Smoky Mountain Relay
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Smoky Mountain Relay

Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, United States View on map
Apr 30, 2027 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

A scenic, wild, team adventure in the mountains of Western North Carolina, the Smoky Mountain Relay is an adventure that is not to be missed. Be ready for a challenge like no other.
This course will challenge you and your friends with tough legs and reward you with stories to last a lifetime.

Choose from 6 person, 9 person or 12 person teams to split up the 36 legs.

The 200+-mile course begins at the Pisgah Ranger Station just outside of Brevard, NC in the Pisgah National Forest and ends at the Nantahala Outdoor Center in Bryson City, NC.

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Running

6 Person Team

Apr 30, 2027 6 Person Team 12:00 AM
$1,020.00
Open

9 Person Team

Apr 30, 2027 9 Person Team 12:00 AM
$1,485.00
Open

12 Person Team

Apr 30, 2027 12 Person Team 12:00 AM
$1,860.00
Open

Race-day daylight

We have no recorded weather for Pisgah Forest yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.

Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on April 30, 2027 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on April 30, 2027 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 35m

The sun rises at 6:40 AM and sets at 8:15 PM local time (EDT) in Pisgah Forest on April 30, 2027 — 13h 35m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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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, 1 Pisgah Forest event

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