“Not your mama’s trail race!”
| Details | Location |
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| 8:30 am, Sunday, October 5th, 2025. Cutoff: 8.5 hrs / 5:00 pm. Elevation gain ≈ 4,000 ft. | Start/Finish location: North Bloomfield, CA Day Use Area just South of N Bloomfield-Graniteville Rd and Relief Hill Rd, Nevada City, CA 95959 |
| Aid Stations & Finish | Course Data |
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| Relief Aid: mile 8 Poorman Creek Aid: mile 12.3 Missouri Bar Aid: mile 20.7 All Aid Stations will be well-stocked with water, electrolytes, sodas, energy gels and/or chews, salt, bananas, & various other typical snacks. Finishers will receive a beautiful full-color medal and a yummy finisher meal (vegan option). Please also note that, in the interest of being environmentally friendly, this is a cupless event, so be sure to carry a reusable cup or water bottle. | The course will be well marked, but sadly, course marking sabotage does happen. It is recommended that runners download the course map to their phone or other GPS device in advance of race day. Course Maps & Elevation Profiles Strava CalTopo Gaia AllTrails GPX download UltraPacer (Define your pacing strategy.) |
| Swag | Directions |
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| Runners will receive t-shirts (if ordered during registration), and Finishers will receive beautiful full-color medals at the finish line. Additionally, awards will be given to first through third-place male and female finishers per distance. Yuba Gold artwork by Krista Cavender Branding & Design. | Directions can be found on the State Parks page. Note that taking N. Bloomfield Rd is not as bad as they say. This route can be driven in a 2WD, non-high-clearance vehicle, though parts of the road between Edwards Crossing and North Bloomfield do have potholes and washboards. |
| Accomodations | Restrooms |
|---|---|
| Chute Hill Campground at Malakoff Diggins SHP is a short drive from the start/finish. It’s on a first come, first served basis this time of year. There is running water, but no showers. There are also rentable cabins within the historic townsite of North Bloomfield. They’re first come, first served as well. Campground Info (scroll down to Camping) Other Suggestions: There are numerous options in Nevada City and other surrounding communities. | Flush toilets can be found near the start/finish in North Bloomfield, and there is a vault toilet at Poorman Creek Aid. North Bloomfield restrooms are shown on the maps (links above). |
| Rules and Regulations |
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| Finally, please abide by all rules and regulations, which can be found here. And don’t forget to have fun out there and look around! It’s beautiful! |