About This Event
The Crater Trail Run brings trail running to the rolling forests of Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire. This family-friendly event showcases the region's mixed hardwood and pine terrain through a range of distances that welcome everyone from young runners taking their first steps on trails to ultramarathoners seeking a technical challenge. The park's well-maintained trail system provides the perfect backdrop for New Hampshire's trail running community to gather.
Choose Your Distance
Kids Mile
The course utilizes the groomed single-track mountain bike trails of Van Peenen Memorial Park, part of Decorah's extensive trail system. Runners navigate technical terrain through Iowa's distinctive bluff country, with the 50K consisting of multiple loops that showcase different sections of the trail network. Key landmarks include the Death Valley aid station, which 50K runners encounter four times, and the entrance to Palisades Park, serving as a major checkpoint for longer distances.
5K
The course utilizes the groomed single-track mountain bike trails of Van Peenen Memorial Park, part of Decorah's extensive trail system. Runners navigate technical terrain through Iowa's distinctive bluff country, with the 50K consisting of multiple loops that showcase different sections of the trail network. Key landmarks include the Death Valley aid station, which 50K runners encounter four times, and the entrance to Palisades Park, serving as a major checkpoint for longer distances.
10K
The course utilizes the groomed single-track mountain bike trails of Van Peenen Memorial Park, part of Decorah's extensive trail system. Runners navigate technical terrain through Iowa's distinctive bluff country, with the 50K consisting of multiple loops that showcase different sections of the trail network. Key landmarks include the Death Valley aid station, which 50K runners encounter four times, and the entrance to Palisades Park, serving as a major checkpoint for longer distances.
25K
The course utilizes the groomed single-track mountain bike trails of Van Peenen Memorial Park, part of Decorah's extensive trail system. Runners navigate technical terrain through Iowa's distinctive bluff country, with the 50K consisting of multiple loops that showcase different sections of the trail network. Key landmarks include the Death Valley aid station, which 50K runners encounter four times, and the entrance to Palisades Park, serving as a major checkpoint for longer distances.
50K
The course utilizes the groomed single-track mountain bike trails of Van Peenen Memorial Park, part of Decorah's extensive trail system. Runners navigate technical terrain through Iowa's distinctive bluff country, with the 50K consisting of multiple loops that showcase different sections of the trail network. Key landmarks include the Death Valley aid station, which 50K runners encounter four times, and the entrance to Palisades Park, serving as a major checkpoint for longer distances.