Pine Creek Challenge
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Pine Creek Challenge, Wellsboro PA
The Pine Creek Challenge is a trail running event organized by Tyoga Running Club on September 12, 2026, offering multiple distance options.
- 100 Miler
- 100K
- 50 Miler
- Marathon
The course uses the Pine Creek Rail Trail, which runs 63 miles from Wellsboro Junction to Jersey Shore. The event uses an out and back routing that includes about 25 miles of the upper "Canyon" section through the Pine Creek Gorge. The Gorge extends about 47 miles, is nearly a mile wide in places, and reaches 1,450 feet at its deepest point. This section is a National Natural Landmark.
The trail surface is fine crushed stone and is about 20 feet wide. There is no motorized traffic allowed on the trail. The grade is very slight to the south, losing 900 feet over 63 miles, roughly a 2 percent grade. Participants may encounter walkers, cyclists, horse drawn wagons, and varied wildlife, including at least three bald eagle nesting sites, river otters, deer, foxes, and coyotes.
Course routing by distance: 100 milers run from Asaph to Blackwell and back twice for four canyon passes; 100K runners go to Blackwell once; 50 milers do one round trip to Blackwell; marathoners run to Tiaghdaton and return. Organizers recommend prior experience of 50 miles or more for 100 mile entrants. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
