Pisgah 12 Hour Adventure Race 2025

Events

$150

9:00AM EDT 9:00PM EDT

Price increases after April 30, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT

$150

9:00AM EDT 9:00PM EDT

Price increases after April 30, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT

$150

9:00AM EDT 9:00PM EDT

Price increases after April 30, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT

$150

9:00AM EDT 9:00PM EDT

Price increases after April 30, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT

Description

This 12 hour event is at Lake James State Park located at the edge of the Linville Gorge area of North Carolina.

This will be the last race in our series.

This will be our 7th year at the state park, and we look forward to offering another great time in the great outdoors. As with all our races, we like to offer racers a little bit of everything. This race will be no different: a bushwhacking O-course, single track and some road mountain bike riding, and some scenic paddling.

Teams of 1-4 will travel together along the course. The objective of the race is to gather a punch from as many Check Points (unmanned flags in the woods) within the allotted time. The team with the most points in the least amount of time wins.

Bring the lights!

Gear list

Boats:

Each team/ solo racers needs to either
1) Provide their own kayak / canoe or
2) Rent through NCARS (see "add-on options" during registration)
*There will be a limited number of boats for rent — first come, first served.

Required individual gear:
A functional MOUNTAIN bike; no road or cycle cross bikes
CPSC marked bicycling helmet on any bike sections

Type I, II, or III PFD while paddling

Food and fluids to last the duration of the race
A pen/ pencil/ sharpie
Knife
Whistle
Individual headlight with extra batteries

Required Team gear:
Canoe or Kayak
UTM plotter with 1:24,000 scale (you may have to plot points)
Compass
Watch
Cell phone and waterproof case, just in case
Basic first aid kit (Adventure Medical Kit Ultralight/Watertight First Aid Kit or equivalent)

Recommended Gear:
Appropriate clothing for all weather conditions. The race will be held rain or shine.
Waterproof map case/ large ziplock bag will work
Water purification method
Spare bike tube, method of tire/tube inflation and bike repair kit

Race day schedule

6:30am Park Gates open

6:30pm Check in/ get maps and race directions

7:45pm Prerace meeting

8:00 pm Saturday- Race Start

8:00 am Sunday - Race Finish - Breakfast

Camping

If you are interested in camping in the park Click HERE

ALL other NCARS races for 2026

March 28th
The OCHO - 8 Hour event - Hanging Rock State Park

September 19th
Pisgah races "TBD"

Place

7321 NC-126 (Paddy Creek Area) NEW VISITOR CENTER
Nebo, NC US 28761

Race Website

Additional race information can be found at http://www.ncars.info.

Race Contact Info

If you have any questions about this race, please contact the race director at