The Barkley Fall Classic — ENTRY ROUTE

Ultra

07:00

13 hours 20 minutes — 7 a.m. start, 8:20 p.m. course closure (tentative, per the 2027 schedule)

There's a cutoff at the marathon/50K split (the decision point), though the time hasn't been officially announced.

To continue in the 50K, you must have a working flashlight at this point.

Solomon Park (advance pickup and pre-race event)

Frozen Head State Park entrance, Wartburg, TN, on race day

9/18 (Fri) through 19:00 (start time to be announced later;

dinner served from 16:00) · 9/19 (Sat) 05:30–06:30

Camping is available at Solomon Park, the Friday pickup location.

On race day, the parking lot opens at 05:00 and the race starts at 07:00, leaving only a one-hour window for same-day pickup.