Big Ring Challenge
Saturday, October 11, 2025
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 -6:00PM Check In/Packet Pickup/Onsite Registration
SATURDAY
6:30AM - 9:00AM Check In/Packet Pickup/Onsite Registration
9:30AM Racer Meeting
Optional Prayer at the Podium
10:00AM 6-Hour Race begins
10:10AM 3-Hour Race begins
Following Junior 1 lap race begins
1:30PM 3-Hour Awards
4:15PM 6-Hour Awards
COURSE INFO
PARKING
NO TRAILHEAD PARKING AVAILABLE ON SATURDAY. DO NOT PARK AT THE CHURCH!!
Parking is about 1/4 mile up the road from the trailhead.
FRIDAY: Jackrabbit Trailhead 1203 Jack Rabbit Rd, Hayesville, NC 28904
SATURDAY: You will drive past the trailhead and follow the road about 1/4 mile. Parking will be on your right in a field.
Please allow plenty of time to drop off your gear, park and return for packet pickup on Saturday morning.
If you plan to register onsite Saturday morning, please arrive by 7AM to avoid long lines.
CAMPING
NO OVERNIGHT PARKING ALLOWED IN THE TRAILHEAD PARKING LOT.
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234180
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.
