Course

***NOTE: Trail conditions, safety and other reconsiderations may warrant course alterations between now and race day. We will communicate updates for the 2026 course as we land on them.***

Course Update 4/28/26: 2026 Course Map is now posted below. Note that just before exiting the single track into the finish at the bottom of loop 2, the course now enters and loops through Rock n’ Roll (the kids course).

Course Update 4/23/26: We have been working hard to find a way to minimize our impact on the sections of single track that still need more time to dry out from the snow melt and recent rain. The result is a revised 2026 course that makes use of some of Cochran’s service trails, allowing us to bypass some key areas. We’re really happy with the way this course runs and think you’ll have a blast on the mix of terrain. Official course maps are in the works. In the meantime, here’s a link to a rough idea of the 2026 course from our initial run-through.

Also, we will be hosting a post-race trail work day to set the trails up for the rest of the season. We hope some of you, especially those living locally, will be able to join us in giving a little love back to these trails we all get so much joy from. We’ll get out the word for the trail work day date/time soon.

Cochran’s Ski Area, current host of the Sleepy Hollow Mtn Race, offers a mix of open alpine ski slope, packed dirt/grass service roads and wooded single track, with lots of climbing and descending.

Course Details: The 6.ish mile course starts and finishes at the base of Cochran’s alpine trails. Runners will complete a long loop plus a short loop. Both loops start with a steep climb-descend-climb on the alpine ski trail, then enter a mix of forested single track and packed dirt/grass service roads the rest of the way, along some top terrain and for the descent back down to the base area. The first loop goes deeper into the woods, continuing to climb to the high-point of the course then winding down to the base. The second time around, after re-tackling the alpine slope circuit, runners take a left to follow a descending single track back to the base for the finish.

2026 Course Maps