NipMuck Trail Marathon 2025

A classic old-school New England trail race taking place along a northern section of the Nipmuck Trail, consisting of a 26.4-mile ‘marathon’ and Marathon Relay.

The race is a double out-and-back covering a distance of 26.4 miles. The course is simply a 13-mile-long, northern section of the Nipmuck Trail, which is one of the Blue-Blazed trails managed by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association. The start line, and middle point, are located at Perry Hill Road in Ashford. The course runs south for 6.2 miles until reaching Route 44, then back to the start, then north for 7 miles until reaching Boston Hollow Road, and finally back to the finish/start line at Perry Hill Road.