of climb, and the 50 Mile about 7,350. Although the course is very challenging for those who do not regularly run mountain trails, speedsters used to altitude will find the course quite runable. And the friendly aid stations, beautiful scenery and liberal time cutoffs make North Fork an excellent choice for a first trail ultramarathon.

Complete race, course and lodging information can be found on the race website.

Registraton Details

ALL ENTRIES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND NON-TRANSFERABLE.  If you register and are unable to run, please consider your entry fee a donation to the race and the deserving charities the race benefits.  A total of 230 entries will be accepted for both distances combined.  There will be no wait list.