Leatherwood Marathons

Leatherwood 100 Miler

Total Distance - 106.97 Miles Elevation Gain - 25,145

Leatherwood 100K

Total Distance - 64.15 Miles Elevation Gain - 15,095

Leatherwood 50 Miler

Total Distance - 53.15 Miles Elevation Gain - 11,944

Leatherwood 50K

Total Distance - 32.1 Miles Elevation Gain - 6,989

Leatherwood 25K

Total Distance - 16.35 Miles Elevation Gain - 3,235

Leatherwood Marathons

🌲 LEATHERWOOD ULTRA APRIL 3, 2027 – FERGUSON, NC HOSTED BY DIRTY WOLF RACING 🐺 THE TRAIL TAKES WHAT IT WANTS Race Manual - READ RACE MANUAL This is not a race. It’s a ritual. A trial by mountain. A slow unmaking. Set deep in the ancient folds of the Leatherwood Mountains — on private trails where few humans go, and fewer return unchanged — this course does not welcome you. It tolerates you, for a time. Each loop is a reckoning. Each climb is a question. And if you're lucky, by the end, you'll have an answer worth bleeding for. 🌘 THE FOREST DOESN’T SLEEP The trail is marked — technically. Orange ribbons and yellow arrows guide the way. But after a few loops, the signs start to blur. The switchbacks feel longer. The air feels heavier. Maybe it’s just the hunger. Or maybe the trail remembers everyone who’s ever quit here. 🕗 RACE DAY – APRIL 3RD Gates open: 7:00 AM Bib Pickup: 7:10–7:50 AM Race Start: 8:00 AM SHARP Course closes: Sunday 8:00 PM 100-Miler Cutoff: 36 hours — no exceptions, no mercy Early packet pickup available Friday — in case you want to walk the starting line before it takes you. 🔥 AID STATIONS — WHERE THE LIVING GATHER Stocked with: Water, Tailwind, soda Candy, bacon, fruit, pickles Salt. You’ll need it. Basic first aid — but the real wounds run deeper 🎖️ FOR THOSE WHO FINISH Handmade pottery medal — no plastic, no mass production. Just mud, fire, and form. Race swag for all Results posted on UltraSignup Photos released one week after (assuming the cameras survived) Tag your moments of madness: @dirty_wolf_racing #leatherwoodmarathons #dirtywolfracing 🐾 RULES OF THE RITUAL No dogs. No strollers. No ghosts. No refunds. If the weather turns, so do the odds — but the race goes on No unregistered runners. You face this alone Deferments available by request — but only before the forest has your name

Accomodations

🏕️ SLEEP CLOSE TO THE SHADOWS Cabins Leatherwood Mountains Cabins – 45+ rustic hideaways Some have hot tubs… though water won’t wash away what this trail will do to you Book direct: leatherwoodmountains.com | 336-973-4142 Camping Creekside Campground – Tent & RV sites with water, power, and flickering lights Call 336-973-5044 to reserve Sleep lightly. The woods never do. 🩻 REGISTER IF YOU DARE Leatherwood doesn’t care about your pace, your crew, or your polished training plan. It only wants to know one thing: What are you willing to leave behind to finish? Sign up. Show up. Suffer. And maybe — if it lets you — come back changed. https://www.leatherwoodmountains.com/ Book Now Their creekside campground offers 20 & 30 amp breaker sites and h20 hook ups for RV or tent camping. Shower and bathroom facilities are located in the barn area. Call 336-973-5044 for campground reservations. Campsite are limited.