Welcome to the second running of Papertown Trail Races at the amazing Chestnut Mountain Nature Park in Canton. After being forced to postpone the race originally scheduled for October 10, we are excited to come back to Canton on Sunday, November 15 to produce a trail running event that will not only be beautiful but challenging.
Race Day – Make Up Date – Sunday, November 15
Long Race-10:00 AM, Short Race-10:30 AM
Registration
Online registration has re-opened and will stay open through Friday, November 13. Everyone who was registered for the October 10 date is still registered.
Race Information
Both Races
January 1-March 31: $35
April 1-September 30: $40
October 1-Race Day: $45
Note: The entry fees shown here do not include service charges and taxes added by the registration platform. Those fees will be visible during the online registration process.
Sunday, November 15 – 8:30-10:15 AM – Chestnut Mountain Nature Park (2415 Asheville Highway, Canton)
We will accept on-site registration up to 15 minutes before the start of each race.
The races will start and finish at the Chestnut Mountain Bridge Area.
Turn by Turn Directions
Short Race (6.2 Miles)
- Bridge Area to Berm Park via Papertown Express (.80 miles); up Papertown Express
- Left – Intersection of Papertown Express and Old Timer
- Left – Intersection of Old Timer and Turnpike (4.6 miles)
- Sharp Right on Papertown Express where Trail Map Kiosk is located (4.77 miles)
- At Berm Park, Right on Papertown Express to finish (5.5 Miles)
There will be signs with BLUE arrows marking every turn.
Long Race (9 ish Miles)
There will be one water station on the course serving water. We suggested all runners carry their own fluids and/or nutritional supplies.
There will be signs with GREEN arrows marking every turn.
Stuff
We realize everyone has a lot of race shirts so we will be offering our long sleeve race shirt as an a la carte item during registration for $20.
Water and light snacks will be provided near the finish line.
Prizes will be awarded to the top 10 male and female finishers in each race.
The race will utilize chip timing for both races. The chips are attached to the back of your race bib so don’t crinkle them.
Please wear your bib on the front of your clothing so we can see it at the finish line.
Dogs are welcome in the parking and Start/Finish area on the bridge but not on the course.
All parking will be in the Chestnut Mountain parking lot.
Cancellations/Transfers
Glory Hound Events has a NO REFUND/NO DEFERRAL policy.
Transfers
You may transfer your registration to the other distance or you can transfer your entry to another person. There will be a $2 processing fee per transfer.
To transfer your registration to another person please log into Race Roster and select Transfer where prompted. All transfers must be completed by 9:00 PM on the Friday of race week.
This is the only way transfers or the selling of bibs between participants will be allowed. Anyone who is discovered to have purchased or accepted another person’s bib without submitting this form will be disqualified and banned from future races.
Live results will be available during the race by clicking a QR code found around the race venue. Final results will be posted here later that day.
Questions
Please email general race questions to greg@gloryhoundevents.com
