Event Information

Baker Trail UltraChallenge 2025 - South

Overview

The twenty-first annual Baker Trail UltraChallenge will take place on Saturday August 23, 2025. The UltraChallenge is a 50-mile ultramarathon on the Baker Trail. Unlike the Rachel Carson Trail Challenge, this is a footrace; the "challenge" is for you or your relay team to win, or at least finish in 14 hours or less! This year, the UltraChallenge starts near Godfrey, PA at 6:30 AM. Runners will follow the Baker Trail north for 50 miles to Smicksburg and end at a private farm. The deadline for finishing is 8:30 PM.

Registration and Volunteer Sign-Up Roster

Register here and also access the Volunteer Roster to see the roles available for sign-up.

Participant Information

Important event details and other information for participants is here.

Shirts & Awards

Solo registrants will receive a long-sleeve (soft fabric!) shirt. All relay team members will receive a short-sleeve t-shirt.

All Solo finishers will receive the first piece of a unique three-piece medal (a different piece will be awarded in each of the subsequent two years for the north and central sections). Trophies will be awarded for:

  • First, second, and third place male and female finishers
  • First place Masters (age 40+) male and female finishers (Masters have precedence over 2nd & 3rd place)
  • First overall, and first coed relay team finishers

Lodging

Camping: You may sleep at the private farm in a tent, the barn (no livestock), the house (limited space), or your vehicle.

Hotel: There are no hotels near the farm, but here are the closest.

Volunteers

The UltraChallenge needs volunteers! We will need people throughout the day, from morning registration to aid stations along the course, and the finish. People can volunteer for as few as two hours. If you'd like to help out, review and sign up on the Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities page. What's in it for a volunteer? As a thank-you, all volunteers receive a coveted Marshal t-shirt and the gratitude of many strangers!