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Desert Rats Trail Running Festival

Name: Desert Rats Trail Running Festival
Start: 2026-04-10
End: 2026-04-12
Location: Fruita

Fruita, United States • 10-12 Apr 2026

The Desert Rats Trail Running Festival will take place in Fruita from Friday 10 April 2026 to Sunday 12 April 2026. You can run between 9 and 100 kilometers. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United States Colorado Fruita

Race information

Website

UTMB 20K UTMB 50K UTMB 100K

100 km

2050 m+

100k

48 km

1050 m+

50k

21 km

700 m+

21k

9 km

200 m+

10k

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

Trail runs nearby

Saturday Nov 8

Kessel Run Ultra

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Run world class singletrack in Fruita Colorado and soak up views of the San Juan Mountains and Colorado National Monument. Distances from 10 mile to 50 mile offer the perfect racecation on fast flowing desert trails.

Sunday May 3

The Pilgrimage

Mack - 8 mi from Fruita

The Pilgrimage is limited to 45 runners and unfolds over a 150 hour window in the high desert near Mack, Colorado as athletes loop five off road routes from a single home base. Finishers must complete four Journeys, about 220 miles, and the..