First State Trail Race

The race starts and ends at Ramsey's Farm, which has been farming the Brandywine Valley since 1860! The course is a mix of mostly single track, mixed with some double track and a small portion of gravel road. The 50k course is two loops of the 25k. There is approximately 1,830' of elevation gain per 25k loop and there is over 900' of gain on the 10k course.
10k Course Map: https://caltopo.com/m/NEHS
25k Course Map: https://caltopo.com/m/M2ME

Aid Stations: On each loop there will be an aid station located at miles 2.6 (Beaver Valley Aid Station.), 5.7 (Ramsey Aid Station), and 10.8 (Rockland Falls Aid Station.). The aid stations will be stocked with water, gatorade, soda and other trail fare. Cut off: 8 hours

Additional Distances

This event also has the following sub ultra distances

25 KM 10 KM

Results

Date Finishers Top Result (F) Top Result (M)
05/17/26 33 5:26:30 4:44:52
05/18/25 38 5:20:55 4:21:43
05/19/24 40 5:29:16 4:11:30
05/06/23 59 4:58:46 4:56:53
05/22/22 43 6:12:32 4:39:24
06/12/21 78 5:31:11 4:04:35

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