Keweenaw Chain Drive Festival
About this race
The Keweenaw Chain Drive Festival is back as a Poker Run in 2026! For riders, there will be the option of a short, long, and adventure route. Once again, the short and long courses are open for runners to sign up as well! Each route will have multiple poker chip stations at random locations. Riders and runners will collect a chip from each location and submit them to find out their poker hand. The best poker hand will win various prize packages! The ride/run is free to enter. If you would like to make a donation to the trails, you can do so during the registration process or at any time by clicking the Donation button at the top of this page. All proceeds from the donations will go to supporting the Maasto Hiihto/Churning Rapids and Swedetown trails.
Be on the lookout for some new additions to the courses and bonuses from sponsors this year!
Please note that this year's event is self-supported. There may be pop-up aid stations. Locations and provisions are unknown. Riders and runners will need to be able to navigate the course on their own. The Short and Long Course will be marked, but GPS or phone to view/navigate routes is highly recommended. Also, please note that the time slots are meant to spread out the start and minimize congestion at the Poker Chip stations. They do not designate which distance you're riding or running.
All riders and runners are welcome!
Pick your distance
Running
Time Slot - RUNNERS ONLY (8:00 AM)
Register by 11:59 PM on April 30th to be part of the Early Bird drawing. Winners will receive a $25 gift certificate from a local bike shop! Refer to the participant guide for general information. Trail runners will follow the Short Course or Long Course trail markings and should plan on a 12-mile loop with 1,000 feet of elevation gain or 21-mile loop with 2,000 ft of elevation gain. The event is also self-supported (no aid stations or sweeps).
Cycling
Time Slot 2 (9:00 AM)
Register by 11:59 PM on April 30th to be part of the Early Bird drawing. Winners will receive a $25 gift certificate from a local bike shop!
Time Slot 3 (10:00 AM)
Register by 11:59 PM on April 30th to be part of the Early Bird drawing. Winners will receive a $25 gift certificate from a local bike shop!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Hancock, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:58 AM and sets at 9:50 PM local time (EDT) in Hancock on June 13, 2026 — 15h 52m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 3 Hancock events
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