English’s Ridge Rumble

Salt City Trail Racing, in partnership with Green Lakes State Park, is pleased to announce the annual English’s Ridge Rumble, the first event of our 2025 race series. If this is your first trail race or visit at Green Lakes State Park, you are in for a treat! The most visited of all New York State Parks, Green Lakes is named for the striking blue green color of its two meromictic lakes, a rare phenomenon in which the top, middle, and bottom layers of water do not mix.

This course will hit many of the prettiest and challenging corners of the park, including The Serengeti, Round Lake, the Powerline Bypass, and Quarry Hill. In between, you’ll find yourself amidst open fields with sweeping vistas and towering old growth forest. This race has become a very popular season opener for trail vets and newbies alike and will very likely sell out, so don’t wait too long to inevitably, eventually decide to sign up!

The English’s Ridge Rumble is named for race founder Scott English and is a USATF-sanctioned event.

English’s Ridge Rumble traditionally takes place in mid-April, which means conditions could be snowy and cold or sunny and warm, so it’s up to you to be prepared for whatever the CNY weather brings us on race day.

The course is an approximately 10 mile loop with about 1,300 feet of elevation gain, with varied trail including some technical (rocks and roots) sections, though the majority is double-track made up of either mulch beds, gravel, or grass and a small portion of paved park road.