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Ultras · US · PA

Tussey mOUnTaiNBACK 50 Mile Relay and Ultra

50 Mile
Registration open
Registration closes October 16.
Race dateOctober 24, 2026
Start7:00am
Whentoday

Who's going to Tussey mOUnTaiNBACK 50 Mile Relay and Ultra?

I'm running itPlan your weeks and your aid station times I'm crewingWhen to leave, where to park, at every stop I'm pacing or cheeringAsk your runner for their Out Here link

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Distance The race
50 Mile
Climb
5,485 ft
Descent
not checked yet
High point
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Time limit Our math
12:00:00 The race says “The athlete guide gives a 7:00 am start and a 7:00 pm finish cutoff, so the limit is 12 hours”. We worked this out from that.
Aid stations
13
Started
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Finished
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Finish rate
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The course

Where it goes loop · 13 aid stations · rust marks a stop your crew can reach

A single loop of gravel and forest roads through Rothrock State Forest, run in twelve legs between aid stations. It starts and finishes at Tussey Mountain Ski Area.

About the last 5 miles are on pavement, downhill. Every distance begins and ends with 0.6 miles of pavement.

The race

What this one is

Tussey Mountainback is a gravel and forest road race through Rothrock State Forest near Boalsburg, Pennsylvania. Runners choose a 50 mile, a 50K or a half marathon, or run the 50 mile loop as a relay of two to eight. Everything starts at Tussey Mountain Ski Area in October.

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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Registration
UltraSignup ultrasignup.com
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
Yes tusseymountainback50.com
Vehicles per runner
1 tusseymountainback50.com
Pacers
not checked yet
Muling
not checked yet
Drop bags
Yes tusseymountainback50.com
Cupless
not checked yet
Course marking
Fully Marked tusseymountainback50.com
Night running
not checked yet
Dogs
not checked yet
Headphones
Not allowed tusseymountainback50.com
Crew rules
Each ultrarunner may have one support vehicle. Crew may not follow runners between aid stations and may meet runners at aid stations three, five, nine and ten. No bicycles may accompany runners. tusseymountainback50.com
Pacer rules
not checked yet
Drop bag rules
Bags must be dropped at packet pickup on Friday. They are returned to the beer garden as aid stations close. tusseymountainback50.com
Cutoff philosophy
not checked yet
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
? Tussey Mountain Ski Area lodge
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Laurel Run Road crest at the Mid-State Trail
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ● ? ? ?
? Laurel Run Road at Pine Swamp Road
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Whipple Dam State Park
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ● ? ? ?
? Beidelheimer Road at Gettis Ridge Road
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Alan Seeger Picnic Area
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ● ? ? ?
? Greenwood fire tower gate
NoneSignal wrong?
 2:15pm ? ? ? ? ?
? Kettle Road at Cooper's Gap Road
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ● ? ? ?
? Cooper's Gap Road at Stone Creek Road
NoneSignal wrong?
 4:40pm ? ? ? ? ?
? Penn Roosevelt State Park
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ● ? ? ?
? Colyer Lake
NoneSignal wrong?
 6:00pm ● ● ? ? ?
? Bear Meadows Road at North Meadows Road
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ● ? ? ?
? Tussey Mountain Ski Area beer garden
NoneSignal wrong?
 7:00pm ? ? ? ? ?
Driving your crew

Getting your people there 11 stops with directions the race published.

Laurel Run Road crest at the Mid-State Trail

Parking. Aid Station 1: At the crest of Laurel Run, at the intersection with the Mid-State Trail. Parking is on the right-hand side beyond the aid station; first vehicle must pull forward to the orange stake, others file in directly behind.

Laurel Run Road at Pine Swamp Road

Parking. Aid Station 2: At the intersection of Laurel Run and Pine Swamp Road. Parking is on Laurel Run Road on the right-hand side, beyond the aid station.

Whipple Dam State Park

Parking. Aid Station 3: On Laurel Run Road before the entrance to Whipple Dam State Park. Parking is on the right, before the aid station.

Beidelheimer Road at Gettis Ridge Road

Parking. Aid Station 4: At intersection of Beidelheimer Road and Gettis Ridge Road. Parking is on the right side, beyond the aid station.

Alan Seeger Picnic Area

Parking. Aid Station 5: Alan Seeger Picnic Area. Parking is in the Alan Seeger parking lot, beyond the aid station.

Greenwood fire tower gate cutoff 2:15pm

Parking. Aid Station 6: Gated road to the Greenwood fire tower. Parking is on the right-hand side, beyond the aid station.

Kettle Road at Cooper's Gap Road

Parking. Aid Station 7: Intersection of Kettle Road and Cooper’s Gap Road. Parking is on the left side, beyond the aid station.

Cooper's Gap Road at Stone Creek Road cutoff 4:40pm

Parking. Aid Station 8: Intersection of Cooper’s Gap Road and Stone Creek Road. Parking is on the left side.

Penn Roosevelt State Park

Parking. Aid Station 9: Penn Roosevelt State Park. Parking is on the right-hand side, beyond the Aid Station.

Colyer Lake cutoff 6:00pm

Parking. Aid Station 10: Colyer Lake, occurs at the Colyer Lake parking lot on Lake Road.

Bear Meadows Road at North Meadows Road

Parking. Aid Station 11 is at the intersection of Bear Meadows Road and North Meadows Road, at the yellow gate. Parking is both at and before the aid station, on the right and left. Do not block the gate in any way.

Same race, other lines

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.

Social account

tusseymountainback (Instagram)

Social account
Social account

Tussey MountainBack (Facebook)

Social account

These are other people's work and we link straight to them. Watching costs nothing and needs no account. More of them: every race we hold, on film.

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50 Mile

  • Tussey Mountain Ski Area lodge
  • Laurel Run Road crest at the Mid-State Trail
  • Laurel Run Road at Pine Swamp Road
  • Whipple Dam State Park
  • Beidelheimer Road at Gettis Ridge Road
  • Alan Seeger Picnic Area
  • Greenwood fire tower gate
  • Kettle Road at Cooper's Gap Road
  • Cooper's Gap Road at Stone Creek Road
  • Penn Roosevelt State Park
  • Colyer Lake
  • Bear Meadows Road at North Meadows Road
  • Tussey Mountain Ski Area beer garden

50K

  • Tussey Mountain Ski Area lodge
  • Laurel Run Road crest at the Mid-State Trail mile 3.2
  • Laurel Run Road at Pine Swamp Road mile 7.2
  • Whipple Dam State Park mile 10.7
  • Beidelheimer Road at Gettis Ridge Road mile 16.3
  • Bear Meadows Road at North Meadows Road mile 22.2
  • Bear Gap Road at Gettis Ridge Road mile 25.2
  • Laurel Run Road crest at the Mid-State Trail (second pass) mile 27.9
  • Tussey Mountain Ski Area beer garden mile 31.1
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Anything else: [email protected]

Ultras change. We will tell you when this one does.

Cutoffs move, races get postponed, lotteries open and close. We read the race's own sources and record where every fact came from. Put your email in and we will send you what changed, and where we read it.

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What happens to your email. Nothing else. I do not sell it, and I will not send you anything except this race changing. One click gets you out.

I keep this catalog because the information is scattered and hard to trust. Telling you when it moves is the same job.

Ultras change. We will tell you when this one does.

Cutoffs move, races get postponed, lotteries open and close. We read the race's own sources and record where every fact came from. Put your email in and we will send you what changed, and where we read it.

No account, and nothing to cancel.

What happens to your email. Nothing else. I do not sell it, and I will not send you anything except this race changing. One click gets you out.

I keep this catalog because the information is scattered and hard to trust. Telling you when it moves is the same job.