Adirondack Marathon Distance Festival

Adirondack Marathon Distance Festival

Don't miss the 30th Anniversary Year

This weekend-long event has something for everyone; on Sunday, the Marathon, Half Marathon, and 4-Person Relay are run around 9 miles long, crystal clear, Schroon Lake.

On Saturday, try out the 5K & 10K in Chestertown and a Kids Fun Run in Schroon Lake.

The Great Brant Lake Canoe Race

Sponsored by the town of Horicon

Experience a beautiful Adirondack lake in a fun and exciting 6 mile race that takes paddlers down the length of Brant’s picturesque shores and into a channel, finishing on the Mill Pond at the Horicon Community Center.

Start

10:00 am, August 8th, 2026 at Hoyt's Beach on Palisades road at the north end of Brant Lake in Horicon, NY.

10:00 AM Wave 1

• Solo Kayak

• Solo Canoe

• Pack Canoe

10:05 AM Wave 2

• OTHER

• Guideboat

• SUP

10:10 AM Wave 3

• C2. (Tandem Canoe)

• C4. (4 Person Canoe)

• K2. (Tandem Kayak)

• Voyageur Canoes

Finish

Horicon Town Beach and the Horicon Community Center. Horicon, NY.

Awards Ceremony

12:30 PM at the Horicon Community Center.

Schedule

August 7th, 2026

5:30 PM to 7:00 PM Packet/ Number pickup at Food Truck Friday

August 8th, 2026

7:30 AM to 8:30 AM Packet pickup at Horicon Community Center

9:30 AM Paddler Meeting at Start of race

10:00 AM Race Start

12:30 PM Race Awards Ceremony

Registration

Paddlers are highly encouraged to preregister online.

Only 1 registration needed per team (Tandem Canoe/Kayak/C3/C4)

There will be a packet pick up Friday 8/7 at Food Truck Friday from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. Paddlers can also pick up materials the morning of from 7:15 to 8:00 AM at the Horicon Community Center.

Parking

Due to limited parking at the start, paddlers are encouraged to park at the finish and find a shuttle to the start. Please park in designated areas.There will be some parking at the start of the race.

If parking a car at the start of the race. Please park on the side of Rt. 8 across the road from the Hilton Family Farmstand. This allows for more room and turnaround space at the start/drop off area. Please be considerate of other vehicles and paddlers.

Boats can be dropped off at the starting line before parking.

The race will start rain or shine. Be prepared for Adirondack weather!

Paddlers are responsible for their own transportation before and after race. Camp Read will be running a shuttle to the start until 9:00 am.

Pre-Race paddlers meeting will be held at 9:00 am at the start. Coast Guard approved flotation devices are required for all participants. Drugs and alcohol prohibited.

Proceeds benefit the Bob and Gert Newton Campership Fund, The Northern Forest Canoe Trail.

For more info contact the organizers at [email protected]

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Buck 50 Join us on October 3rd for the Buck 50. This 50 kilometer ultra course covers some of the most beautiful terrain in the southern Adirondacks on the shores of Lake George. Trek over four of Lake George's tallest peaks on rugged, remote trails, climbing 9000 ft. Where & when The course will start at Camp Chingachgook on pilot knob rd.The race will start at 6:30 am on Sunday, October 3th Registration Due to the challenging logistics of this event, and the equally challenging aspects of the race itself, we will be asking for prior ultra-trail experience for all participants. Relevant experience:Recent finishes at ultra distance trail racesImpressive performances at sub ultra or non-trail races Course The course will start at Camp Chingachgook and follow a dirt path to the Buck Mountain trail. The course will go over Buck Mountain and connect to the Sleeping Beauty trail via Shelving Rock/Dacy Clearing Rd. The course will then go over Sleeping Beauty and connect to the Black Mountain

trail via Fishbrook Pond. The course then summits Black Mountain and drops to Black Mountain Point on the shore of Lake George. The course then climbs over the shoulder of Erebus Mountain and connects back to Dacy Clearing Rd. Finally, the course will mirror the start of the race by climbing back over Buck Mountain and finishing back at Camp Chingachgook. Aid stations and cutoffs Aid Station Mile Location Cutoff AS 1 6.6 Dacy Clearing rd N/A AS 2 14.2 Black Mountain trail 5 Hours AS 3 18.6 Black Mountain Point N/A AS 4 25.3 Dacy Clearing rd 9.5 hours Finish 32.5 Camp Chingachgook 12 Hours Event's current local time: 4:41 AM ET