Ghost Train Trail Races

October 17th 2026
Brookline, NH
30 Hours | 30 Miles | 100 Miles

Welcome to New Hampshire's original 30-Hour 100 Mile Race! Ghost Train started in 2009 and is still running today as a fundraiser for the Brookline and Milford Conservation Commissions for trail improvements. ALL profits go directly back to the trails to make them more accessible to the community. The course is along the historic Granite Town Rail Trail, where you will race along the old railroad bed that was used in the late 19th and early 20th century to ship granite from Milford and ice from Lake Potanipo in Brookline to Massachusetts. The rails themselves were removed for scrap metal during World War II, but a few of the railroad ties are still in the ground and can be seen on the trail. Ghost Train leaves the station in mid-October when the local foliage peaks and the trail is bursting with color!

Upcoming Races

Oct 17 2026
30 Hours
Multiple Loop
1 Elevation Rating
Flat or nearly flat
2 Surface Rating
Mostly groomed trail or dirt roads
Oct 17 2026
30 Miles
Out and Back
1 Elevation Rating
Flat or nearly flat
2 Surface Rating
Mostly groomed trail or dirt roads
Oct 17 2026
100 Miles
3,202 3,202 ft.
Out and Back
30:00 Cutoff
1 Elevation Rating
Flat or nearly flat
2 Surface Rating
Mostly groomed trail or dirt roads

Additional Distances

This event also has the following sub ultra distances

15 Miles

Results

Date Finishers Top Result (F) Top Result (M)
10/18/25 121 4:28:45 3:12:09
10/19/24 86 4:14:39 3:22:54
10/14/23 89 4:30:54 4:04:06
10/15/22 121 4:38:10 3:54:06
10/16/21 66 4:43:03 3:57:44
10/17/20 Race Cancelled
10/19/19 111 4:38:42 3:54:47
10/20/18 107 4:24:49 3:53:59
10/21/17 81 4:20:53 4:12:45
10/22/16 85 4:09:00 3:45:00
10/25/15 69 4:35:00 4:30:00
10/25/14 51 4:18:55 4:05:00
10/26/13 48 5:29:00 4:13:00
10/27/12 43 5:21:33 3:46:20
11/22/11 1 4:29:00
Date Finishers Top Result (F) Top Result (M)
10/18/25 (split) 75 18:17:30 16:43:56
10/19/24 (split) 57 15:34:50 19:18:16
10/15/22 49 18:52:51 18:21:42
10/16/21 40 17:41:06 21:48:56
10/17/20 Race Cancelled
10/19/19 59 18:24:44 14:12:14
10/20/18 76 18:43:22 13:29:19
10/21/17 65 17:23:58 13:50:43
10/22/16 42 17:15:30 14:51:21
10/25/15 41 21:19:00 15:49:04
10/25/14 41 22:08:00 19:19:00
10/26/13 44 18:59:00 17:06:00
10/27/12 20 23:03:00 18:45:16

30 Hours

Date Finishers Top Result (F) Top Result (M) Top Result (X)
10/18/25 343 115.001 115.003 90.002
10/19/24 357 100.0982 130.05
10/14/23 360 100 115
Date Finishers Top Result (F) Top Result (M)
10/15/22 1 26:15:42
10/17/20 Race Cancelled
10/19/19 1 29:11:22
Date Finishers Top Result (F) Top Result (M)
10/15/22 51 7:16:00 7:52:00
10/16/21 43 8:11:05 6:31:23
10/17/20 Race Cancelled
10/19/19 68 7:40:35 6:37:12
10/20/18 63 8:20:26 5:00:51
10/21/17 59 8:57:47 8:07:14
10/22/16 68 6:45:00 7:16:00
10/25/15 55 6:23:00 7:14:00
10/25/14 33 9:25:00 6:58:00
10/26/13 38 8:13:00 6:29:00
10/27/12 17 8:16:08 7:56:44
11/22/11 1 9:23:00
Date Finishers Top Result (F) Top Result (M)
10/15/22 57 11:42:59 11:19:14
10/16/21 38 11:59:00 11:22:50
10/17/20 Race Cancelled
10/19/19 52 10:49:28 11:48:54
10/20/18 49 10:38:48 9:55:57
10/21/17 41 10:20:41 11:48:05
10/22/16 40 11:41:00 9:50:00
10/25/15 48 10:10:00 9:48:00
10/25/14 31 12:17:00 10:42:00
10/26/13 37 12:53:00 10:59:00
10/27/12 16 11:31:43 11:10:40
11/22/11 2 13:15:00 17:33:00
Date Finishers Top Result (F) Top Result (M)
10/15/22 20 16:15:30 15:40:10
10/16/21 14 18:09:00 20:26:05
10/17/20 Race Cancelled
10/19/19 22 16:38:12 16:11:06
10/20/18 22 14:15:38 13:44:35
10/21/17 12 12:52:06 20:29:09
10/22/16 17 14:22:00 16:42:00
10/25/15 10 22:28:00 16:03:00
10/25/14 8 18:36:00
11/22/11 1 16:50:00
Date Finishers Top Result (F) Top Result (M)
10/15/22 4 28:55:39 26:03:58
10/17/20 Race Cancelled
10/19/19 2 27:08:46
10/20/18 4 22:49:54 21:21:32
10/25/14 2 14:48:00
Date Finishers Top Result (F) Top Result (M)
10/16/21 3 21:18:25 24:09:58
Date Finishers Top Result (F) Top Result (M)
10/16/21 5 16:18:08 8:54:21
Date Finishers Top Result (F) Top Result (M)
10/16/21 2 19:46:47 25:15:13
Date Finishers Top Result (F) Top Result (M)
10/17/20 Race Cancelled
10/19/19 2 24:21:58 28:38:18

Unknown Miles

Date Finishers Top Result (F) Top Result (M)
10/26/13 14 21:08:00 14:30:00
10/27/12 8 11:10:56 14:19:07
10/27/12 4 25:13:40 21:08:33
Date Finishers Top Result (F) Top Result (M)
11/22/11 9 6:20:11 4:30:30

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