Big Ring Challenge
In a 2018 survey, the Jackrabbit Trail was named as the favorite trail in our series. This trail system, which opened in 2011, is a roller-coaster of machine-cut trail that leaps and bounds through the Nantahala National Forest in Hayesville, North Carolina, just over the state line from Georgia. The singletrack winds through a peninsula surrounded by Lake Chatuge, offering stunning views around every turn. The fun-to-pain ratio is excellent on this fast, flat course—there’s less than 700 feet of climbing in every 10.5-mile lap....that’s why we call it the Big Ring Challenge, you can go as fast as you dare to go!
ENDURANCE RACE WEEKEND SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
PRE-RIDE OPEN AT NOON WEATHER PERMITTING
4:00PM Check In/Packet Pickup/Onsite Registration OPEN
6:00PM Check In/Packet Pickup/Onsite Registration CLOSED
SATURDAY
6:30am Check In/Packet Pickup/Registration OPEN
9:00am Check In/Packet Pickup/Registration CLOSES
9:30am Racer Meeting
10:00am 6-Hour Race begins with wave starts
10:10am 3-Hour Race begins with wave starts
10:21am Junior 1 lap race begins
1:30pm 3-Hour Awards
4:15PM 6-Hour Awards
MAP OF VENUE
COMING SOON
COURSE INFO
PARKING
NO TRAILHEAD PARKING AVAILABLE.
Parking is about 1/4 mile up the road from the trailhead.
CAMPING
There is NO OVERNIGHT PARKING/ CAMPING at the venue.
Jackrabbit Campground will be CLOSED for the season.
Area Campgrounds
Georgia Mountain Fair Campground https://georgiamountainfairgrounds.com/pageserver/campgrounds
SERIES RACE PLATES
If this is your first race of the new series, you will get a new race plate! You will use this same race plate for the entire series so please do not discard it!
If you lose or discard your plate, they are replaced for $10.
