Worlds End Ultramarathon is an extremely well organized event that showcases some of the best of what the PA Wilds have to offer. If you're traveling and need overnight accommodations, I recommend camping at Worlds End State Park. It is a short drive from the campgrounds to the start finish area of the race. Just be sure to reserve far in advance as the sites fill up quickly with runners.

The trails that this race uses are rugged, technical, and not for beginning trail runners in my opinion. With the 19 hour cutoff that the race officials enforce, if you don't make decent time throughout the day you may get pulled from the course. If you're just getting into trail running, I'd suggest giving the 50k a try before going all in for the 100k distance. As brutal as the trails are, they will take you to some of the most beautiful vistas at the top of the climbs (of which there are many) and past many scenic creeks and small falls.

After two consecutive years of running the 100k distance, I have no complaints about this race and highly recommend it to any trail runners looking for a challenging and beautiful single loop course.

Read my full race report at http://scottcsnell.blogspot.com/2018/07/2018-worlds-end-100k.html