North Carolina · 100 Miler
HKY 100 Mile Ultra Trail Race
HKY 100 Mile Ultra Trail Race is a 100 Miler event held in Hickory, North Carolina. Its next confirmed date is Saturday, October 17, 2026.
- Race day
- October 17, 2026
- Location
- Hickory, NC
Race details
- Date
- Saturday, October 17, 2026
- Location
- Hickory, North Carolina
- Distances
- 100 Miler
- Course
- Over 15,500 ft of total elevation gain across a 4-mile repeating loop (25 laps); very hilly, mostly trail (70%) with paved sections (30%).
- Registration
- runsignup.com
- Official website
- hickorync.gov
About the HKY 100 Mile Ultra Trail Race
HKY 100 Mile Ultra Run Experience. Camaraderie. Competition. Hickory’s inaugural 100 Mile Ultra Trail Race is for teams of 2 to 10 people and soloists. This demanding course puts you or your team racing around the clock challenging the limits of endurance, pace and strategy. The course consists of a 4-mile route taking you on double-track farm trails (believed to be old moonshine roads), to single track hiking trails onto the newly created Aviation Trail, then through Winkler Park into the Hick…
Rankings and notes
- Notes
- [enrich 2026-09-25] Inaugural 2026 event (no prior editions); no runner reviews found on RaceRaves/UltraSignup/BibRave/Reddit as of research date (letsdothis.com explicitly shows "no reviews yet").
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HKY 100 Mile Ultra Trail Race: common questions
- When is the HKY 100 Mile Ultra Trail Race?
- The next confirmed date is Saturday, October 17, 2026.
- Where is the HKY 100 Mile Ultra Trail Race held?
- In Hickory, North Carolina.
- What distances does the HKY 100 Mile Ultra Trail Race offer?
- 100 Miler.
- How do I register for the HKY 100 Mile Ultra Trail Race?
- Registration is handled by the organiser at runsignup.com. Entry fees, caps and deadlines are set there.
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