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Brundage Mountain Summit Cat Track

Name: Brundage Mountain Summit Cat Track
Start: 2026-07-04
End: 2026-07-04
Location: McCall

McCall, United States • 4 Jul 2026

Brundage Mountain Summit Cat Track 10K/5K

This event takes place at Brundage Mountain Resort near McCall, ID, and offers mountain trail running on the Cat Track. Two distances are available:

10K - ascend 3.1 miles, gain 1,640" to the summit; return same route, 6.2 miles total.
5K - downhill from the summit after a Bluebird chairlift ride; descend 3.1 miles, 1640".

From the summit there are 360 degree views of Payette Lake and the McCall area, the 7 Devils Mountains, Granite Peak, Slab Butte, and the Wallowa Mountain Range of Oregon. The summit aid station at mile 3.1 will provide cups and gel packets; volunteers will use a pitcher to fill personal bottles or camelbacks rather than handling them. Participants are asked to bring their own water bottle for the finish area.

Race entry includes a logo Brundage Mountain Cat Track swag item. Ten kilometer entrants receive a free lift ticket valid for race day and five kilometer entrants receive the lift ride to the summit start. Smokey's Bar & Grill will be open on site and there will be live music during the event. In previous years a black bear ran across the mountain at the start of the race. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United States Idaho McCall

Race information

Website Registration

10 km

Cat Track 10k Run

5 km

The Downhill Cat Track 5k Run

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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