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Hosted by Grit Line Adventure Racing · Bethel, OH
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2026 East Fork Challenge

Bethel, OH·Sep 12, 2026·Gun 7:00 AM

Overview

About the race.

The East Fork Challenge is an adventure race at East Fork State Park in Bethel, Ohio. Race the clock over 6 or 12 hours, trekking, mountain biking, and paddling between checkpoints that you navigate to yourself with map and compass, no marked course. Enter solo or as a team, choose your own route, and see how many checkpoints you can reach before the cutoff. Photos from race day will be free to download here, findable by bib or a quick selfie even when your bib is hidden under a pack or PFD.

Distances

Pick your race.

12 Hour Race12 Hour Race
6 Hour Race6 Hour Race

Course preview

Where you’ll be photographed.

Course map coming soon

Race-day coverage

Eyes on every mile.

Photographers
Coverage details coming soon
Zones covered
Assignments published closer to race day
Delivery target
3–4h
After the race ends
Schedule

When things happen.

  1. Sat, Sep 12
    6:00 AM

    Check-in opens (12 hour)

    12 Hour Race
  2. 6:45 AM

    Pre-race meeting (12 hour)

    12 Hour Race
  3. 7:00 AM

    12 hour race begins

    12 Hour Race
  4. 12:00 PM

    Check-in opens (6 hour)

    6 Hour Race
  5. 12:45 PM

    Pre-race meeting (6 hour)

    6 Hour Race
  6. 1:00 PM

    6 hour race begins

    6 Hour Race
  7. 7:00 PM

    Both races end

  8. 7:15 PM

    Awards ceremony

Photo alerts

We’ll email you the second your photos are live.

Drop your email now. The morning the gallery opens, your link arrives before you’ve left the finish area.

Get notified

One email per race. No spam, no resale. Used once, this event, then deleted.

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