100 miles of Mt. Hood grandeur!

Welcome to Hood Hundred, a 100 mile mountain trail run on much of Mt. Hood’s most diverse and scenic terrain! Featuring an incredibly well-supported and crew accessible lollipop-loop style course with 17,300’ of ascent and 17,300’ descent, Hood Hundred provides a truly epic mountain trail endurance challenge.

Staged at Mt. Hood Meadows, a locally owned and operated ski area, Hood Hundred combines equal parts trail running community vibes and professional event production. Here together, we honor the mountain and these sacred public lands, while celebrating each other’s effort and accomplishments under the volcano’s summit at the finish line.

The 2025 race is a Western States Qualifier.

Land Acknowledgement: We honor and recognize that we gather for this event on the traditional lands of the Molalla, Kalapuyan, Chinookan Clackamas, Wasco and Wishram, and Northern Paiute peoples and other Sahaptin speakers who have occupied and stewarded these lands for countless generations.

Registration

The registration fee includes: a beautiful, fully marked race course (by the Event Directors), a cool custom race hoodie, awesome staging venue, parking, chip timing and results, aid stations, professional medical support, radio communications, post race food and beverages, custom participant awards, professional photography, shuttles for drop bags, shuttles for DNF’s, portajohns for runners and crew, and many many other essential services, permits and requirements. All race finishers also receive a custom metal belt buckle to commemorate their finish.

Please review the Daybreak Racing Cancellation Policy if you have questions about withdrawing from the race. 

We are capping the 2026 race at 300 participants. The 2025 race sold out in just 6 weeks. A waitlist will be activated once the race fills.

Presenting Sponsor

Nutrition & Hydration Sponsor

Event Sponsors

Volunteer

We take great care of our volunteers, offer them lots of sweet perks and would love the support on race weekend. Click below to view and sign up for available tasks!

Event Schedule

Friday, July 24, 2026

• 3PM-5PM: Runner check-in, bib pickup and placement of drop bags. Mandatory. Located near the start/finish line on the Mt. Hood Meadows Sun Deck. There will be no race morning check-in or drop bag placement.

• 5PM-5:30PM: Race meeting. Mandatory. Located near the start/finish line on the Mt. Hood Meadows Sun Deck. Bring a camp chair.

Saturday, July 25, 2026

• 4:00AM: Coffee and hot water for tea, cider, cocoa available at the staging area.

• 5:00AM: Race Start!

• Cutoffs: See Course Details page for all race course cutoffs and in depth info.

Sunday, July 26, 2025

• 9AM: Finish Line food becomes available

• 12PM: Podium Awards Ceremony

• 3PM: Finish Line Cut-Off (34 hours)

Getting Here

Location

The event start and finish is at Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area within the Mt. Hood National Forest in Oregon, on the southeastern side of the volcano off of Hwy 35.

Parking

Day time parking at Mt. Hood Meadows is free. No crew accessible aid stations have any fees. See Accommodations below for overnight use at Mt. Hood Meadows.

Single vehicles only at the crewed aid stations! No vehicles larger than a van may drive to the crew accessible aid stations, due to limited parking. RV’s, buses, trailers, etc. are not allowed.

Directions

• Google Map directions to Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort.

Airports

Portland Int’l Airport (PDX) is the closest major airport, 75-90 minutes away.

Accommodations

Mt. Hood Meadows: RV and car camping is allowed on the paved parking area at Mt. Hood Meadows on Friday night and Saturday night of race weekend and lots of runners enjoy this option. There is an overnight use fee paid directly through Mt. Hood Meadows in advance on their website or on site. Lodge restrooms are available 24 hours. There are no soft surface camping areas or overnight lodging options at Mt. Hood Meadows.

Nearby Campgrounds: Many camping options exist at nearby Mt. Hood National Forest campgrounds, sno parks and other dispersed locations, if you’re equipped.

Lodging: The nearest hotel lodging is in Government Camp, 15 minutes from Mt. Hood Meadows. There are some lodging options in the Parkdale area not far from the northern zone of the course and many in Hood River area as well, 40 minutes north.

Race Weekend!

Weather

Check the latest local weather HERE from the National Weather Service. Be advised, the event takes place in a mountain environment, where weather conditions can change rapidly. While we generally see favorable running conditions in midsummer, please come prepared.

Runner Tracking

As we get closer to race weekend, we’ll post a link here of live splits, which will show runner arrival times through most of the major aid stations and at the finish.

Sunrise/Sunset Info

• AM Twilight starts: 5:10AM (bring a headlamp for the start)

• Sunrise: 5:45AM

• Sunset: 8:40PM

• PM Twilight ends: 9:15PM

Awards

• All Hood Hundred finishers receive a custom metal belt buckle to commemorate their achievement.

• All podium finishers are recognized at an awards ceremony and receive an award commemorating their achievement, hand made by the race directors.

• All participants and volunteers receive a sweet custom item as they finish their race or volunteer task.

• A raffle of some rad sponsor swag will be held while runners are out on the course! Prizes will be given to raffle winners as they finish their race.

Training Weekend!

During the summer solstice, we will coordinate a free and fun 3-day training weekend on June 19, 20 & 21, 2026, featuring most of the course spread across the three days. More details will be posted here as we get closer, including routes, gpx data files and more.

This experience is intended for runners who are registered for the race. Since this is a no-fee experience, we’ll be providing the bare minimums, including daily morning greeting and orientation, water stations and first aid supplies along the route only. It’ll be a group effort coordinating shuttles and maximum mountain summer solstice energy!

General Info

Volunteers

It takes a village to pull the race off. Signups for volunteer tasks will be available on the Ultrasignup page when race registration opens. We offer our volunteers many perks. Check our Volunteer page for more info. Thank you!

Beneficiary

A portion of race proceeds will be donated to 44 Trails, an all-volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to trail stewardship on Mt. Hood’s east side trails. For more info or to donate, visit their website at 44trails.org.

Service Requirement

A service requirement is mandatory for all 2026 Hood Hundred race starters. This can be satisfied by performing eight (8) hours of work in either:

1. Organization of any official, permitted ultramarathon (race directing in any capacity);

2. Service at a permitted ultramarathon (e.g., working an aid station, sweeping, course marking, etc.);

3. Trail work (maintenance or new construction) on a trail used by an ultra, under the supervision of a formal trail maintenance organization operating under permit by a land management agency.

The service requirement must be fulfilled between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026. The completed Service Requirement Form (coming soon) shall be received by Daybreak Racing no later than July 1, 2026. On July 2, runners who have not turned in their form will be removed from the start list or wait list.

We will work with our beneficiary, 44 Trails, to hold at least one trail work party in the months leading up to the race (likely May and/or June) and would love your participation-- dates and location TBA or posted on their website at https://www.44trails.org.

Course Directors

We’ve recruited a cadre of rad, experienced folks to join us as Course Directors, helping us out with course prep and race weekend support!

Western States Qualifier

The 2025 Hood Hundred race is a 2026 Western States Qualifier. Runners must complete the Hood Hundred course in under 34 hours to qualify for the WSER Lottery.

Training Plans

Get the training prep needed for a successful race from Wy'east Wolfpack! They have in-depth local knowledge of the courses and provide exceptional training and coaching services to help support you on the path to success. 

Cancellations

See the Daybreak Racing Cancellation Policy.