Race Details
Race begins promptly at 9 a.m.
Pre-register at active.com
Or send registration form and $25 cash or check payable to:
Grove Stone & Sand Co.
Attn: Dorothy Goodman
P.O. Box 425
Swannanoa, NC 28778
Race-day registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. and will close at 8:45 a.m. Race-day registration is $25 cash or check.
Race proceeds go to the Presbyterian Home for Children in Swannanoa, NC.
The entry fee includes:
- “Rock the Quarry”long-sleeved T-shirt
- Refreshments provided immediately following the race.
- Awards to the following upon completion of the course
- Top two male and female finishers receive overall awards
- Top two finishers in each age division
- 18 and under, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50 and up.
Awards will be presented at the race course and will not be mailed.
Race course includes mile markers, a water stop, and amazing views.
Course Location:
Grove Stone Gravel &Sand Company is located off I-40 on US-70 in Swannanoa, NC.
From I-40 E take the Swannanoa, Exit 59. Turn left at the end of the ramp onto Patton Cove Rd.
At stoplight, turn right on US-70 and continue on it for 2.4 miles.
At stoplight, turn left onto Grovestone Rd.
At stoplight, the intersection of Grovestone Rd. and Old US-70, turn left onto Old US-70.
Grove Stone & Sand Co. is on the right. Follow the posted signs and directions to the race course and appropriate parking.
Four-Mile Course Description
The trail begins at the Picnic Shelter at base of the quarry. A flat beginning, the first mile follows gravel haul road, past beaver ponds, and through wooded trail. The wooded section is about ½ mile uphill with a creek crossing. Participants come out onto the haul road and turn right for a one mile stretch that is straight uphill to the top edge of the quarry to a panoramic view of the Swannanoa Valley and Black Mountain range. The trail narrows and descends down the forested mountainside. Participants pass by horse pastureland of neighboring Camp Rockmont and finish at the Picnic Shelter.