Is crew access allowed on the Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run course?

Yes, crew access is allowed on the Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run course. Nine of the 15 aid stations (plus the start/finish) allow crew access; crews and pacers may meet runners only within 200 feet of a designated aid station, with one exception (the 211 East parking area, which is not itself an aid station). Crew and pacer share a single vehicle -- no separate cars. Crews must comply with aid station personnel and Forest Service parking directions; violations can lead to exclusion of the crew from an aid station or all aid stations, and in aggravated cases, disqualification of the runner being supported. No dogs at the Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp at all; elsewhere dogs must stay away from aid stations, runners and volunteers and be kept on a leash.

Are drop bags allowed on the Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run course?

Yes, drop bags are allowed on the Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run course. Drop bags are carried to the 10 aid stations that provide for them (Edinburg Gap, Woodstock Tower, Elizabeth Furnace, Shawl Gap, Habron Gap, Camp Roosevelt, Gap Creek I, Visitor Center, Picnic Area, Gap Creek II). Bags must be pliable and fit within a 16 x 10 x 6 inch box, marked with the runner's name, bib number and the aid station name (not the aid station number). Due at 8:00 pm on the Friday before the race, following the pre-race briefing. Runners (or a designated person) must collect their own bags; the race will not mail drop bags after the event, and unclaimed bags are a known hassle for organizers.

Are pacers allowed on the Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run course?

Yes, pacers are allowed on the Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run course. A pacer may join starting at mile 63.9. A pacer may join a runner at any time at Camp Roosevelt (mile 63.9) or any aid station beyond that point with crew access. After 6:00 pm on Saturday, a pacer may join a runner as early as Habron Gap (mile 54.0). Only one pacer at a time; pacer and runner must always remain together, with the pacer following, not leading. The pacer may not carry the runner's water, food, flashlight, shoes or clothing ("muling is expressly forbidden"); pacers get no drop bags. Pacers may not leave a car at Camp Roosevelt or at Gap Creek/Visitor Center due to limited parking, though Camp Roosevelt is a short walk from the start/finish where a car may be left.

What is the cutoff time for the Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run course?

The overall time limit for the Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run course is 36 hours from the start. The overall time limit is 36 hours (5:00 am Saturday to 5:00 pm Sunday). Aid stations with crew access have enforced cutoffs; a runner must be out of the station before its cutoff. Three remote, non-crew-accessible stations (Woodstock Tower, Powells Fort) carry cutoffs described as a recommendation only, not enforced, though the race warns "we believe that you will not complete the course if you do not achieve them" and that a runner who goes on past one may find the next aid station no longer intact. Two stations (Moreland Gap, Bird Knob) have no cutoff at all.

Ultras · US · VA

Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run

30th Annual Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run

Ran · this year's race is done.

Held as scheduled May 16-17, 2026. 182 starters, 102 finishers, a 56% finishing rate. Men's winner Andrew Simpson (18:26:17, the eighth-fastest time in race history); women's winner Cali Janulis (23:35:34, ninth-fastest women's time). Weather cooperated for most of the race; Sunday afternoon brought a rough stretch for runners still on course.

Race dateMay 16-17, 2026

Duration2 days

Start5:00am

When153 days ago

First held1995

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Distance 100.6 miles

Climb 18,500 ft

Descent 18,500 ft

High point 2,835 ft

Time limit 36:00:00

Aid stations 17

Started 182

Finished 102

Finish rate 56%

The course

Where it goes loop · 17 aid stations

Course line from the race's own GPX. Source file.

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.

The race

What this one is

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.

Getting in

Getting in Entry, lottery and what the race asks of you before race day.

Lottery: No ultrasignup.com

Lottery opens: not checked yet

Lottery draw: not checked yet

Field cap: 250 new.vhtrc.org

Registration: UltraSignup ultrasignup.com

Qualifying: not checked yet

Minimum age: not checked yet

Transfers: No new.vhtrc.org

Deferrals: No new.vhtrc.org

Running, crewing, pacing or still deciding

How NavRun helps with Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run Thirty six hours, and thirteen stations with a clock on each.

You are running it

You reach Habron Gap, mile 54, before its 10:30pm cutoff, and you already knew that this morning.

An arrival time for all 15 stations, worked out from your own training.

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You are pacing

You are at Camp Roosevelt, mile 63.9, warm and fed, and you know you have 37 miles ahead of you.

The same sheet says when they reach you.

You are deciding

You find out Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run is months of work away, not years, and you start.

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Crew access, pacers and drop bags

The rules that shape your day Anything marked "not checked yet" is a gap in what we hold, never a no from the race.

Crew allowed: Yes new.vhtrc.org

Vehicles per runner: 1 new.vhtrc.org

Pacers: Yes, from mile 63.90 new.vhtrc.org

Muling: Not allowed new.vhtrc.org

Drop bags: Yes new.vhtrc.org

Cupless: not checked yet

Course marking: Fully Marked new.vhtrc.org

Night running: Yes new.vhtrc.org

Dogs: Not allowed new.vhtrc.org

Headphones: not checked yet

Crew rules: Nine of the 15 aid stations (plus the start/finish) allow crew access; crews and pacers may meet runners only within 200 feet of a designated aid station, with one exception (the 211 East parking area, which is not itself an aid station). Crew and pacer share a single vehicle -- no separate cars. Crews must comply with aid station personnel and Forest Service parking directions; violations can lead to exclusion of the crew from an aid station or all aid stations, and in aggravated cases, disqualification of the runner being supported. No dogs at the Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp at all; elsewhere dogs must stay away from aid stations, runners and volunteers and be kept on a leash. new.vhtrc.org

Pacer rules: A pacer may join a runner at any time at Camp Roosevelt (mile 63.9) or any aid station beyond that point with crew access. After 6:00 pm on Saturday, a pacer may join a runner as early as Habron Gap (mile 54.0). Only one pacer at a time; pacer and runner must always remain together, with the pacer following, not leading. The pacer may not carry the runner's water, food, flashlight, shoes or clothing ("muling is expressly forbidden"); pacers get no drop bags. Pacers may not leave a car at Camp Roosevelt or at Gap Creek/Visitor Center due to limited parking, though Camp Roosevelt is a short walk from the start/finish where a car may be left. new.vhtrc.org

Drop bag rules: Drop bags are carried to the 10 aid stations that provide for them (Edinburg Gap, Woodstock Tower, Elizabeth Furnace, Shawl Gap, Habron Gap, Camp Roosevelt, Gap Creek I, Visitor Center, Picnic Area, Gap Creek II). Bags must be pliable and fit within a 16 x 10 x 6 inch box, marked with the runner's name, bib number and the aid station name (not the aid station number). Due at 8:00 pm on the Friday before the race, following the pre-race briefing. Runners (or a designated person) must collect their own bags; the race will not mail drop bags after the event, and unclaimed bags are a known hassle for organizers. new.vhtrc.org

Cutoff philosophy: The overall time limit is 36 hours (5:00 am Saturday to 5:00 pm Sunday). Aid stations with crew access have enforced cutoffs; a runner must be out of the station before its cutoff. Three remote, non-crew-accessible stations (Woodstock Tower, Powells Fort) carry cutoffs described as a recommendation only, not enforced, though the race warns "we believe that you will not complete the course if you do not achieve them" and that a runner who goes on past one may find the next aid station no longer intact. Two stations (Moreland Gap, Bird Knob) have no cutoff at all. new.vhtrc.org

Aid stations

Every stop, and what you get there ● yes ○ no ? nobody has checked – does not apply to this race

Mile	Station	Cutoff	Crew access	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	●	?	?	○	?

Same race, other lines

Other distances and other years

Other years: 2027

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