The Currahee Challenge takes place from the base of Currahee Mountain on the Colonel Robert Sink Trail, the training site of the 501st, 506th, 511th and 517th Parachute Infantry Regiments seen in Band of Brothers, Saving Private Ryan & The Dirty Dozen. Come and join us for an excellent and …
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The Currahee Challenge takes place from the base of Currahee Mountain on the Colonel Robert Sink Trail, the training site of the 501st, 506th, 511th and 517th Parachute Infantry Regiments seen in Band of Brothers, Saving Private Ryan & The Dirty Dozen. Come and join us for an excellent and challenging 5K run/walk or 10K hill run. PLEASE NOTE: the finish line will remain open until 11:30am.
Course
Both the 5K and 10K are very strenuous courses. The start and finish line for both races is on Ayersville Road near the Currahee Memorial. The 5K runs approximately halfway up Currahee Mountain to the water stop and turns around. The 10K last half mile is especially steep. The turnaround for the 10K is at the historic elevation marker as seen on the right. This marker will be sitting on a table near the top of the mountain.
It is recommended that all 10K runners can complete the run in a 2-hour time frame. It is also recommended that all walkers register for the 5K event.
Awards
Medals presented for both the 5K and 10K to overall male/female, masters male/female and top three in 10-year age groups, 1st, 2nd and 3rd, starting at 10 & under through 80 & over.
Currahee Military Museum
The Currahee Challenge is sponsored by the Currahee Military Museum. The Stephens Co. Historical Society Office, Currahee Military Museum, and Stephens Co. History Museum are all located in the newly-renovated Train Depot in historical downtown Toccoa, GA, where paratroopers first arrived in town by train before walking to the camp to begin their training. NEED SOME CURRAHEE GEAR? Come visit our shop or find your favorite items.
Currahee Military Museum is located in Historic Downtown Toccoa. Make sure to plan a visit to the museum while in Toccoa!
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Even if you haven’t heard of the book
The 1992 book & 2001 mini-series Band of Brothers features WWII paratrooper trainees running “3 miles up, 3 miles down” Mount Currahee at Camp Toccoa in Georgia. Even if you … MORE
The 1992 book & 2001 mini-series Band of Brothers features WWII paratrooper trainees running “3 miles up, 3 miles down” Mount Currahee at Camp Toccoa in Georgia. Even if you haven’t heard of the book, the Currahee Challenge is a very fun event.
Production was excellent. Weather was perfect. The setting, having read the book and seen the mini-series, was inspiring; it was thrilling to run in their steps.
Parking was excellent – adjacent, expertly directed, and with sufficient space. Race results and awards were immediate. Even the course length fit the spirit, an analog 6 miles in a digital age was a welcome throwback.
Definitely recommendable and I would love to run it again.