Breakneck Point provides more vert per mile and technical pitches than all but a handful of courses in the country. It covers jeep trails, single-track, historic estate paths, and winding single-track both open and technical. It features several profile climbs and descents with significant elevation gain and loss, and ranks as the toughest trail marathon in northeast. Its signature climb, Breakneck Point, one of the top hikes in the country according to trails.com and Newsweek (as well as a guy named Carl from what I hear – that could be rumor though) is steep, gnarly, exposed, and absolutely beautiful. Entrants range from some of the fittest mountain runners in the country, to those content with a chill day of hiking and running a really beautiful and challenging day on the trails.Team USA Qualifier
In 2021 USATF selected the Breakneck Point Trail Marathon to serve as one of two qualifiers for the US Worlds Team. It was fun to witness some of the best technical and mountain runners in the Country duel for those slots. Thanks to Remi Leroux for capturing one of those moments in the film below. That being the epic duel between Max King and David Hedges for the win and automatic team selection slot. We were honored to again serve as a US Team Selection Race and the USATF Trail Marathon National Championship in 2023. We look forward to remaining in this pipeline with a potential bid for 2025.
