Punisher Night Trail
Mesa, United States • 14 Nov 2026
Punisher Night Trail : Usery Mountain Regional Park, November 14, 2026
Punisher Night Trail is an evening trail running event held at Usery Mountain Regional Park with the start and finish located at the Pass Mountain Trailhead Staging area. The event offers the following distances:
- 30K
- 20K
- 10K
- 5K
Courses are looped and each distance passes through the start/finish area after every lap. Trail routes use sections of the Noso, Blevins, Moon Rock, Levee, Spillway, Cat Peaks and Cat Peaks Pass Trails and feature mostly smooth runnable singletrack with a few rollers and rocky sections. The 20K course includes two climbs per loop named Quartz and Go John. Distances may vary slightly year to year due to permitting.
Aid is available at a fully stocked start/finish aid station and at a remote Levee aid station encountered on each loop. Stations are listed to include water, ice, electrolyte drinks, salty and sweet snacks, fruit, peanut butter and jelly, bean rollups, and hot food options such as quesadillas and grilled cheese. Runners have access to a designated drop bag area at the start/finish. Crews are allowed only at the start/finish area and pacers are not permitted for any distance. Each distance carries a published time limit in hours and there is an overall race cutoff. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.