Marathon and Relay Teams Course
**COURSE UPDATE 9/20/23**
Due to unprecedented rain this summer and closure of part of the Airline Trail, the Marathon and Relay team course will START at Relay Station ONE, Estabrook Rd. in Hampton CT. The course will still end in Putnam, CT.
Due to limited parking, transportation from the Putnam YMCA is being provided to all marathon and relay team runners starting the race.
Leg 1: 4.2 miles
Hampton, CT
Start: Estabrook Rd., Hampton, CT
End: Estabrook Rd, Hampton, CT
Road Crossings: Goodwin Forest (Hampton)
Distance: 4.2 miles
Elevation: +219 ft
Description: Technical Loop in Goodwin Forest
Leg 2: 4.2 miles
Hampton, CT
Start: Estabrook Rd., Hampton, CT
End: Estabrook Rd, Hampton, CT
Road Crossings: Goodwin Forest (Hampton)
Distance: 4.2 miles
Elevation: +219 ft
Description: Technical Loop in Goodwin Forest
Leg 3: 5.4 miles
Hampton, CT
Start: Estabrook Rd
End: Brooklyn Rd
Road Crossings:
- Estabrook Rd (Hampton)
- Station Rd (Hampton)
- Old Griffin Hwy (Hampton)
- Kenyon Rd (Hampton)
- Lewis Rd (Hampton)
- Route 97 (Pomfret)
- Brooklyn Rd (Pomfret)
Distance: 5.4 miles
Elevation: +222 ft
Description: Flat, Non-Technical, Airline Trail
Leg 4: 6.2 miles
Pomfret, CT
Start: Brooklyn Rd
End: Route 169, Pomfret Trail Head
Road Crossings:
- Culvert – Trail goes under Route 44 (Pomfret)
- Covell Rd (Pomfret)
- Babbitt Hill (Pomfret)
Distance: 6.2 miles
Elevation: +18 ft
Description: Flat, Mixed terrain, short technical loop Windham Land Trust, Airline Trail **
Leg 5: 6.2 miles
Pomfret, CT
Start: Route 169, Pomfret Trail Head
End: Hale YMCA, Putnam, CT
Road Crossings:
- Pedestrian Bridge – Trail goes over Route 169 (Pomfret)
- Pedestrian Bridge – Trail goes over Needle’s Eye Rd (Pomfret)
- Wright’s Crossing (Pomfret)
- Culvert – Trail goes under Holmes Rd (Pomfret)
- Culvert – Trail goes under Modock Rd (Putnam)
- Culvert – Trail goes under River Rd (Putnam)
- Town Farm Rd (Putnam)
- Runners will exit the Airline Trail, run over the Henry Breault Pedestrian Bridge, then proceed onto the River Trail, finishing just before the Hale YMCA (Putnam)
Distance: 6.2 miles
Elevation: +259 ft
Description: Some Rough Terrain, Requires Scramble, Airline Trail. *Note – There is one very short (2/10ths of a mile), wet portion close to the end of the final leg. Be mindful when navigating course.
Putnam, CT
Description: Race Festival at the Hale YMCA
Race Festival – Free Beer, Food Massages, SWAG, Live Music and more…
Half Marathon Course
The Tackle the Trail Half Marathon starts in Pomfret, CT and ends in Putnam, CT.
Detailed map and tracking options will be available through Real-Time Runner Tracking.
Pomfret, CT
Start: Brooklyn Rd
End: Hale YMCA, Putnam, CT
Road Crossings:
- Culvert – Trail goes under Route 44 (Pomfret)
- Covell Rd (Pomfret)
- Babbitt Hill (Pomfret)
- Pedestrian Bridge – Trail goes over Route 169 (Pomfret)
- Pedestrian Bridge – Trail goes over Needle’s Eye Rd (Pomfret)
- Wright’s Crossing (Pomfret)
- Culvert – Trail goes under Holmes Rd (Pomfret)
- Culvert – Trail goes under Modock Rd (Putnam)
- Culvert – Trail goes under River Rd (Putnam)
- Town Farm Rd (Putnam)
- Runners will exit the Airline Trail, run over the Henry Breault Pedestrian Bridge, then proceed onto the River Trail, finishing just before the Hale YMCA (Putnam)
Distance: 13.1 miles
Elevation: +350 ft
Description: Mixed Terrain, Flat Airline Trail Combined With Some Technical Single Track.
Putnam, CT
Description: Race Festival at the Hale YMCA
Race Festival – Free Beer, Food Massages, SWAG, Live Music and more…
10K Course
The Tackle the Trail 10K starts in Pomfret, CT and ends in Putnam, CT.
Detailed map and tracking options will be available through Real-Time Runner Tracking
Pomfret, CT
Start: Route 169, Pomfret Trail Head
End: Hale YMCA, Putnam, CT
Road Crossings:
- Pedestrian Bridge – Trail goes over Route 169 (Pomfret)
- Pedestrian Bridge – Trail goes over Needle’s Eye Rd (Pomfret)
- Wright’s Crossing (Pomfret)
- Culvert – Trail goes under Holmes Rd (Pomfret)
- Culvert – Trail goes under Modock Rd (Putnam)
- Culvert – Trail goes under River Rd (Putnam)
- Town Farm Rd (Putnam)
- Runners will exit the Airline Trail, run over the Henry Breault Pedestrian Bridge, then proceed onto the River Trail, finishing just before the Hale YMCA (Putnam)
Distance: 6.2 miles
Elevation: +259 ft
Description: Some Rough Terrain, Requires Scramble, Airline Trail. *Note – There is one very short (2/10ths of a mile), wet portion close to the end of the final leg. Be mindful when navigating course.
Putnam, CT
Description: Race Festival at the Hale YMCA
Race Festival – Free Beer, Food Massages, SWAG, Live Music and more…
