This Run Is Very Hard

The Zane Grey Highline Trail 100K run is one of (if not the most) difficult 100K races in the country. It is an advanced degree run for experienced ultrarunners. This means if you have never participated in an ultra distance run before (sorry…triathlons don’t count) then do one of the many other ultra runs around the country before running the Zane Grey 100K. There are sections of this course where you are out on your own for very extended periods of time without aid. You have to have proven that you can be self-sufficient. Race management would like to avoid having to send out search and rescue to retrieve runners on the course. We’ve had to do this several times in the past (we’re not kidding).

COURSE MAPS (click map to enlarge)

Aid Stations & Cutoffs

Distance Name Crew / Drop Bag Cutoff Time* Cutoff Hours
Mile 8.9 Geronimo Trailhead Yes / Yes 7:30 a.m. 2 1/2 hours
Mile 19.0 Washington Park Yes / Yes 10:15 a.m. 5 1/4 hours
Mile 28.1 Hell’s Gate FS144 No / No none none
Mile 37.9 Tonto Creek Fish Hatchery Yes / Yes 3:30 p.m. 10 1/2 hours
Mile 42.0 Horton Springs Creek No / No none none
Mile 50.0 See Canyon Trailhead Yes / Yes 7:00 p.m. 14 hours
Mile 57.1 Two-Sixty Trailhead Yes / Yes 9:30 p.m. 16 1/2 hours
Mile 62.0 Rim Top Trailhead Yes / Yes Midnight 19 hours

* To ensure the safety of all participants and volunteers, runners will not be permitted to continue out of an aid station after the specified cutoff time.

Trail Work Requirements

MORE ABOUT TRAILWORK
Zane Grey 50 Endurance Run does not at this time have mandatory trail work requirements. However, we strongly encourage all participants to spend volunteer time on the trails, especially the Highline Trail #31. Not only does volunteering to maintain the Highline Trail #31 help keep it safer and more enjoyable to run it’s also an excellent way to learn more about the area and the trail before race day. Trail work days are scheduled throughout March and April each year prior to the run and you can add your name to the notification list here.
MORE ABOUT TRAILWORK