⏵ Course guide · Spring river-trail festival, Rollinsford NH
Dixon's Revenge, put on by Six03 Endurance & Marathon Sports on the banks of the Salmon Falls River in Rollinsford, New Hampshire, is a spring trail-running festival with a 5 Miler, a 5K Trail Race, and a 5K Canicross division where you run with your dog. Expect fast rail trail, open fields, singletrack, and, by the race's own admission, mud. I will walk you through the course and the Canicross rules, then point you at free pacing tools. Confirm the exact date on the official site before you plan around it; more on that below.
These facts come from the official Dixon's Revenge site. Elevation gain, cutoffs, and entry price are not published, and the site's own copy is inconsistent about the exact date, so confirm all of the above directly with Six03 Endurance before you register.
All three distances run loop courses out of 3 Front Street in Rollinsford, along the Salmon Falls River. The 5 Miler is a single-loop course; the 5K and Canicross 5K share a loop along the same river.
Expect a mix of fast rail trail, open fields, and singletrack along the Salmon Falls River. This is low-elevation terrain, not a mountain course, which makes it approachable for newer trail runners while still giving you real singletrack footing. The race's own description is direct about one detail: there will be mud.
The Canicross division is the distinctive feature of this race day. Your dog is attached to you by a secure waist-belt leash of 5 feet or less, no retractable leashes, connected to a harness rather than a collar, and you cannot drag your dog along. Proof of rabies vaccination is required, and you are responsible for cleaning up waste, with disqualification on the table if you do not. Make sure your dog is trained and hydrated enough to handle a full 5K before race day.
The 5K and Canicross 5K are short enough to run on feel, and running with a dog means your pace is a shared decision anyway. The 5 Miler is long enough that a simple pace target is worth having, especially if the trail is muddy.
Rail trail and open fields run fast, but the singletrack along the river can slow you down if it is wet, and the race warns you to expect mud. Use a grade-adjusted pace target so your plan reflects honest trail effort rather than a flat road 5-mile time, and adjust on the day for whatever the ground is actually doing.
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It's a spring race on the banks of the Salmon Falls River, but the exact date takes a little care to pin down: the official site's hero banner listed May 9, 2026, while separate copy on the same site still referenced a Sunday date that does not match. Rather than guess which figure is current, confirm the exact date directly on dixonsrevenge.com before you register or book travel.
Three options on the same morning: a 5K Canicross (run with your dog) at 7:30 AM, a 5K Trail Race at 8:30 AM, and a 5 Miler at 8:40 AM. All three run on loop courses out of the same venue at 3 Front Street in Rollinsford, on the banks of the Salmon Falls River.
Canicross is a run-with-your-dog division over the 5K distance. The rules are specific: one dog per runner, attached by a secure waist-belt leash of 5 feet or less (no retractable leashes), connected to a harness rather than a collar, with no dragging your dog along. You need proof of rabies vaccination, and you are responsible for cleaning up after your dog, with disqualification on the table if you do not. Your dog should be trained and hydrated enough to handle a 5K before you sign up.
Expect fast rail trail, open fields, and singletrack along the Salmon Falls River, on loop courses out of the same start and finish. This is a low-elevation river-valley trail, not a mountain course, and the race's own description is blunt about one thing: there will be mud on this trail.
Yes. With a 5K and a 5 Miler on mostly rail trail and fields, plus a run-with-your-dog Canicross option, this is built as an approachable spring trail-running festival rather than a serious mountain test. It is a reasonable first trail race if you want real singletrack without extreme vertical.
The race takes its name from Samuel Dixon, tied to local Rollinsford folklore around an 1850s grog shop and a fire, giving the event its origin story along the Salmon Falls River. It's a fitting bit of local history for a race built around a river-trail festival atmosphere.
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<a href="https://runsummitline.com/guides/dixons-revenge">The Dixon's Revenge Trail Race course guide</a>This guide is independent and for planning only. The course details come from public sources, and the official site's own date copy is inconsistent, so confirm the current date and other specifics with Six03 Endurance & Marathon Sports before you register or run. The pacing advice is general and not medical advice.
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