The DT 100 Stone Anvil is a 200 mile, 100 mile, 100 km, 50 km, and 72 hour trail race in the Cohutta Mountains in northern Georgia. The event is held inside the Fort Mountain State Park. The course consists of an inner (clockwise) loop and an outer (counter-clockwise) loop …
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The DT 100 Stone Anvil is a 200 mile, 100 mile, 100 km, 50 km, and 72 hour trail race in the Cohutta Mountains in northern Georgia. The event is held inside the Fort Mountain State Park. The course consists of an inner (clockwise) loop and an outer (counter-clockwise) loop that is a loop of about 20 miles with 5000 feet of elevation gain. Two taps are made on the Pinhoti trail that add 3.4 miles and roughly 1500 feet of elevation gain. The start/finish area is located at the Old Fort area of the Park. There are four aid points, one check station (with water), and one water point on the loop. Because of the hard climbs, there is an abundance of aid on the course. The completion of each loop is at the Cool Springs AS. Crew access will be allow at three main aid points (Lakeside, Cool Springs Overlook, and the Park Entrance). In general, the Park and course are family friendly and supporters are able to interact with their runner many times during the race. Some of the Fort Mountain trails are technical (i.e., sections of the Gahuti trail) but much of the course is rolling double-wide trails…with lite, hard, and brutal climbs. Cutoff times will be strictly enforced during later loops for runner safety.
The first two loops will also include running down and up the Pinhoti Connector. This provides a metaphorical “Double Tap” on the Pinhoti Trail. With that the DoubleTop/DoubleTap race kicks off the Pinhoti Slam (DoubleTop, Georgia Jewel, Pinhoti 100).
The Stone Anvil features several races. The 200M race starts on Wednesday, the 72-hour timed race starts on Thursday. The 100M race starts on Friday. The other races all start on Saturday.
200 Mile race: The 200M race consists of 10 loops. The start time is 9am on Wednesday.
100 Mile race: The 100M race consists of 5 loops. The start time is Friday at noon.
100 km race: The 100k race consists of 3 loops. The start time is 6am.
50 km race: The 50k race consists of 1 1/2 loops. The start time is 7am.
150/200M BUCKLES!! 72-hour race: The timed 72-hour race starts on Thursday at 3pm. This race no longer has a limit to the number of participants. Both the 200M and 72-hour race are supported. Runners can receive buckles after 6 loops (100 miles), after completing 8 powerline climbs (this will be 150 miles), and after 10 loops (200 miles). The expectation that someone will complete 10 loops with 50k feet of elevation gain in 72-hours is very close to zero. This race has a minimum distance requirement to qualify as a finisher (6 loops).
Other stuff: Each fixed distance entails a double trip/tap down the Pinhoti Connector Trail on Saturday/Sunday of the race. The 50k course uses a half loop route as part of the 2nd loop. 100M runners will be able to pick up (and drop off) a pacer at any of three locations after finishing the 2nd loop (~40 miles). 100k runners will be able to pick up a pacer after 1 1/2 loops. The locations for pacer pick up/drop off will be at any aid point where crew access is allowed. Dropping pacers is permissible though-out the course, but runners must let aid station personnel know that their pacer has been abandoned on the last trail section. The official start time on Wednesday is: 200M race – 3 pm. The official start time on Thursday is: 72-hour timed race – 3 pm. The official start time on Friday night is: 100M race – 11 pm. The official start times on Saturday morning are: 100k race – 5 am, 50k race – 7 am, 24-hr/12-hr/6-hr timed races – 8 am. The 7 am and 8 am starts are after twilight so no headlamps should be needed at those starts. The race starts are by clock time to sync aid station clocks.
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A deceivingly tough 50K
The 50K course has about 8000 feet of elevation gain and is not too technical. But it is not to be underestimated, especially as the temperature rises in the afternoon. … MORE
The 50K course has about 8000 feet of elevation gain and is not too technical. But it is not to be underestimated, especially as the temperature rises in the afternoon. Luckily, most of the course is shaded by surrounding trees. The first big climb known as the Power Line Climb was tough with 1000 ft of gain in 1 mile. Check out my video below.
The volunteers were terrific and friendly. Aid stations were well stocked. The finisher’s “medal” is a small medallion. It was so small, I don’t even know when and how I lost it. I also wish they have an official website, although most of the information on the course and logistics can be found on Ultrasignup.
The race was held in the Cohutta Mountains in northern Georgia, inside the Fort Mountain State Park, which is about 2 hours of driving from Atlanta. So I would spend a day or two to visit Atlanta before or after the race.