Natchez Trace Trail Run
Rucking 13 Miles · 13 miles
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Race dateNovember 7, 2026
Whenin 14 days
Who's going to Natchez Trace Trail Run?
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Distance
From the name
13 miles
The race calls this course “Rucking 13 Miles” and hasn't published a measured distance. Trail courses often run long.
High point
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Time limit
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Finish rate
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The course
Where it goes
point to point
HardRuck division on the half marathon course. A bus leaves Garrison Creek at 10:00 AM for Banger Aid. Runners over 150 pounds bodyweight carry 20 pounds dry and runners under 150 carry 10 pounds dry, in steel ruck plates, vest blocks, bumper plates or anything with the weight clearly stamped on it. Weigh in 30 minutes before your start. The weight stays on the whole way and random checks happen.
The race
What this one is
A trail run on the Highland Rim section of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail, starting from the Garrison Creek trailhead south of Franklin, Tennessee. Roughly 25 miles of singletrack follows the ridges above the old road bed, with creek crossings, a handful of road crossings, and long stretches where you will not see another runner for an hour. The 50 Mile is an out and back from Garrison Creek. The marathon, half marathon and 13 mile ruck ride a bus to the far end and run back toward Garrison Creek. The field is capped at 180 across all four distances.
Getting in
Getting in
Entry, lottery and what the race asks of you before race day.
- Lottery
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- Lottery opens
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- Lottery draw
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- Field cap
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180
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- Registration
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- Qualifying
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- Minimum age
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- Transfers
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- Deferrals
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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
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Yes
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- Vehicles per runner
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- Pacers
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No
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- Muling
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- Drop bags
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- Cupless
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Yes
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- Course marking
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- Night running
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- Dogs
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- Headphones
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- Crew rules
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Crew can meet runners at aid stations only. Parking along the Parkway roadside is not allowed, so crews use the Garrison Creek rest stop or official pull offs. There is no outside aid between aid stations.
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- Pacer rules
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Pacers are not allowed.
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- Drop bag rules
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- Cutoff philosophy
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Other distances and other years
What it looks like out there
Somebody has been out there with a camera
the tables say the climb is long. these say what long feels like.
2 people have been out there with a camera or a microphone.
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More of them: every race we hold, on film.
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Where this came from.
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19% of what we track for a course is filled in. The rest says "not checked yet" rather than guessing.
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