Genesis Adventures

Race will include trail running, mountain biking, kayaking, special tests and navigation. Total miles, 22-28. Fees include kayak, paddles, race number, t-shirt, and post-race refreshments.

Event Schedule

Friday, July 18th
5:00pm-7:00pm Early Registration

Saturday, July 19th
6:30am Registration & Transition Area Open
8:00am Pre-Race Meeting
9:00am Race Start
2:00pm Awards

Gear List

· Mt. Bike
· Helmet
· Type III Life Jacket
· Food & Water (Adventure Races are 100% Self-Sufficient)

Directions

Use 150 Ekonk Hill Rd, Voluntown, CT in mapquest.com. Ekonk Hill Rd. is also Rt. 49. The main park entrance is off this road. Enter the park and proceed on Headquarters Rd. for one mile until you reach fork. Head left on fork over small bridge and find race site in open field. Please park along one side of the road to allow traffic to flow in the road.

Accomodations

Courtyard by Marriott, Norwich. They don't have great rates, you may want to try orbitz.com. For camping, try Nature's Campsite (2 mins from park) , 860.376.4203.

Race Updates

Race Update #2 - Special tests for race #4 will all be adventure-race related. For example, there is a substantial kayak portage to and from the water.

Pachaug Forest contains many roads and trails, there's not any one map that has manage to capture it all. You'll probably receive several maps and have to piece together the information.

There are lots of horse & deer flies out in the park now, so we recommend some good bug spray. It shouldn't be a problem while you're moving, but stand still and you're lunch.

Here's a great article on some of the places that you may be visiting during the race Click Here!

Race Update #1 - Pachaug Forest is crossed with gravel roads. The terrain is mostly flat compared to other venues with only some gently rolling hills. There are lots of rocks on the park trails. The woods are wide open, good for shortcuts! The pond is fairly small so the paddle will likely be short.

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