Mckee Southern 6 Trail Race
Collegedale, United States • 22 Feb 2026
Event overview
The McKee Southern 6 Trail Race is scheduled for February 22, 2026, on the White Oak Mountain trails at Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee. The event is organized by the university's Outdoor Adventure Program and offers cash prizes totaling more than $900 across multiple overall, masters, and student categories. Proceeds support the Adventure Program Affinity Fund, which brings disadvantaged Hamilton County schoolchildren to the campus ropes course and other outdoor programs.
Course, entry and prizes
The race distance is 6K (about 3.6 miles) with roughly 440 feet of vertical gain. The route uses mostly rolling, hard-packed mountain bike trails, with a steep climb in the first mile and a rolling descent over the final 2.5 miles. Online registration is capped at 175 entrants, with up to 75 additional spots available during packet pickup on race day. The published registration fee is $40, with Southern Adventist University students and youth under 18 eligible for a 66% discount. A race shirt is included for participants who registered before February 1. The event also maintains male and female course-record bounties that were established in 2024; unclaimed bounties are banked and increase for the following year. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.