Western Maryland Rail Trail Marathon - Hancock, Maryland - Running

The Western Maryland Rail Trail Marathon is a Running race in Hancock, Maryland consisting of a Half Marathon and Marathon.

Race Location/Info

The race takes place on the paved Western Maryland Rail Trail (WMRT). The start/finish is located on the Western Maryland Rail Trail just north of the C&O Bicycle Shop at 9 S Pennsylvania Ave Hancock, MD 21750.

Packet Pickup
Saturday pre-race packet pickup will take place from 6:00PM-7:30PM at Pizza Hut at 224 W Main Street Hancock, MD 21750 just a quarter mile from the race start/finish.
Packet pickup will commence on race day at 6:45 AM at the start/finish.

Parking
There are two parking lots located near the start/finish. One block east of the start/finish is the closest parking lot which is located just south of the WMRT between Williams St and Taney St S. A second lot is another block east located just south of the intersection of East Main Street and Church St.

Directions
Hancock is located at the intersection of I-68, I-70, and U.S. 522.
Use this link to obtain directions to the parking lot one block east of the start/finish.

Course Info
This race takes place on the fairly flat and paved Western Maryland Rail Trail with the occasional fantastic view of the Potomac River. Runners will head southwest on the trail for 6.56 miles before turning around to head northeast back to the start/finish. Half marathon runners will cross the finish line at Pennsylvania Avenue to complete their race. Marathon runners will turn around at Pennsylvania Avenue and complete another out and back on the course to finish the marathon.