Sleeping Giant Trail Runs
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Sleeping Giant Trail Runs : Hamden, CT
The Sleeping Giant Trail Runs take place in Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden, Connecticut. The event offers two loop options:
- 25K
- 50K
The park contains more than 30 miles of trails, including smooth carriage roads and technical, rocky singletrack. The 25K loop includes more than 3,000 feet of vertical gain. Each loop begins and ends at the pavilion inside the park. The route features an initial section of mostly runnable, rolling singletrack for about five miles with occasional small rock scrambles, followed by a steep rock scramble climb of roughly 500 feet in 0.3 miles. The course continues through technical ups and downs, a less technical section on the Yellow Trail, and reaches the Chestnut Trailhead where an aid station sits near mile 8. Runners pass the same aid station again near mile 12, then ascend on the Quinnipiac Blue Trail to the Observation Tower. A 1.5 mile carriage road descent on the Tower Path leads toward the finish with a short final climb back to the pavilion.
A portion of registration fees is designated for the Sleeping Giant Park Association. The event has a no refund and no transfer policy. Postrace provisions include food and nonalcoholic beverages, with beers supplied by Athletic Brewing Company. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
