Bay Area 100
Oakland, United States • 13 Jun 2026
Event details
The Bay Area 100 is a point-to-point, 100-mile race held on June 13, 2026. The course starts beneath California Memorial Stadium at UC Berkeley and finishes on the track at Skyline High School in Oakland. The course includes about 18,000 ft of vertical gain and has a 33-hour time limit. The event is listed as a UTMB index race and is not a Western States qualifier in its first year.
Course, registration and qualification
The route crosses East Bay ridgelines, exposed crests, redwood forest and lake shore on fire trails. It passes through areas described as Bay View, Las Trampas, Lake Chabot and Redwood territories and offers views toward Marin, San Francisco, the South Bay and Mt. Diablo. Pre-registration reservations for the 2026 race opened on September 1, 2025 and run through December 7, 2025. Pre-registration carries no charge though credit card information is collected and reservations provide a first right of refusal; entrants then have a set period in December to complete registration. Organizers recommend a recent 50-mile finish within the prior year for entry; applicants are asked for the qualifying race, its date and finishing time during pre-registration and may request an exception. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.