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Gorge après Gorge

An annual 5k run & walk in Chesterfield

Stay tuned for registration information for the 2023 run and walk!

Crowd of runners dressed warmly, standing on a trail with trees in background
Runners lined up for the race. Photo by Tom Adams

Since 2005, the Gorge après Gorge 5k Trail Run and Family Fun Walk has brought together families and individuals for outdoor recreation on the Sunday after Thanksgiving at the Chesterfield Gorge in Chesterfield.

The event was started by organizers Leslie Charles and Tanya Rapinchuk as a way to celebrate community, and get outside and appreciate nature with friends, family, and neighbors at a time of year when New Englanders tend to stay inside and become sedentary. It began with just a few dozen people, and has grown over the years as word has spread about this wonderful family-oriented event.

In recent years, over 200 people have congregated at the Chesterfield Gorge to exercise outside together and enjoy the unique offerings of this event. The community potluck after the run and walk, the hand-knit and -crocheted hat prizes for the top runners, and the edible cookie medals for the race finishers make this a walk & run unlike any other. The hand-made hats even come from people as far away as California!

Hilltown Land Trust became a cosponsor of Gorge après Gorge in 2015, and we are thrilled to be involved with this wonderful event that brings the community together and gets folks outside at a time of year when people often retreat indoors. In 2018, Leslie and Tanya decided to step down from organizing the event and Amy Rusiecki of Beast Coast Trail Running came on board to help organize and run the 5k in 2019. All proceeds from registration fees go to benefit Hilltown Land Trust.

Afterward the run and walk, participants stick around for complementary hot beverages and to enjoy the community potluck. People are encouraged to bring their own mugs, or to buy a reusable one at the event.

All are welcome! It’s a family affair, but please leave dogs at home. Spend time outside with friends, neighbors, and future friends to celebrate the love of life, nature, running, and walking! Please contact the Hilltown Land Trust Community Engagement Coordinator for more information.

Our dedicated volunteers make the Gorge après Gorge happen! Ready to lend a hand? Sign up here!

 

Gorge après Gorge 2016 video by Jason Kotoch

Gorge après Gorge 2021 from Reelife Productions on Vimeo.

Special thanks to the Chesterfield General Store & Cafe who makes cookie medals and provides hot coffee for our runners and volunteers!

Chesterfield General Store logo

Big Thanks to Our 2022 Sponsors!

If you are interested in becoming a business sponsor, send an email to Katie Carr, Engagement Manager

PeoplesBank logo
Lashway lumber logo
River Valley Co-op logo

Logo for Yankee Mattress Factory

R&R Window
Contractors, Inc.

Old Creamery Co-op

State Representative Lindsay
Sabadosa

Williamsburg Market

Justamere Tree Farm

Marathon Sports

Ostberg & Associates



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