Palmetto Bluff Buffalo Run
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Event overview
The Palmetto Bluff Buffalo Run takes place on December 14, 2025, in Bluffton, SC (Old Moreland Rd, 29910). The event is held on Palmetto Bluff property, which covers about 20,000 acres and includes maritime forest trails. The course is all trail and is described as a tree-shaded mix of single track, dirt and gravel road trail. The Buffalo Run includes a 6.2-mile trail route that goes into the maritime forest and may be muddy in places.
- 10K Trail Run
- 30K Trail Run
- 50K Ultra Trail Run
- 30K Relay Team (3-person team)
- 50K Ultra Relay Team (5-person team)
- 10K Walk
Logistics and amenities
Packet pickup is available the day before the race at Palmetto Running Company (25 Minetta Lane, Bluffton, SC). Hydration and fuel stations are located midway on the course and at the finish. The race is cup free; participants are asked to bring their own hydration bottles. Relay teams and 50K individual runners may set up pop-up canopy tents and tables in designated staging areas for support crews.
Awards include long sleeve shirts for participants registered before December 1, finishers medals for 10K, 30K, 50K and relay participants, a Buffalo Head Award for all 50K individual finishers, and Bronze Buffalo Awards for overall first place male and female in each race and first place relay teams. An after party and awards presentation are scheduled following the event; music and food are part of the program. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.