Everything to know about the 44th annual Mountain Goat: Road closures, route, bands, beers, more

2021 Mountain Goat Race in Syracuse

Sunday, Oct 24, 2021. The Mountain Goat Race returns after a long hiatus due to Covid-19. The race was postponed in 2020 and moved temporarily to the fall for 2021. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com

Syracuse, N.Y. — The 44th annual Mountain Goat road race kicks off Sunday morning with nearly 1,700 runners planning to participate in the 10-mile iconic run through Syracuse’s parks and neighborhoods.

The race starts at 9:15 a.m. Sunday and lasts a little more than two hours. The race begins and ends downtown on South Salina Street next to Clinton Square.

The route takes runners west to the Woodland Reservoir, through Upper and Lower Onondaga Parks and Kirk Park, along the Creekwalk through the South Side, then through Thornden Park near Syracuse University before returning downtown.

There is a half-mile run for kids that starts at 8:50 a.m.

The race ends with a big party in Clinton Square, including food, drinks and music by Infinity starting at 10:30 a.m. Meier’s Creek Brewing Company brewed a special Mountain Goat beer to commemorate the event -- a German style pilsner called “Whatever Floats Your Goat.”

Anything But Beer will open its patio at 201 S. Salina St. at 9:30 Sunday morning for runners or spectators. They’ll serve brunch and craft beverages, including a new fruit punch seltzer celebrating the race called “44 Problems But The Goat Ain’t One.”

Four blocks in downtown Syracuse will be closed from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday:

  • West Water Street, from Clinton Street to Franklin Street
  • Erie Boulevard West, from Clinton Street to Franklin Street
  • Clinton Street, from Genesee Street to Washington Street
  • Salina Street, from West Genesee Street to Fayette Street

Other streets along the route will be closed at varying times between 9 a.m. and noon, as runners make their way through the city:

Street nameFromToClose timeReopen time
Salina StreetClinton SquareWest Onondaga Street9 a.m.9:40 a.m.
West Onondaga StreetSalina StreetOnondaga Avenue9 a.m.9:55 a.m.
Onondaga AvenueWest Onondaga StreetBellevue Avenue9:15 a.m.9:55 a.m.
Bellevue AvenueOnondaga AvenueSummit Avenue9:15 a.m.10 a.m.
Summit AvenueBellevue AvenueStolp Avenue9:20 a.m.10:10 a.m.
Stolp AvenueSummit AvenueHancock Drive9:20 a.m.10:15 a.m.
Hancock DriveStolp AvenueArden Drive9:20 a.m.10:25 a.m.
Arden DriveHancock DriveCarlton Road9:20 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Carlton RoadArden DriveStrathmore Drive9:25 a.m.10:35 a.m.
Strathmore DriveCarlton RoadRoberts Avenue9:30 a.m.10:35 a.m.
Roberts AvenueStrathmore DriveSummit Avenue9:30 a.m.10:40 a.m.
Summit AvenueUpper Onondaga ParkLower Onondaga Park9:30 a.m.10:45 a.m.
Lower Onondaga ParkPark DriveCreekwalk9:30 a.m.10:50 a.m.
CreekwalkLower Onondaga ParkOnondaga Creek Blvd.9:35 a.m.11:05 a.m.
Onondaga Creek BlvdCreekwalkWest Colvin Street9:40 a.m.11:10 a.m.
West Colvin StreetOnondaga Creek ParkwayEast Colvin Street9:40 a.m.11:15 a.m.
East Colvin StreetWest Colvin StreetComstock Avenue9:45 a.m.11:15 a.m.
Comstock AvenueEast Colvin StreetUniversity Place9:50 a.m.11:15 a.m.
University PlaceComstock AvenueThornden Park9:50 a.m.11:25 a.m.
Thornden ParkUniversity PlaceMadison Street9:55 a.m.11:30 a.m.
South Crouse AvenueMadison StreetEast Genesee Street9:55 a.m.11:35 a.m.
East Genesee StreetSouth Crouse AvenueEast Onondaga Street10 a.m.11:40 a.m.
East Onondaga StreetEast Genesee StreetEast Jefferson Street10 a.m.11:45 a.m.
East Jefferson StreetEast Onondaga StreetSouth Salina Street10:05 a.m.11:45 a.m.
South Salina StreetEast Jefferson StreetClinton Square10:05 a.m.11:50 a.m.

Want to run in the race? It’s not too late to sign up. It costs $75 to sign up if you do it before midnight on April 28. After that, it costs $85. You can register at mountaingoatrun.org.

Visit syracuse.com Sunday afternoon to see photos and results from the race.

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