Mt. Tom Trail Race

The Mt. Tom Trail Race starts and finishes at Millside Park in Easthampton, which happens to be next to our partners at New City Brewery, who happen to brew some pretty awesome beers – see the connection there?!? So, your race entry gets you a steel pint glass, a pint of New City beer (first pour’s on us!), and some awesome post-race food.

We’re so stoked about the trails, that the course overshot the 25k distance – it is 17.4 miles total.

Solo 25k runners – you follow this course the whole way!
Relay 25k runners – there are 3 “legs” to this route, and you can hand split up the legs however you want. All transitions will happen at Bray Lake, but you can decide at Bray Lake #1 or Bray Lake #2. Here’s the breakdown: leg 1 (start to Bray Lake #1) is 8.4 miles total; leg 2 (Bray Lake #1 to Bray Lake #2) is 2.8 miles total; leg 3 (Bray Lake #2 to finish) is 6.2 miles total.

Solo 50k runners – you run from the start to the Mt. Tom trails, complete 2 laps of the trails route, and then return to the finish. (Basically, the first 1.5 miles will not be repeated, and you won’t return to the finish until the end of your 2nd lap. Don’t worry, there will be a volunteer to direct you!

*If you are nervous about finishing the course on-time, there is an early start at 6:30am for those who request it. Understand that volunteers won’t be in place for this early start, so you will need to be careful and know the route for the first few miles.

Your participation in this event supports Kestrel Land Trust, whose mission is to conserve, care for, and connect you to the forests, farms, and trails of the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts. For more than 50 years, Kestrel has helped conserve more than 27,000 acres of woodlands, wildlands, farmlands, and public conservation areas, and they are currently working with the City of Easthampton to expand public access to Mount Tom.