Elephant Rock Trail Run - Year 9
Welcome to Utah’s gnarly 50k and the original Elephant Rock Trail Races!!! The challenging and famous Elephant Rock consists of four races: the 7-miler, the half-marathon, the full-marathon, and the 50K. Join us for the 9th annual run in the beautiful, scenic Mueller Park in Bountiful, Utah.
The 50k “challenging” course offers views of untamed terrain from single track and fire roads starting at the Holbrook Canyon trailhead and weaving through The Great Western, Sessions Mountains, Mill Creek, Kenney Creek, and Mueller Park. We have a strict cut-off time of 13 hours imposed upon us by the park. This is one of the main reasons this race is extremely difficult for first-time 50kers. We highly encourage those undertaking this challenge to have already run at least a full trail marathon before attempting this course. Everyone else will have 8 hours to complete all three distances (7-miler, long-half, and the full marathon). If anyone does not finish within the cutoff times, they will receive a finishers award but will not have an official time recorded.
50K Course - 2026 is the Alternate-Course
The 50k alternate course will take effect contingent on trail conditions and the weather. The alternate course eliminates the section from Mill Creek to Kenny Creek from the course. By doing that, the only option to reconnect the course to Mueller Park will be to run an out and back on the first section (total 15.5 miles, 7.75 miles/section) and finish the course with the 16.3-miler trail at Mueller Park.
Original Elephant Rock Trail Run Courses
The Elephant Rock Trail Run is a challenging trail race through an area truly a hidden gem in the Wasatch Mountains. The course at Mueller Park, a half-marathon trail, winds across and up the mountain, keeping the elevation gain manageable (about 2,516 +/- ft over the entire course).
Course Description - 7/28/2024 UPDATE
Please, review 50k Course information above. The Elephant Rock 50k is one gnarly, stunning point to point course connecting Holbrook Canyon Trail, The Great Western, Sessions Pass, Mill Creek, Kenney Creek, Mueller Park Trailhead, North Canyon Trail, Rudy’s Flat, and Elephant Rock. This course is not for first time 50kers without having already run at least a full trail marathon, either an official race or self-supported. This course is tough. About 8,600’ of climb with 6,084' of climb just in the first 15.5-miler. Additionally, due to access, there will only be 2 limited aid stations for the first 15.5 miles, which includes the Start at Holbrook Canyon trailhead. You will have to carry at least a 2 liters of water while climbing. Think graduate level mountain run.
- The long half-marathon distance is approximately 16.3-miler loop anti-clockwise.
- The full-marathon will run 10 miles (5-miler out & back) on the 7-miler course, heading to the Rock, and then the long half-marathon loop anti-clockwise.
- The Elephant Rock 7 miler runs from the bridge (start) to the "Rock," and back (3.5 miler each way).
RACE TIME:
- 50K: 5:30 am (Cut-off time: 6:30 pm)
- 26.8 Miler: 6:30 am (Cut-off time: 2:00 pm)
- 13.8 Miler: 6:45 am (Cut-off time: 2:00 pm)
- 7 Miler: 7:00 am (Cut-off time: 2:00 pm)
USATF Sanctioned Event
The Elephant Rock Trail Run is sanctioned by USA Track & Field.
Awards
All Finishers of all distances will receive a handcrafted medal. Top Female and Male of each distance will also receive a special award. There will NOT be AG awards.
