Mountain Ranger 7k/15k Run & 34k Mountain Bike Event

Description

Join us on Saturday, April 30th to kick off the 24th Annual Mountain Ranger Run and Bike Races at Camp Frank D. Merrill. Choose your distance for the run with 7k and 15k options, or grab your mountain bike and hit the single track for 34k. Stick around after the race and spend the day at the Ranger Camp watching demonstrations, repelling, and more! Open House is free of charge and open to the public.

Government issued photo ID required.

**Please note: all courses MUST be cleared by 10:45 for the Open House schedule of events. Anyone still on course at this time will be pulled.**

Parking will open at 5:45am. Packet pickup will only be on race day, opening at 6:00am

***NO DOGS ALLOWED***

Race day registration will also open at 6:00am and will close 15 minutes prior to the start of each event.

Awards will be given to top 3 male and female in each event. No age group awards.

In the event of cancellation, full refunds will be issued, less processing fees charged by RunSignUp.

Place

Camp Frank D. Merrill
1 Camp Frank D. Merrill Drive
Dahlonega, GA US 30533

Course information for the 15k trail race

The 15k course is a great loop, consisting of old forest service roads, rolling hills, and water crossings. New this year is some single track at the very end! The trail is not too technical, so it's a fast route!

https://www.strava.com/routes/12566622

The start/finish area will be at the same location, not as shown on the map. You will also NOT be running the entire track as shown on the course link.

15k route

15k elevation

Course information for the 7k trail race

This is the first time EVER the Army Rangers have opened the Montgomery Creek trail to the public for a race! This course is a blast to run and has an amazing waterfall along the route. You will not want to miss this one!

5k route