How hilly is the Escarpment Trail Run 30K?
The Escarpment Trail Run 30K is described as mountainous. The course listing puts the climb at 1,463 m.
Escarpment Trail Run 30K
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.
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Decision summary
Escarpment Trail Run 30K at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 12:00/km
- Typical conditions
- 42/100
- Evidence depth
- 45 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
Escarpment Trail Run 30K has known course details for its 30k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 30 km
- Terrain
- Trail
- Scenery
- Mountain, Coastal, Lakeside, Historic, Countryside, Forest
Quick answers
What runners ask first
Where does the Escarpment Trail Run 30K route go?
The Escarpment Trail Run 30K route starts at Elm Ridge Parking Lot (trailhead), Windham, NY and finishes at North/South Lake, Haines Falls, NY. Underfoot, expect 100% rugged, rocky single-track hiking trail over boulders, downed trees, gullies and hidden roots; zero road crossings. It passes Windham High Peak, Acra Point, Blackhead Mountain, Dutcher's Notch and Stoppel Point. Self-billed 'Mountain Goats Only' race renowned as one of the toughest trail races in the eastern USA.
What should runners know on race day for the Escarpment Trail Run 30K?
7.
Race character
Scenery
- Mountain
- Coastal
- Lakeside
- Historic
- Countryside
- Forest
Atmosphere
- Wilderness
- Competitive
Terrain
- Trail
- Elevation character
- Mountainous
- Technicality
- Very Technical
- Source-stated ascent
- 1,463 m
- Net elevation
- 122 m
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 2:45:20 (Benjamin Nephew)
- Women's course record
- 3:07:22 (Cassy Bradley-Byrne)
- Field size
- Entries close at 275 runners or July 13, whichever comes first; runners start in waves of ~15 every 5 minutes from approximately 9:00am.
- Field cap
- 275
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Cut-off
- 6-hour overall time limit (approx 19:21/mile pace); hard cutoffs enforced at three aid stations.
- Ballot
- Yes
- Sold out
- Yes
- Qualification status
- Entry requires meeting at least one qualifying standard: a prior Escarpment finish under 6 hours within the last 2 years, a road/trail marathon under 4:15 within the past year, finishing within 90% of the winner's time in a qualifying 30K+ trail race, or director review of Strava data from an 18+ mile trail race.
- Prior experience
- must meet a qualifying standard demonstrating recent endurance/trail experience (e.g. a trail marathon under 4:15 within the past year)
Race day logistics
- Aid stations
- 7
- Medal
- No medals, no awards, and no age-group categories; milestone shirts are awarded for multiple finishes (e.g. a 100-mile shirt at 6 finishes).
Access and course status
- Start
- Elm Ridge Parking Lot (trailhead), Windham, NY
- Finish
- North/South Lake, Haines Falls, NY
Course facts
- Course type
- Point To Point
- Surface
- 100% rugged, rocky single Track hiking trail over boulders, downed trees, gullies and hidden roots; zero road crossings.
- Landmarks
- Windham High Peak, Acra Point, Blackhead Mountain, Dutcher's Notch, Stoppel Point, North Point
- Notable features
- Self-billed 'Mountain Goats Only' race renowned as one of the toughest trail races in the eastern USA
- all aid is hiked in by volunteers and there is no vehicle to retrieve runners who quit mid-course
- Point-to-point traverse of the Escarpment Trail that climbs over six peaks of the northern Catskill Mountains with steep climbs, technical descents and cliff passages, finishing above the historic North/South Lake
- Seven on-course aid stations carrying a LIMITED quantity of water, Tailwind electrolyte drink and snacks, all hiked in by volunteers
- runners are advised to carry their own water
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 24°CTypical temperature
- 15 kphTypical wind
- 4 mmTypical rainfall
- 42Favourability /100