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Course Maps

Moving the event out of February, and avoiding permitting constraints put on the event because of weather closures, will all but guarantee a summit for Challengers that make the time cut! The Mount Mitchell Challenge and Black Mountain Marathon have been a hallmark of the trail race calendar for 26 years.

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Aid Station Information

Runners pass 6 aid stations in the marathon and 10 in the challenge. Aid stations will have water, electrolytes, fruit, and sweet/salty snacks at minimum. 

​Black Mountain Marathon Aid Stations

  • Sourwood Gap ~ mile 6

  • Pot Cove (Bills Knob) ~ mile 10

  • Blue Ridge Parkway (turnaround) ~ mile 13.1 

  • Pot Cove (Bills Knob) ~ mile 17

  • Sourwood Gap ~ mile 20

  • Final Check Point~ mile 22

 

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Mount Mitchell Challenge Aid Stations

  • Sourwood Gap ~ mile 6

  • Pot Cove (Bills Knob) ~ mile 10

  • Blue Ridge Parkway ~ mile 13.1 

  • Steppes Gap ~ mile 16

  • Mount Mitchell Summit ~ mile 19

  • Steppes Gap ~ mile 21

  • Blue Ridge Parkway ~ mile 24

  • Pot Cove (Bills Knob) ~ mile 28

  • Sourwood Gap ~ mile 30

  • Final Check Point ~ mile 32​

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Producers of the Mount Mitchell Challenge and Black Mountain Marathon

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