53.79 Miles · Crowders Ridge Start/Finish, Crowders Mountain State Park, Kings Mountain, NC

Beast of the East 50 Mile

Starts Crowders Ridge Start/Finish, Crowders Mountain State Park, Kings Mountain, NC
Saturday, Dec 12, 2026 · 8:10 AM start (America/New_York)

Distance53.79 mi
Elevation Gain9,654 ft
Elevation Loss9,652 ft
Aid Stations & Cutoffs

All times shown in the race's own timezone (America/New_York).

StationMileElevationCutoffAccess
Crowders Ridge (Start/Finish)
Start
0896 ft—
Drop bagCrew
Wolf's Den Aid Station
WolfsDen-1
5.5886 ft—
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161 Aid Station
161-1
10.31,020 ft—
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Boulders Access Aid Station
Boulders-1
13.41,010 ft—
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161 Aid Station
161-2
16.51,020 ft—
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Wolf's Den Aid Station
WolfsDen-2
21.4886 ft—
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Crowders Ridge (Start/Finish)
LapPoint-1
26.9896 ft—
Drop bagCrew
Wolf's Den Aid Station
WolfsDen-3
32.3886 ft—
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161 Aid Station
161-3
37.21,020 ft—
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Boulders Access Aid Station
Boulders-2
40.31,010 ft—
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161 Aid Station
161-4
43.41,020 ft—
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Wolf's Den Aid Station
WolfsDen-4
48.3886 ft—
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Crowders Ridge (Start/Finish)
Finish
53.79896 ft9:00 AM
Crew
Crew Access Notes

Crew access and drop bags are at the Crowders Ridge Start/Finish area only, reachable after each ~26.8mi loop. Wolf's Den, 161, and Boulders Access aid stations are on remote park trail and not crew-accessible.

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