West Elk Challenge Trail Marathon
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Run, walk, and hike your way through the fall foliage of the West Elk Mountains! The West Elk Challenge is a point-to-point trail marathon through the heart of the West Elk Mountain range. The race starts on the shores of Crawford Reservoir State Park and travels on gravel roads through the farms and ranches at the base of the iconic Needle Rock. Soon thereafter, the trail enters the Gunnison National Forest and begins climbing the singletrack through golden aspen stands on the slopes of Mt. Lamborn. Runners top the 9,762 foot summit of Inter-Ocean Pass, and descend through spruce, aspen and oak to the town of Paonia and end along the North Fork of the Gunnison River.
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