Brought to you by Tanawha Adventures, the South Mountains Marathons are a collection of trail races which are held in the beautiful South Mountains State Park in North Carolina. Hope you are psyched for chilly weather, steep trails, gorgeous views, and super cold creek crossings! Courses include a good mix …
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Brought to you by Tanawha Adventures, the South Mountains Marathons are a collection of trail races which are held in the beautiful South Mountains State Park in North Carolina. Hope you are psyched for chilly weather, steep trails, gorgeous views, and super cold creek crossings! Courses include a good mix of wide double track trails and tight, technical, single track trail. Oh and stairs! Lots and lots of stairs!
NOTE: Iin 2026 the race will only be a half marathon due to trail closures that remain in the park due to Hurricane Helene. We hope to bring back the 50k and marathon in 2027!
Come enjoy testing your abilities on these prime running trails in this pristine mountain range. There will be times that your head will be between your knees on the climbs, times when your quads will feel like they are going to bust through your skin, and times when your feet will feel like ice cubes. With all kidding aside, the trails are very runnable, but challenging. We consider this an excellent entry level mountain trail race if you are seeking a little more climbing (well a lot more actually) than the local park trails in your neighborhood. The half marathon includes approximately 2,600 ft in elevation gain. It will be challenging, but these are highly runnable trails!
If the race needs to be postponed due to inclement weather (significant ice/snow), the race will be held on January 24th. If roads look to be mostly clear to drive to the course, the race will be one as normally scheduled.
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Classic trail race
Set in the beautiful state park of South Mountains this 50k has 7500 feet of elevation gain with some awesome views including a long set of stairs leading to a … MORE
Set in the beautiful state park of South Mountains this 50k has 7500 feet of elevation gain with some awesome views including a long set of stairs leading to a waterfall. Expect cold and potential snowy conditions which can make the race even more challenging.