Kids 14 & under are welcome to register for the Sharp Top 25k free of charge using the code TrailKids2023. Please note, you must register your child under "guest" unless they have an UltraSignup account. This code applies only to kids 14 and under wishing to complete the 25k distance.

**Please note, your child should be prepared to tackle almost 17 miles, 2500ft of elevation and a stream crossing. We have had children as young as 9 complete the 25k course, but this should not be your child's first exposure to the trails and hiking a long distance. If you are unsure of your child's ability, please register yourself and accompany your child for the day.

A 25K/Half Marathon trail race through the remote and rugged mountains of Tiadaghton State Forest. The course will take runners through the Algerine Wild Area and Red Run sections of the Black Forest Trail that are full of technical single track, streams, and awesome vistas.

Both the 25K and Half runners will follow the same trail for the first 9 miles. At the Manor Fork camps, the Half runners will follow the road over to the last aid station and then onto the finish. 25Kers will take the trail up along the streambed and then up Old Supply Trail as always. The cut-off for this 9 mile section is 12 noon. This is 9 miles in three hours with one big hill and the rest being runnable. After 12 noon, ALL runners will be directed onto the Half course.

For those of you who have taken on the Challenge in the past.... Welcome Back!!! For those "newbies" out there....get ready for the run of your life. The course is set up to challenge each individual both mentally and physically. There are three major climbs and three major descents covering 4,000 feet of vertical over the 25K course, and it’s filled with vistas, stream crossings, and single track paths. Zach Miller, one of the top runners in the world, declared the Hyner 25k "one of the ‘funnest’ courses in the world" after setting a new course record in 2018. 

Kids 14 & under are welcome to register for the Sharp Top 25k free of charge using the code TrailKids2023. Please note, you must register your child under "guest" unless they have an UltraSignup account. This code applies only to kids 14 and under wishing to complete the 25k distance.

**Please note, your child should be prepared to tackle almost 17 miles, 2500ft of elevation and a stream crossing. We have had children as young as 9 complete the 25k course, but this should not be your child's first exposure to the trails and hiking a long distance. If you are unsure of your child's ability, please register yourself and accompany your child for the day.

A 25K/Half Marathon trail race through the remote and rugged mountains of Tiadaghton State Forest. The course will take runners through the Algerine Wild Area and Red Run sections of the Black Forest Trail that are full of technical single track, streams, and awesome vistas.

Both the 25K and Half runners will follow the same trail for the first 9 miles. At the Manor Fork camps, the Half runners will follow the road over to the last aid station and then onto the finish. 25Kers will take the trail up along the streambed and then up Old Supply Trail as always. The cut-off for this 9 mile section is 12 noon. This is 9 miles in three hours with one big hill and the rest being runnable. After 12 noon, ALL runners will be directed onto the Half course.