The UniBank Blackstone River Valley Greenway Challenge.
An Adventure Race... Like No Other!
The mission of the UniBank Blackstone River Valley Greenway Challenge is to promote the recreational quality of life in the Blackstone River Valley. Working with the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc. and other partner organizations, the UniBank Greenway Challenge supports clean water campaigns, hiking and biking trails, wildlife projects, environmental education and development of waterway access.
Each year, the UniBank Greenway Challenge athletes run, paddle and bike on a newly designed course, through one of the most beautiful and historic regions of New England, the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. This annual race is quickly becoming one of New England's premier adventure races.
Bike
Biking
Our cycling segments typically run
15-20 miles in length depending on
the terrain. In 2008 we introduced the
first mountain bike leg on Goat Hill
from Plummer's Landing in
Northbridge, MA, to Goat Hill Trailhead in Uxbridge,
MA.
In 2009 we also introduced an off-road
biking trail on the SNETT Trail from
Douglas to Uxbridge, MA.
Paddle
Paddling
Paddling down the
Blackstone
River and Canal during the last 11
years has proven to be a challenging
part of the course. The Logistics
Committee never knows, when they
plan the course in the Spring, what the
conditions of the river will be in
September .
Several
years the course has featured flat
water segments, allowing for a
different paddling ability while still
focusing on our recreational
opportunities.
Run
Running
Running segments over the last 11
years have taken runners down
country roads, on different segments
of the Blackstone River Bikeway and
on the tow path along the Blackstone
Canal.
We have featured running
starts and running finishes - up
hills and down, on streets and
mountain trails - always looking for
the Challenge!
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