How hilly is the Roxbury Fall Classic (Marathon, Half Marathon & 50K), Roxbury CT?
The Roxbury Fall Classic (Marathon, Half Marathon & 50K), Roxbury CT is described as hilly.
Roxbury Fall Classic (Marathon, Half Marathon & 50K), Roxbury CT Marathon
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Roxbury Fall Classic (Marathon, Half Marathon & 50K), Roxbury CT Marathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 8:32/km
- Typical conditions
- 75/100
- Evidence depth
- 37 verified facts
6:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
Roxbury Fall Classic (Marathon, Half Marathon & 50K), Roxbury CT Marathon has known course details for its marathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 42.2 km
- Terrain
- Road, Gravel
- Scenery
- Countryside, Parkland, Waterfront, Riverside, Forest, Historic
Quick answers
What runners ask first
Where does the Roxbury Fall Classic (Marathon, Half Marathon & 50K), Roxbury CT route go?
The Roxbury Fall Classic (Marathon, Half Marathon & 50K), Roxbury CT route starts at Hurlburt Park (Hurlburt Recreation Area), 18 Apple Lane, Roxbury, CT 06783 and finishes at Hurlburt Park, 18 Apple Lane, Roxbury, CT 06783 (start and finish are the same). Underfoot, expect mixture of paved and dirt roads (the loop includes the dirt Hemlock Road, with a right turn onto State Route 67). It passes Hurlburt Park, Judds Bridge, Walker Brook Road, Hemlock Road and State Route 67. Post-race food served in the pavilion at Hurlburt Park.
What should runners know on race day for the Roxbury Fall Classic (Marathon, Half Marathon & 50K), Roxbury CT?
Race-day-only bib and timing-chip pickup at the pavilion at Hurlburt Recreation Area starting around 6:30 AM; there is no pre-race-day bib pickup. Course is run entirely on town and state roads that remain OPEN to traffic; runners must stay to the side of the road and yield to vehicles. Headphones and earbuds are strongly discouraged; if worn, volume must be low or one ear left free so runners can hear traffic and race officials.
Race character
Scenery
- Countryside
- Parkland
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Forest
- Historic
Atmosphere
- Community
- Scenic Tour
Terrain
- Road
- Gravel
- Elevation character
- Hilly
- Technicality
- Non Technical
Entry, logistics and records
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
- Cut-off
- 6-hour time limit; after 2:30 PM course support is removed and the official clock is stopped
Race day logistics
- Bag drop
- Race-day-only bib and timing-chip pickup at the pavilion at Hurlburt Recreation Area starting around 6:30 AM; there is no pre-race-day bib pickup
- Closed roads
- Course is run entirely on town and state roads that remain OPEN to traffic; runners must stay to the side of the road and yield to vehicles
- On-course music
- Headphones and earbuds are strongly discouraged; if worn, volume must be low or one ear left free so runners can hear traffic and race officials
Access and course status
- Start
- Hurlburt Park (Hurlburt Recreation Area), 18 Apple Lane, Roxbury, CT 06783
- Finish
- Hurlburt Park, 18 Apple Lane, Roxbury, CT 06783 (start and finish are the same)
Course facts
- Course type
- Laps
- Surface
- Mixture of paved and dirt roads (the loop includes the dirt Hemlock Road, with a right turn onto State Route 67)
- Landmarks
- Hurlburt Park, Judds Bridge, Walker Brook Road, Hemlock Road, State Route 67, Roxbury Town Hall, Roxbury Market
- Notable features
- Post-race food served in the pavilion at Hurlburt Park
- timing chips are returned after the race to be reused
- Aid stations roughly 2-3 miles apart stocked with water and Gatorade
- two on the out-and-back section, one at the start/finish, and one at the bottom of Hemlock Road. Runners pass the start/finish multiple times allowing easy car-based self-support
- Early-bird start at 7:30 AM (coinciding with the official 50K start) for marathon and half-marathon runners expecting to take 5.5 hours or more
- marathon and half marathon otherwise start at 8:30 AM
- Due to the multi-looped nature of the course there are no mile markers
- turns and turn-arounds are marked with low arrow signs and runners self-count their laps
- All races begin with a shared out-and-back: a mostly downhill 4+ mile run to Judds Bridge, then a turn-around back to the start. The marathon then runs a rolling 3.5+ mile loop five times
- the 50K runs the out-and-back farther (over the bridge, right on Walker Brook Road, ~2.25 miles) plus the loop
- the half marathon runs the out-and-back plus the loop once
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 2°CTypical temperature
- 17 kphTypical wind
- 2 mmTypical rainfall
- 75Favourability /100