A loop course, starting and finishing at the Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp, run as two "almost loops" resembling a top-heavy figure-8: the first loop runs clockwise up the western ridge of the Massanuttens to Elizabeth Furnace (mile 33.3), then along the eastern ridge south to Gap Creek I (mile 69.6); the second, smaller loop runs counter-clockwise along Kerns Mountain south to Bird Knob before returning north to Gap Creek II (mile 96.8). Run primarily on rocky singletrack; more than 80% trail, the remainder a mix of gravel and paved roads.
A 100.6-mile loop trail ultramarathon on rocky singletrack encircling Fort Valley, Virginia, in the Massanutten Mountains. Run and organized by the Virginia Happy Trails Running Club, starting and finishing at the Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp, with a 36-hour time limit.
First run in 1995. Ed Demoney was race director from 1995 through 2003 (with Chris Scott handling race-day duties in 1996); Stan Duobinis took over for the 2004 event, when the field had grown to 117 starters, and by the end of his seven-year term the race filled to 180 with a waitlist of 48; Kevin Sayers became the third director in July 2010. The current course was shortened in 2019. The 2026 running was the race's 30th.
| Mile | Station | Cutoff | Crew | Bag | Pacer | Med | To next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | Caroline Furnace Camp | ? | ● | ? | · | · | 4.10 |
| 4.10 | Moreland Gap | ? | · | · | · | · | 8.00 |
| 12.10 | Edinburg Gap | 8:50am | ● | ● | · | · | 8.20 |
| 20.30 | Woodstock Tower | 11:30am | · | ● | · | · | 5.50 |
| 25.80 | Powells Fort | 1:15pm | · | · | · | · | 7.50 |
| 33.30 | Elizabeth Furnace | 3:40pm | ● | ● | · | · | 4.70 |
| 38.00 | Shawl Gap | 5:25pm | ● | ● | · | · | 3.10 |
| 41.10 | Veach Gap | 6:25pm | · | · | · | · | 9.00 |
| 50.10 | Indian Grave | 9:25pm | · | · | · | · | 3.90 |
| 54.00 | Habron Gap | 10:30pm | ● | ● | ● | · | 9.90 |
| 63.90 | Camp Roosevelt | 2:50am | ● | ● | ● | · | 5.70 |
| 69.60 | Gap Creek I | 5:25am | ● | ● | ● | · | 8.50 |
| 78.10 | Visitor Center | 9:15am | ● | ● | ● | · | 3.50 |
| 81.60 |
Bird Knob
2,835 ft
|
? | · | · | · | · | 6.30 |
| 87.90 | Picnic Area | 12:50pm | ● | ● | ● | · | 8.90 |
| 96.80 | Gap Creek II | 3:50pm | ● | ● | ● | · | 3.80 |
| 100.60 | Caroline Furnace Camp | 5:00pm | ● | ? | ? | · | ? |
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