June 7, 2025 • CANNON MOUNTAIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE

6.7 miles• 3,385’ft vert

RACE CAPPED AT 500 RUNNERS

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Located at the North end of Franconia Notch State Park, the 6.7 mile course featuring 3,386 feet of elevation gain at Cannon Mountain is no easy feat. You’ll start at the Peabody Base Area immediately ascending the Peabody Slopes and running across the Front5 toward the Aerial Tramway. From there, you’ll tackle one of the toughest trails in the East, the Kinsman Ridge Trail. This section is steep, rocky, and secluded you will have nothing but yourself and the trees to push you through this 2-mile section with 2,081 feet of elevation gain before you summit Cannon Mountain. You will be greeted with spectacular views of the Franconia Ridge and cheering guest as you hit your highest point of 4,031 feet. You will then cross under the Cannonball Quad and begin a short descent down Upper Ravine Trail before making another short but steep ascent up The Saddle over to Mittersill. At the Summit of The Saddle you can see all of Cannon Mountain and the Franconia Ridge behind you, in front of you, Northern NH and VT with the Famed Willoughby Gap before descending into classic narrow New England ski trails. You will run under the Mittersill Double Chair down Skyline, across Ridge Run and down Dragons Drop. You will have on more small push of elevation gain up the lower section of Baron’s Run before your final decent on Coyote Crossing which will bring you back to the Peabody Base Area.

SAFETY LANGUAGE

The course is steep, rocky, grassy, wet and slippery. You will be pushing hard for the summit, putting yourself to your capacity, lungs, grit, and strength. Please note, we will have the course well marked, it is imperative, for your safety, you follow precise path of flagging. Please be mindful of other competitors, if you encounter an injured competitor please inform the nearest course Marshall, EMT or Rescue Services. Course is well marked with orange flagging, if you suddenly find yourself on a path without immediate orange flags to indicate the route, please turn around, go back the way you came until you get back on trail with orange flags.

**Every competitor is subject to a strict cut-off time, at Cannon Mountain summit (top of Aerial Tram), of 2 hrs (competitor will take Tramway back down). Please note this is a placeholder, cutoff to be defined in May as race approaches. We typically see 2-20 people not make cutoff

**Course subject to be adjusted as necessary

**The race course is located in Franconia Notch State Park