Saranac Lake Backcountry 3P
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Saranac Lake Backcountry 3P
The Saranac Lake Backcountry 3P is a self-supported multi-discipline event held in the Saranac Lake Wild Forest. The full course measures approximately 32 miles, including two-mile neutral segments at the start and finish along the Adirondack Rail Trail. Participants must be fully self-sufficient and able to complete their portions without outside assistance.
Solo entrants complete five segments that combine cycling, a mountain ascent, and paddling; teams of two or three may divide the segments among members. Participants are released in waves to reduce on-course congestion. Race time begins and ends at the official start/finish line; the neutral sections from Charlie's Inn to the starting line just past Conley Road are untimed.
Course segments
- Pedal: 10 miles from Conley Road on the Adirondack Rail Trail to Floodwood Road.
- Peak: 4 miles round trip on road and trail to Floodwood Mountain peak.
- Pedal: 2 miles back along Floodwood Road to Floodwood Outpost.
- Paddle: 4 miles from Floodwood to Rollins Pond, circling islands and returning.
- Pedal: 8 miles return on the Adirondack Rail Trail to the start/finish.
There will be one small water station at Floodwood Outpost; other supplies follow a pack in, pack out policy. Paddles, personal flotation devices, and boats must be dropped off and picked up at the Floodwood Outpost put in. Floodwood Road is a public gravel road and remains open to traffic. The event operates on public lands and is contingent on permits from the New York DEC. All registered participants receive a meal and there is an after party at Charlie's Inn. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
