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IronHike Mohawk Mountain Fall

Name: IronHike Endurance Series - Inaugural at Mohawk Mountain 2023
Uploaded: 2023-10-05
Description: The start is at Mohawk Mountain Ski Area in Cornwall, Connecticut. IronHike is an endurance-event series built around elevation, with races at Mohawk Mountain in Connecticut and Amicalola Falls in Geo

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

USOctober 2027152.5M · 100M · 61.25M

Pedro Xing · CC0

Race date Oct expected: October 2027
City · Distance: Cornwall · 152.5M · 100M · 61.25M
Entry fee: $1,195From the 2025 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date October 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Oct 1, 2026 · Entry ~ Oct 3, 2026 · Entry fee $180 · Start 00:00

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 8, 2026

About the race How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

The start is at Mohawk Mountain Ski Area in Cornwall, Connecticut.

IronHike is an endurance-event series built around elevation, with races at Mohawk Mountain in Connecticut and Amicalola Falls in Georgia.

The series' stated motto is: 'The only competition is yesterday's me.'

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from those who ran it first.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

No runner reports yet. We'll add them here as they come in.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

IronHike Endurance Series - Inaugural at Mohawk Mountain 2023

IronHike Endurance Productions

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This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2025 edition

Answer the Bell - Full - Individual

Entry cost $1,195

until Sep 29, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Everest - Individual

Entry cost $1,295

until Sep 29, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Everest - Trail Buddy (Team of 2)

Entry cost $2,124

until Sep 29, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Everest - Trail Family (Team of 3 or 4)

Entry cost $3,885

until Sep 29, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

About Olympus Mons Ultra - powered by Skratch Labs ® - Individual · Olympus Mons Ultra - powered by Skratch Labs ® - Trail Buddy (Team of 2)

Olympus Mons Ultra - powered by Skratch Labs ® - Individual

Entry cost $1,495

until Sep 28, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Olympus Mons Ultra - powered by Skratch Labs ® - Trail Buddy (Team of 2)

Entry cost $2,452

until Sep 28, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

The 152.5M I'll run

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2025 edition

Runners start · local timeVaries by event: Wed 9

Final bell time varies by event: Saturday 10/3 midnight ~ Sunday 10/4 noon

not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet.

START

46 Great Hollow Road, Mohawk Mtn Ski Area, Cornwall, CT

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, Cornwall, CT

Runners start · local time — /30 midnight - Sat 10/3 noon

Answer the Bell - Full - Individual·Everest - Individual·Everest - Trail Buddy (Team of 2)·Everest - Trail Family (Team of 3 or 4) events are held together.

Start line is located at 46 Great Hollow Road, Mohawk Mtn Ski Area, Cornwall, CT, and the start time is 12:00 a.m. local time.

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Aid stations 2026

Finisher medal 2026

Medical support 2026

Restrooms 2026

This may change for the next edition.

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2025 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

The IronHike hiking challenge at Mohawk Mountain Ski Area; check-in information has not been published.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startnone — no public transit serves the venue

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

none — no public transit serves the venue

Venue is Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, 46 Great Hollow Road, Cornwall, CT, ~1.5hrs' drive from NYC and Boston. No train/bus service reaches it.

Map

Getting to the finish

same as start

Course is a repeating ~1.25-mile self-powered up/down lap on the ski slope; start and finish both at the ski area base.

Map

Road closures

Free parking on site; The nearest airport is Bradley, 1 hour away; 2 hours 20 minutes by car to New York, 2 hours 35 minutes to Boston

Start shuttle

None — remote/rural venue, private car only. Free parking, spectator areas, restrooms on-site.

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

Course consists of repeated climbs and descents on the slopes of Mohawk Mountain Ski Area.

Each lap is 1.25 miles and gains and loses 595 feet of elevation.

The summit is at 1,600 feet above sea level, while the base is at 920 feet.

The grade is steep enough to be compared to climbing stairs, and participants build their distance by repeating this section.

Entry fee includes tent camping space on the mountain, with room for up to six companions,

aid and water stations at the summit and base, and a finisher finisher medal and hat.

The series offers events ranging from 12 to 84 hours, with required cumulative elevation ranging from 7,140 to 72,590 feet depending on the event.

Times are local to Cornwall. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Peaceful Cabin with Sauna, Hot Tub and Cold Plunge

Accommodation · 3.8km

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Circle Line: New Year’s Eve Fireworks Party Cruise in New York City (Ages 21+)

$288

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New York Flushing Half-Day Small-Group Food Tour

$78

IronHike Mohawk Mountain Fall

About IronHike Mohawk Mountain Fall — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run