Beast of the East 100 Gastonia, NC   Dec 13, 2025

Beast of the East 100 runs the entire trail system of Crowders Mountain. Both mountain peaks will be summited. You get a nice beautiful view of the lake too. This race is more than a race, it is a celebration of one of the most iconic trail systems right here in the Charlotte area. The 100 miler has a 34 hour time limit. For the 100K it will be a 25 hour cut off. For the marathon it will have a 10 hour cut off. The buckle and medals will also be extremely special for anyone who is able to finish.

100 Miler course: We will be starting at Crowders Ridge Start/Finish Line. Head Left up Tower Trail, and take a left on Rocktop Trail down to taking a right onto Crowders Trail. We will travel on Crowders Trail until it turns into Pinnacle Trail. Then Take a left turn onto Turnback Trail. Head down that Trail on your way to Wolf’s Den Aid Station. After this Aid Station you will take a right turn onto Fern Trail and head back out on your way back to Turnback Trail. When you head back to Pinnacle Trail. You will continue Straight up Pinnacle Trail. Right before you head into the Summit of Pinnacle you will make a left turn onto Ridgeline Trail. Follow it for a long while till you reach the 161 Aid Station. Then another stretch towards Boulders Access Aid Station. This is your turnaround point to head back. At this point you are at 13.4 Miles into the Route. At this turnaround point you will head back to Ridgeline Trail and make a right turn. You will NOT be running to SC!!! From this point you will follow Ridgeline Trail passing 161 Aid Station for a Second time. Continue on till you reach Pinnacle Trail and from here you will make a right turn onto Pinnacle and follow it all the way to Turnback Trail. While running on Turnback Trail you will run back into Wolf’s Den Aid Station for a Second time on this route. After Wolf’s Den Aid Station you will make the right turn onto Fern Trail. Make a right turn onto Turnback Trail, and follow it until you reach Pinnacle Trail. Make a right turn onto Pinnacle and continue to follow the Trail until it turns back into Crowders Trail. Finally reaching from Crowders Trail you will make a left turn onto Rocktop Trail. Follow this trail until you reach Tower Trail and turn right. Follow it ALL the way down to a right turn that leads you into the Crowders Ridge Trails taking you back to the Start/Finishline.

You will do this Route a total of 3 Times. On the 4th time you will Run the route until you reach the 161 Aid Station and turn around to head back to Wolf’s Den Aid Station Then to the Finish. The total distance for what you are covering is 101 Miles.

Elevation: 
Half Marathon – 2,326 in Gain
Marathon – 4,766 in Gain
50 Miler – 9,538 in Gain
100K – 11,862 in Gain
100 Miler – 17,925 in Gain