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Alabama · Heflin
Pinhoti
Nov 7, 2026
Founded in 2008 — the nearest 100-miler was then 500 miles away — Pinhoti runs 100.38 miles point-to-point from Pine Glen Campground near Heflin to Sylacauga High School's track through Talladega National Forest: 83 miles of single-track, 17 miles of jeep road, and 2 miles of pavement, with 14,000 feet of gain. Cheaha Mountain (2,408 feet, Alabama's highest peak) anchors the course. A 30-hour cutoff and Golden Ticket Western States qualification since 2013 define its competitive weight; in 2024, 154 runners started the 17th edition.
The numbers
Race statistics
- Distance
- 100 mi
- Vertical gain
- 14,000 ft
- Course
- Point to point
- Unique miles
- 100 mi
- Entry fee
- $380
- Lottery
- No
- Avg finishers
- 144
140 ft / mi
per year
◈ From the runners