2025 Event Schedule

As summer begins to cool off and fall approaches, many people start asking about our plans for next year. In 2025, we have an action packed lineup of top quality trail events! We feel like we have hit our full stride as a small business and are so proud of our schedule. Without delay, here is our planned** schedule of events for 2025:

Siuslaw Dunes / March 8 / Registration opens October 1st
50K, 20 miler, 12K / Oregon Coast
Event logistics remain largely the same as 2024. We’ll have a few minor adjustments to the 50K and 20 miler based on seasonal conditions and high tide timing.

The Big Alta / March 22-23/ Registration is open
50K & 28K / Marin County, California
Our event dates are 4 weeks later than the 2024 event, due to permitting agency requirements/restrictions.

Gorge Waterfalls / April 11-13 / Registration is open
100K, 50K, 30K / Columbia River Gorge
No major event changes from the 2024 iteration.

Tillamook Burn / May 9-11 / Registration opens October 14th
50 miler, 50K, 20 miler / Oregon Coast Range
No major changes from 2024, although we do expect the 50 miler to get a few more miles of new singletrack trail in place of forest road. The Timber Road will also be re-opened to the public after two years of mudslide closures, allowing for a much shorter drive between Reehers Camp staging area and the Hwy 6 corridor.

Cape Mountain / May 31 & June 1 /Registration opens December 9th
50K, 25K, 10K / Oregon Coast
No changes expected from the 2024 version.

Hood Hundred / July 26-27 / Registration opens December 2nd
100 Miler / Mt. Hood
The event flips dates with Wy’east Trailfest, offering 15-20 minutes more daylight in the mornings and evenings. Hood Hundred becomes a Western States Qualifier.

Wy'east Trailfest / August 9-10 / Registration opens January 1st
50K, Trail Half, 28K, 14K, 8K / Mt. Hood
The event flips dates with Hood Hundred, allowing for far less snow in the higher elevations of the 50K, 28K and 14K courses.

Mt. Hood Trail Games / August 23 / Registration opens February 1st
Trail Relay, Squad & Solo races / Mt. Hood
Trail Games flips dates with Backcountry Rise, allowing for more summer participation for teams.

Backcountry Rise / September 6-7 / Registration opens February 15th
50K, 20 miler, Trail Half / Mt. St. Helens
We go back to our original weekend after Labor Day timeframe, allowing for cooler temperatures on these very exposed courses. We’ll continue with the alternate courses for 2025 and 2026, in line with the current timeline for major highway repairs that have kept Johnston Ridge Observatory closed and inaccessible since May 2023. In 2027 we resume with the classic courses!

Perpetua Coast / October 4-5 / Registration opens March 1st
50K, 20 miler & Trail Half / Oregon Coast
No changes expected from the 2024 timeframe and logisitics.

Rogue Gorge / October 18-19 / Registration opens April 1st
NEW 50 Miler, 50K, Half Marathon & 12K / Southern Oregon Cascades
Rogue Gorge gets a shiny new point to point 50 miler, otherwise the same timeframe and logistics as 2024.

**While this is what we are planning for, some event permitting is not yet finalized. That said, some event dates, race distances and timelines may change before we open registration. Future dates, race distances and courses vary sometimes based on venue availability, course conditions in prior years, as well as a variety of other limitations and considerations.

2024 Event Schedule

As Labor Day Weekend approaches, many people start asking about our plans and event schedule for next year. It's common for folks to begin organizing their goals and future races at this time. In 2024, we have an action packed lineup of top quality trail events - more than ever before! We have some exciting new opportunities along with our beloved established events. Without delay, here is our planned** schedule of events for 2024:

The Big Alta / Feb 24 & 25
50K & 28K / Marin County, California
Registration is open!

Siuslaw Dunes / March 16
50K, 20 miler, 12K / Oregon Coast
Registration opens Sept 20th

Gorge Waterfalls / April 12-14
100K, 50K, 30K / Columbia River Gorge
Registration opens Sept 15th

Tillamook Burn / May 10-12
50 miler, 50K, 20 miler / Oregon Coast Range
Registration opens October 5th

Cape Mountain / June 1 & 2
50K, 25K, 10K / Oregon Coast
Registration opens December 1st

Wy'east Trailfest / July 20 & 21
50K, 28K & 14K / Mt. Hood
Registration opens January 1st

Something NEW and big! / August 3-4
Details TBA soon!

Backcountry Rise / August 17 & 18
50K, 20 miler / Mt. St. Helens
Registration opens January 15th

Mt. Hood Trail Games / September 7
Trail Relay, Squad & Solo races / Mt. Hood
Registration opens Feb 15th

Perpetua Coast / October 5 & 6
50K, 20 miler & NEW Half Marathon / Oregon Coast
Registration opens March 1st

Rogue Gorge / October 19 & 20
50K, Half Marathon & 12K / Southern Oregon Cascades
Registration opens April 1st

**While this is what we are planning for, some event permitting is not yet finalized. That said, some dates may possibly change before we open registration. Future dates, race distances and courses vary sometimes based on venue availability, course conditions in prior years, as well as a variety of other limitations and considerations.

Photo credit: James Holk

2023 Event Schedule

We get lots of inquiries about next year’s plans this time of year, as folks often start to pencil in next year’s ideas and goals. Here is our planned 2023 event schedule:

Siuslaw Dunes
March 11 / 50K & 25K / Oregon Coast
Registration is open

Gorge Waterfalls
March 31, April 1, April 2 / 100K, 50K, 30K / Columbia Gorge
50K lottery is open Sept 1-16. 100K & 30K registration opens Sept 18.

Tillamook Burn
May 5, 6 & 7 / 50 miler, 50K, 20 miler / Oregon Coast Range
Registration opens October 5th

Cape Mountain
June 3 & 4 / 50K & 25K / Oregon Coast
Registration opens December 1st

Wy'east Trailfest (formerly Wy'east Howl)
July 21, 22 & 23 / 50K, 28K & 14K / Mt. Hood
Registration opens January 1st

Backcountry Rise
August 19 & 20 / 50 miler, 50K, 20 miler / Mt. St. Helens
Registration opens January 15th

Mt. Hood Trail Games
September 9 & 10 / Trail Relay, Squad & Solo races / Mt. Hood
Registration opens February 1st

Perpetua Coast
September 30 & October 1 / 50K & 20 miler / Oregon Coast

Rogue Gorge
October 14 & 15 / 50K & Half Marathon / Southern Oregon Cascades


Each event is updated on our website shortly after the current year's event is over. Future dates vary sometimes based on venue availability, course conditions in prior years, and other limitations and considerations. Some of the significant changes include:

  • Kalapuya Crest is missing. We do not plan to host this event in the future, due to consistently high fire danger year after year after year. The window for hosting the event is already very narrow, due to late snow into July, heavy mosquito season through Labor Day, fire season all of August and September, early snow by mid-late Sept.

  • Cape Mountain moves to June. Historically, this event has always been in early June since it began in the early 2000’s. We got great weather last November, but are looking forward to milder temps and more daylight hours.

  • Wy’east Trailfest! We’ve evolved Wy’east Howl into a mountain style event, bringing each course entirely onto the Mt. Hood volcano itself, with more views, more vert and max excitement!

Photo Credit: James Holk from Backcountry Rise 50M/50K. August 2022.

2022 Event Schedule

As we face the busy summer and fall event season, we are always planning far out in advance to ensure we are as dialed as possible for each race weekend. That said, here is the tentative 2022 schedule for our existing events:

  • Siuslaw Dunes | March 12 | 50K, 25K

  • Tillamook Burn | April 30 - May 1 | 50M, 50K

  • Wy’east Howl | July 16-17 | 100K, 50K, Half Marathon

  • Backcountry Rise | August 20-21 | 50M, 50K, 20M

  • Kalapuya Crest | September 17 | 50M

  • Rogue Gorge | October 15-16 | 50K, Half Marathon

  • Cape Mountain | November 12-13 | 50K, 25K

Each event is updated on our website shortly after the current year's event is over. Future dates vary sometimes based on venue availability, course conditions in prior years, and other limitations and considerations.

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