Beast of the East 100 (fka Monadnock Ultra)

Beast of the East 100 runs the entire trail system of Crowders Mountain. Both mountain peaks will be summitted. 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 32 hour time limit. For the 50 mile it will be a 18 hour cut off. For the 25 miler it will have a 10 hour cut off. The buckle and medals will also be extremely special for anyone who is able to finish.

You will start out at the Wolf’s Den Aid Station and we run onto the fern trail that connects to the Turnback Trail. We continue from there to the Pinnacle Trail. We take a left turn first. You run ALL the way up to the Pinnacle Mountain Summit. Then you come back down heading towards Ridgeline trail. You will hit your first aid station The Famous 161 Aid station. After that you will continue along Ridgeline to the Boulders Aid Station. This Aid Station is also a great Famous Aid station!!! When you leave Boulders Aid Station you will head right and follow Ridgeline back to the 161 Aid Station! Then you work your way back from the Ridgeline Trail to the Pinnacle Trail. You take a right turn to The Wolf Den Aid Station!!! You Do NOT have to go back up to Pinnacle a Second time! From the here you will run back out onto the Fern Trail. Then to the Pinnacle Trail. This time you take a right onto Pinnacle trail. At some point Pinnacle will become the Crowders Trail. You will follow the Crowders Trail All the way to the Rocktop trail. From the Rocktop Trail you will take your way up then to Tower Trail. Follow it ALL the way down to the Linwood Aid Station. From the Linwood Aid Station you will run back up Tower Trail then Take a left turn onto Rocktop Trail. Follow it all the way back down to the Crowders Trail. From the Crowders Trail it will turn back into the Pinnacle Trail. You will follow the Pinnacle trail and make a left turn onto Turnback Trail! From Turnback Trail you will run back into the Wolf Den Aid Station!!! On the Final trip of the 100K You will do the Repeat the out and back of going from Wolf Den back to Linwood then Come right back to finish up.

For the 15 Miler, you will start out at the Wolf’s Den Aid Station and run out onto the Fern Trail. Follow it all the way to the Pinnacle Trail. From there you will go all the way up Pinnacle Summit. You will then go back down and hook onto Ridgeline Trail. Follow it all the way out to the 161 Aid Station. From there you will then run Ridgeline to the Boulders Aid Station. Once you do the turn around here. You will head back towards the 161 Aid Station. From there you will run back from Ridgeline onto Pinnacle Trail. When you reach Pinnacle Trail you will make a right turn back onto Turnback Trail. Then finally you will read The Wolf’s Den Aid Station for the Finish!