Fall Is in the Air—and So Is the Vermont 50!

There’s a change in the air here in Vermont. Some of us are already thinking about fall—and around here, fall means one thing: the Vermont 50!

We are beyond excited to welcome everyone to our 33rd Vermont 50 on September 26–27. How cool is that?

We can’t wait to see our returning runners, mountain bikers, and volunteers back for another unforgettable race weekend.
And to all of our new participants and volunteers—welcome to the Vermont 50 family!

Your race committee has already been hard at work getting ready for race weekend. Permits are in place, trail work has been scheduled, and the excitement is building!

We’re getting psyched, and we hope you are, too.

September 26–27, 2026
The 33rd Vermont 50
Ascutney Outdoors • West Windsor, Vermont

Let’s get ready for another great Vermont 50!

HERE ARE SOME UPDATES 

Runners-Pacers are Back!

Yup, we’re bringing back pacers for the 50 mile and 50 K runners.
You can find all the details on our PACER PAGE

Trail Work Days

If you are local or plan to visit our area before race weekend, we have trail work days scheduled every Sunday through September 20th.

We meet at Skunk Hollow Tavern at 9:00 AM and work until about noon.

If you plan to join us, please email Mike to let him know. He’ll keep you updated by email if there are any changes to the plans.
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Course Mileage and Aid Station Closing Time Updates

We’ll admit it—the last couple of years we’ve had a few issues with trail mileage and Aid Station closing times.

It stems from the uniqueness of our race course. The Vermont 50 takes you places that few runners and mountain bikers get to explore: privately owned land.

Because we don’t have the opportunity to maintain the entire course year-round, we only get to assess most of the course a few weeks before race day. During those assessments, we’ve encountered landowner logging operations (which is their right on their land), new housing development, downed trees, and the usual trail-related challenges.

Sometimes we have only a few days to work around these obstacles.

Unfortunately, changes made to the course don’t always get translated back to you, our participants, in a timely manner.

For that, we apologize.

But it’s also the nature of the beast—and part of what makes the Vermont 50 such a special course. We are incredibly fortunate to have access to these private properties and the unique trails they provide.

What’s Changing This Year

This year, we’ll make every effort to keep you updated on course mileage. We’re going to try our darndest to have the course come in at 50 miles!

Please remember, however, that every GPS device and measuring app can produce slightly different results. The mileage you record on race day may vary somewhat from our official course mileage.

In addition, this year we will be using a 14.5-minute-per-mile pace for the entire course when determining Aid Station closing times. Our Aid Station closing times will reflect this pace.

We’re also putting together a course pacing guide that will point out sections where the course is relatively flat and you can make up some time, as well as climbs where you’ll want to pace yourself carefully.

We’ll keep you updated as information becomes available, and we’ll update the Vermont 50 website and downloadable race documents as we collect and confirm the data.

Thanks for your patience, understanding, and—most of all—for embracing what makes the Vermont 50 unique!