Rim to River 100

The Rim to River 100 calls itself the first and only 100-mile trail race in West Virginia. It is an out-and-back from ACE Adventure Resort through New River Gorge National Park, turning at the Hawks Nest aid station around mile 53, and it drops from the rim of the gorge to the river and climbs back out again and again: the race states 12,000 feet of ascent and the same in descent, on 84 miles of trail, 6 of dirt road and 10 of pavement. Along the way runners pass waterfalls, ghost towns, old cemeteries and abandoned mine shafts.

The 2026 race ran on October 24, and Josiah Stermer won it in 16:45:06. The 2027 race starts at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 23, entry is by a lottery that runs December 1 to 10, 2026, and a finish inside the 32 hours is a Western States 100 qualifier.

An out-and-back from the main parking area at ACE Adventure Resort, in front of the Lost Paddle Bar & Grill, with the turnaround at Hawks Nest aid station around mile 53 and some sections run in one direction only. The race states 100 miles (84 of trail, 6 of dirt road, 10 paved), 12,000 feet of ascent and descent, and an elevation range of 823 to 2,015 feet. 74 of the miles are inside New River Gorge National Park. The limit is 32 hours, with the final cut-off at 2:00 p.m. Sunday; aid-station cut-offs exist and the race calls them non-negotiable, but it does not publish them on its pages.

Entry is by lottery. For 2027 the lottery is open from December 1 to 10, 2026, selected runners are notified and the entrants list and waitlist are posted at noon Eastern on December 21, and winners have until January 1 to complete registration before unclaimed spots go to the waitlist from January 2. Full refunds are offered through July 4; deferrals and partial refunds are decided case by case. Finishers inside 32 hours get a buckle and a mug, and a special buckle under 24 hours.