First State Trail Race

The First State Trail Race starts and ends at Ramsey’s Farm, which has been farming the Brandywine Valley since 1860!

The course is a mix of mostly single track, mixed with some double track and a small portion of gravel road. The 50k course is two loops of the 25k. There is approximately 1,830′ of elevation gain per 25k loop and there is over 900′ of gain on the 10k course.

Aid Stations: On each loop there will be an aid station located at miles 2.6 (Beaver Valley Aid Station), 5.7 (Ramsey Aid Station), and 10.8 (Rockland Falls Aid Station).

The aid stations will be stocked with water, Gatorade, soda and other trail fare. 1st loop cutoff to continue to the 50k is 4 hours.

50k cutoff is 8 hours.

All participants will receive a custom finishers item and there will be pre-packaged single-use snacks and water post race.

***This event is sanctioned by USA Track & Field*** All participants must sign a USA Track & Field waiver which can be downloaded on our website. This will also be emailed to you race week.