Starts off with a a fun, 2400 ft climb in 2.4 miles up South Moat and you will traverse the ridge until you get to the Attitash Trail on the bottom of North Moat. From here you'll head towards Bear Notch going over Big Attitash and Table mountain.  You'll then work your way through Bartlett via the Barlett Experimental Forest and private land.  From here, you'll hop on 302 and head to the Mt Tremont trailhead.

From here, you'll go up and over Mt Tremont and continuing down on Brunel Trail till you get to Rob Brook Rd. You'll follow this until you get to Sawyer Pond trail, You'll follow this all the way to Sawyer river trail.  The course continues to go through Hancock Notch Trail to the hairpin turn on the Kanc. 

From here, you'll get to go on a very short section of road to get your climbing legs back and then up and over the Osceolas to Tripoli Rd.  Again, you'll get to stretch the legs for a mile before the last big climb of the course going up Mt Tecumseh.  After descending, you'll run to the town square at Waterville Valley on trails.

50 Mile Turn Sheet

Mountain weather is subject to extreme changes and a large portion of the course over the mountain is fully exposed to the elements. Be responsible.  You will be DISQUALIFIED if you do not carry the mandatory gear listed below.

NOTE: You will be showing event staff your required gear on the morning of your race. We will have 2-3 people checking to speed this up but please have your items readily available to show us and then pack it away.

Gear list:

• Minimum of 2 liters of water from the start and encouraged to take
  more at the aid stations
• Water filter (ie Katahdin BeFree)
• A minimum of 1000 calories
• Trail map with course marked on it (this will be provided)
• Emergency blanket
• GPX file uploaded into GPS, Watch or Phone
• Extra battery pack to charge phone/watch, etc
• Cell Phone or other communication device to call for help
• Headlight plus extra batteries.  Two headlamps if they are the rechargeable kind
• Rain Jacket
• Gloves
• Warm Hat
• Compass or GPS (most watches and phones have a compass)
• Neon safety vest with large reflective areas (for roads)
• First Aid Kit (bandaids, ointment, etc.)

2025 Note: The "additional gear" below will not be required with warmer daytime temps expected.

Possible additions to required gear (we may adjust based on weather forecast):

• puffy jacket
• hand warmers
• winter hat and gloves
• extra layers (tights and long sleeve)
• buff

Crew: There is no crew allowed at the remote aid stations.  You can have your crew sign up for a volunteer shift at an aid station and they can help you that way.  Any crew found helping a runner unless they are working a volunteer shift will result in the runner being disqualified from the event.  Our permit does not allow any crew.

Pacers:  ALL PACERS MUST CARRY THE REQUIRED GEAR WHICH IS THE SAME AS THE RUNNER AND THEY MUST HAVE A GEAR CHECK BEFORE PACING. 

You can have pacers starting at Sawyer Aid Station. Pacers must join you at an aid station. The pacer is required to checkin with the aid crew, sign a waiver, have their gear checked (required gear is the same as runners), and they will receive a pacer bib that must be worn.
Pacers cannot leave cars at an aid station so you will need to make arrangements to have your pacer dropped off. NO MULING ALLOWED

We will have two school buses to shuttle you to the South Moat Trailhead where the 50 mile begins. Both buses will arrive at Waterville Valley at 4:50am and depart for the South Moat Trailhead at 5:00am SHARP!! You must be on the bus before 5:00am as the drive is around 1 hour and 20 minutes. You can leave your vehicle in the designated town square parking lots while racing.

There will be packet pickup before you hop on the bus beginning at 4:00am. Once you've shown that you have ALL required gear to start the race you will be given your bib and can hop on the bus. You will also be able to leave drop bags at this time. 
We will do our best to expedite the gear check but please expect there to be a short line when arriving on site. Having the proper gear outside of your bag so we can easily view and check it off will speed things up as well. Thank you!

NOTE: Very Important- You may NOT be dropped off at the South Moat Trailhead start line with your personal vehicle or park there for our race. It is a very small (and busy) trailhead and the rangers will be there to make sure we are not claiming spots. Thank you!

Parking at the finish area will be the "back" lots at the Waterville Valley Town Square. From the parking lot, you'll see our registration/packet pickup area where you can leave your drop bags as well, prior to hopping on the buses heading to your start line at South Moat.

Campground: If you paid for camping, it will be at the Osceola Vista Campground which is off Tripoli Road, just over 2 miles from the start/finish. We have a number of group campsites within the campground.
There is decent cell service (Verizon) and there are portable restrooms on site. No showers but you can use the showers at the Campton Campground about 10 minutes away (possibly coin operated). 

Osceola Vista Campground 

All aid stations will allow drop bags. We will have separate areas for each aid station but please make sure you label all bags. And no ice chests or large drop bags please. 

Please bring your drop bags on RACE MORNING. We will have designated areas for each aid station. Double check where each bag is being dropped so it goes to the correct aid!

NOTE: Please utilize dry bags/ weather proof bags as rain storms and a wet ground is highly possible!

This is not an elementary race.  You will need to be comfortable following maps and GPS data which we will provide and you will be required to have uploaded to your watch/phone/GPS.  The course will be unmarked.  The national forest signage is easy to follow but you will need to pay attention.

Due to the remote and rugged nature of this course you will need to have completed a 50 Km run within the past year or a similar mountain effort.  The 50 Km run should be one with significant elevation gain.  If you spend your days in the mountains the Pemi Loop, Kilkenny Traverse, ETC are all acceptable.  We want you to be familiar with long mountain days.

There will be aid stations but also some long stretches without aid where you should be comfortable filtering water if necessary.  If it is a hot day you may need to filter water.

Familiarity with the White Mountains is also helpful but not required to run the race.

Mountain weather is subject to extreme changes and a large portion of the course over the mountain is fully exposed to the elements. Be responsible.  You will be disqualified if you do not carry the mandatory gear listed below.

NOTE: You will be showing event staff your required gear on the morning of your race. We will have 2-3 people checking to speed this up but please have your items readily available to show us and then pack it away.

Required Gear list:

• 2 liter of fluids minimum (you have a tough 11.3 mile stretch with no aid)
• 400 calories of food
• Windbreaker/rain shell
• Space blanket or emergency foil blanket
• Headlamp

Highly recommended:

Water Filter (ie - Katahdin BeFree)
GPX File of the full course for easy reference
Cell phone battery charger

There are no pacers or crew permitted at the Jigger Johnson 20 Mile due to trailhead size restriction. Crew, family & spectators are encouraged to meet runners in Waterville Valley at the start/finish line.

Parking at the start/finish area will be the "back" lots at the Waterville Valley Town Square. From the parking lot, you'll see our registration/packet pickup area. The start line will be on the other side of the barn, next to Corcoran Pond.

Campground: If you paid for camping, it will be at the Osceola Vista Campground which is off Tripoli Road, just over 2 miles from the start/finish. We have a number of group campsites within the campground.
There is decent cell service (Verizon) and there are portable restrooms on site. No showers but you can use the showers at the Campton Campground about 10 minutes away (potentially coin operated). 

Osceola Vista Campground 

There are no drop bags for the Jigger Johnson 20 Mile. Runners will be permitted to leave a drop bag at the start/finish line in a weather sealed bag.