Kaniksu Trail Runs

Kaniksu Trail Runs : June 13, 2026

Kaniksu Trail Runs takes place at Frater Lake in the Colville National Forest, in the Lower Selkirk Mountain Range of Washington. The weekend includes multiple trail race distances, ruck events, and a beer mile activity. Registration closes on Mon, Jun 8 at 11:59 PM PT. Courses use single-track trails and some dirt roads and include substantial elevation changes.

Distances and course details

• 100K
• 50 Miler
• Solo Ruck
• Ruck Relay (2-5 person teams)
• 50K
• Granite Grinder (26.2)
• 29K
• 13.5 Miler

The Kaniksu 50-mile course combines an 18-mile out-and-back and a 32-mile loop, with a nine-mile climb to the rocky summit of Granite Peak, about 11,100 ft of elevation gain, and a 20-hour cut-off. The Long Walk 100K extends the K50 route to include the Granite Peak summit and remains primarily single-track trail. The Sweet 50k is a lollipop course with about 7,000 ft gain and a 12-hour cut-off. The Tall Trees 29k has roughly 2,500 ft vertical gain and an 8-hour cut-off. Herman's Half-ish is a point-to-point mostly downhill course with a 5-hour cut-off. The Emory Corwine Memorial Ruck Race is a relay over the K50 course with minimum pack weights of 35 lb for males and 25 lb for females and a 20-hour limit; proceeds support the SERE Memorial Fund. The event also offers a SERE Beer Mile with loaded and unloaded categories and specific consumption rules. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.