Arrival/Parking: The event takes place at North Fork County Park, in the Cutler Flats Area, linked HERE.  Please follow the signs to parking in the open fields on the east end of Cutler Flats, then walk to the west side of Cutler Flats to the Festival/Race area to check-in.  You will see Arches and Equipment setup in this area, as well as a large generator and light if you’re arriving before dawn.

Timed Events Lap Counting/Last Lap: This is a fixed time, looped course event.  The goal is to complete as many loops as you can in the allotted time.  The person with the most completed loops in the shortest amount of time wins.  There are no ‘partial’ loops, and all loops must be completed before the end of your event.  For example, the 6 hour events end at 5:00pm sharp.  For your last loop to count, you must cross the finish line by 5:00pm.  In this example if you had 5 loops, and finished your 6th loop at 5:10pm, you will be marked as finished with a total of 5 loops.

Timing and Race Finish: this is a chip-timed event.  Our partners at Laurel Innovations will be heading up the timing this year.  For the 3 hour and 6 hour timed events, you MUST let them know when you are finished with the event.  As this is a fixed-time course, you can choose when you’ve had enough.  If you know you will not be going out on the course again, but an hour remains, please tell our timers and they will print your finishers card.

Results link will be provided closer to the event date.

Support/Crew and Spectator Zone: Crewing will be allowed at the event near our Start and Finish Line, which doubles as the transition zone on these looped courses, we call this area the Athlete Zone.  All courses start and end at the same point, making it easy for loved ones to cheer you on or fuel you up with your own special concoction of endurance fuel.

Athlete Zone: We’ll have a few tables under 10x10 tents setup for athletes to keep a SMALL bag of gear/fuel for themselves.  This will allow you to crew yourself in between your laps.  This is a self-supported event, meaning we will not be assisting you on course with any flat tires or mechanical issues.  We’ll have The Bike Shoppe in our festival area to assist with minor needs between laps.

Timed Event Aid Stations: Due to the relatively short distance of each of our course laps for the timed events (3.5 Mile loop for the run, 7 Mile loop for the Bike), we will not have any Aid Stations on those courses.  The Athlete Zone/Transition area will have an Aid Station that will be stocked with basic refueling supplies: Gatorade, Water, Salty/Sweet Snacks, etc.  You know your body, if you require specialized or substantial amounts of fuel, please prepare ahead and pack that in with you.

Cutler Challenge Aid Stations: The Cutler Challenge shares the start and finish of the timed events, so you will have access to the full aid station there before and in between each loop. Additionally, minimally stocked on-course aid stations will be available on the 25k and 10k route as follows:

25k course -

• Mile 1.75 (shared with 10k course) - Unmanned, water only. Please only use if necessary on the 25k route.

• Mile 7.6 - Hike-in aid station with minimal supplies. Expect water, Gatorade, and some snacks/gels.

• Mile 11.5 - Water, electrolytes, fruit, gels, snacks, etc.

10k course -

• Mile 3.19 (shared with 25k course) - Unmanned, water only.

5k course -

• No Aid Stations. Get what you need at the start and finish.

Course Details: Riders and Runners will have separate looped courses, with only small sections of the start and finish portions being shared.  With that in mind, please always be cognizant of other competitors, and do not rush by anyone without calling out “on your left” before you pass.  We expect competitors to be cordial and respectful to everyone on the trails.  While this is a closed-course, open only for our event’s competitors, you may encounter other trail users.  Please be respectful of all, and report any negatively impactful trail use to the staff at the Athlete Zone. 3 hour/6 hour runners will encounter participants from Cutler Challenge for small sections on their first two loops. The final 5k loop will share the same course as the timed event.

• Cutler Challenge 25k (1st loop)

• Cutler Challenge 10k (2nd loop)

• Timed Run Course (Cutler Challenge 3rd loop)

• Mtn Bike Course

• Adaptive Mtn Bike Course

Course Marking: Courses will be marked with a combination of colored signs, pin flags and flagging tape. Signs with arrows will be used at critical junctions where shared courses merge or deviate. Pin flags will be used at turns and intersections with other trails. Flagging tape will be used as confidence marking every 1/4-1/2 mile as needed.  

• Timed loop runners will have BLUE race bibs and the course will be marked with blue signs and blue flagging tape. Because the first loop will start during civil twilight, the blue flagging tape will have DOT reflective tape attached to it as well.

• Cutler Challenge runners will have yellow race bibs and the courses will be marked with unique colors for each loop. The 25k will have WHITE course markings, the 10k will have GREEN course markings, and the 5k will follow the BLUE course marking from the timed run course.

• Riders will have ORANGE bike plates and the course will be marked with orange signs and orange flagging tape.

• Adaptive riders will have PINK bike plates and the course will be marked with pink signs and pink flagging tape.

Mandatory and Recommended Gear: The following gear is required/recommended for each fixed time event:

• Strongly recommended: Headlamps ARE RECOMMENDED for all 3 Hour Solo Run & the Cutler Challenge Run competitors to start, as runners will be starting the event in civil twilight.  Sunrise is at 7:28AM.  Please utilize a headlamp for the first loop in the low light conditions.

• A water bottle/bladder for hydration, on-course nutrition should you require it, packable windbreaker, and other clothing items as noted below in the weather section. As this is a cupless event, please bring a reusable cup for use at aid stations.

Weather / Clothing: The NUT is a Rain or Shine event.  Weather this time of year can go in any and every direction.  Current forecasts are predicting Low 40’s at night and in the morning, with highs in the Mid 60’s, but Utah weather is always subject to change.  With that in mind, we recommend that you come prepared for all types of weather and bring the following items with you to the event:

• Rain Jacket / WindBreaker

• Stocking Cap

• Riding/Running Gloves

• Insulated long sleeve top

• Long leggings/pants/rain pants

• Buff or Neck Gaiter

• Warm weather gear

Awards:Awards will be given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each gender category (i.e. 6 Hour Run will have one male and one female winner).  There are no age-group categories at The Northern Utah Trailfest.