Black Mountain Trail Races

All race distances start and finish at Hilltop Community Park.  Runners begin by climbing to the top of Little Black Loop trail and running through the beautiful single-track trails within the Black Mountain Open Space. 50K runners will then descend down the technical Miner’s Loop trail and wind their way down the Ahwee trail, until reaching Black Mountain Ranch Park (drop bags/3 passes). So far almost the entire race is winding single track with great views of surrounding mountains.  

50K runners continue and complete the rolling Lusardi Loop trail, a mix of jeep trail and single track.  Hidden, fun, and fast, the single track trail through Lilac Canyon will lead runners up Miners Ridge for an opportunity to master their second descent down Miner’s Loop trail. Terminating at the historical Glider Port staging area, runners will then head off on fresh trail to begin the climb to the Summit! After refueling and checking out the spectacular 360-degree mountain views at the Summit, runners dart mostly downhill to the finish, where food, drinks, and friends await you!  

25K runners will then do a brief 2 mile loop, climbing up and over Doug Hill, before returning to the historic Glider Port staging area, before beginning the climb to the Summit! After refueling and checking out the spectacular 360-degree mountain views at the Summit, runners dart mostly downhill to the finish, where food, drinks, and friends await you!

Half marathon runners will then descend down the technical Miners Loop trail and wind their way down part of the Ahwee trail before heading off on new trails toward the Summit!  You will surely enjoy the winding single track and rolling jeep trails as you ascend up to the 1554 ft summit.