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Fire Trail Running Festival

Name: Fire Trail Running Festival
Start: 2025-06-14
End: 2025-06-14
Location: Spring Branch

Spring Branch, United States • 14 Jun 2025

The Fire Trail Running Festival takes place at Guadalupe River State Park near San Antonio, Texas, offering 8K, 25K, and 50K trail races through scenic grasslands and woodlands. The course features rocky and dirt single-track trails, including Barred Owl, Painted Bunting, and Live Oak trails, with a relatively flat elevation gain of 214 feet per loop. Runners experience a natural setting with aid stations providing hot and cold foods, snacks, electrolytes, and more. The event emphasizes environmental respect, requiring participants to carry water and adhere to park rules. It is part of the Texas Summer Night Series, with finisher medals and awards for top finishers. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United States Texas Spring Branch

Race information

Website

50 km

214 m+

50k

25 km

214 m+

25k

8 km

214 m+

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

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