Climb, Sweat, Triumph!
The South Ridge Trail Challenge is the region's premier early summer trail race and the only ultramarathon in North Park. Located on the South Ridge of North Park in Allegheny County, it offers a spectacular array of trails for runners and hikers of all abilities:
- a 5K for everyone, hikers welcome!
- a steady 10K for those looking for a little more climb, hikers also welcome!
- challenge yourself with two loops of the 10K course and (just about) complete 20K (just about a 1/2 marathon)
- a day-long party 50K relay- 5 10K loops let you share your vert with friends
- a truly intrepid 50K - 5 10K loops covering almost 5000ft of vert. gain that will lead you on a journey from confidence to self-doubt and back again, earning you bragging rights as a finisher of the only 50K race in North Park.
All distances start and finish near the historic North Park swimming pool. Runners and walkers will then make their way up, down, and around the South Ridge Plateau, exploring all the beauty of early summer in Western PA.
START TIMES:
- 50K and 50K Relay - 7:30 am
- 5K - 9:00 am
- 20K - 10:30 am
- 10K - 11:00 am
COURSE CUT-OFF:
50K athletes MUST leave the aid station for their final loop by 3:30pm. NO EXCEPTIONS.
5K (ish) - It's really about 3.5 miles
10K (ish) - Closer to 6.66 miles
20K (ish) - Almost a half marathon
50Kish - closer to 33mi
50Kish Relay - closer to 33mi
2026 Highlights
Return of the Max Vert!
Join GCXC at their 3 premier summer trail races and take on the Max Vert Challenge - register for all three and earn an additional medal or choose 3 10K races or 3 20k races to enter the scoring challenge!
- South Ridge Trail Challenge - Sunday, May 31st, 2026 at North Park
- The Murrysville Monster - Sunday, July 12th, 2026 at Duff and Pleasant Valley Parks
- The Two-Face 10K - Saturday, August 1st, 2026 at North Park
North Park's Only 50K
And 50K Relay
- Grab your friends, pick a captain, and register your team.
- The first person to register creates the team and pays all the fees - let your team know your team name.
- Additional team members MUST STILL REGISTER and join the existing team.
- Additional team members pay the team captain for their fees
Relay is elligible for inclusion in the bundle registration, though participants are not elligible for inclusion in the 3x10K scoring challenge. Relay teams are scored as a whole, not with individual finish times.
Trail Sisters Approved!
This race is Trail Sisters Approved:
We promise:
- Equal Podiums & Awards
- Women’s Specific Apparel & Swag
- Menstrual Products at Aid Stations
- Women On the Starting Line
- Pregnancy & Postpartum Policy
Aid Stations supported by:
Race Location
South Ridge Drive
Allison Park, PA 15101 US
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