West Elk Challenge
The marathon starts on the shores of Crawford Reservoir State Park and will travel on gravel roads through the farms and ranches at the base of the iconic Needle Rock, where they will meet the 30K participants. Soon thereafter, the trail enters the Gunnison National Forest and climbs singletrack trails through golden aspen stands on the slopes of Mt. Lamborn. After about 5 miles of climbing, runners top the 9,762 foot summit of Inter-Ocean Pass, and descend through spruce, aspen and oak, past Lone Cabin Reservoir to the town of Paonia, finally ending at Paonia Town Park. Unlike many “trail marathons,” which are actually on gravel 4x4 roads, over half of this race is on singletrack trails!
Hotchkiss, CO
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