The annual Rachel Carson Trail Challenge takes place the Saturday nearest the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. The Challenge is a 36-mile long, one-day, sunrise to sunset endurance hike on nearly the entire rugged Rachel Carson Trail. Unlike a footrace, the "challenge" is not to win, but to endure, to finish the hike in one day. This time, the Challenge starts in North Park at sunrise and ends 36 miles later in Harrison Hills Park. The deadline for finishing is sunset, 8:54 PM or 15 hours 4 minutes, whichever comes first.
If 36 miles sounds too daunting, we offer two shorter events that same day. The first is the Homestead Challenge, an 18-mile hike from near the Rachel Carson Homestead. The second is a 7-mile Friends & Family Challenge from Tarentum. All events finish in Harrison Hills Park.
Upcoming Races
Results
34 Miles
View course top timesDate | Finishers | Top Result (M) | Top Result (F) |
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06/24/23 | 506 | 6:39:35 | 7:38:47 |
06/18/22 | 486 | 6:08:52 | 6:26:37 |
06/19/21 | 476 | 6:23:10 | 6:44:10 |
06/20/20 | Race Cancelled | ||
06/22/19 | 501 | 6:07:45 | 7:33:18 |
06/23/18 | 444 | 5:49:13 | 7:58:34 |
06/24/17 | 431 | 7:19:04 | 6:56:34 |
06/18/16 | 452 | 6:20:13 | 8:21:44 |
06/20/15 | 375 | 6:41:04 | 7:53:39 |
06/21/14 | 475 | 7:00:14 | 7:08:40 |
37.5 Miles
View course top timesDate | Finishers | Top Result (M) | Top Result (F) |
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06/22/13 | 384 | 7:13:14 | 7:52:41 |