Saddleback Marathon

Silverado, United States • 7 Nov 2026

Event information

The Saddleback Marathon is scheduled for November 7, 2026 in Silverado, CA. The event offers a marathon, a half marathon, and a 10K. Registration opens November 1, 2025. Organizers note that the 2024 race was rerouted and rescheduled because of the "Airport" Fire in Trabuco Canyon, and the course used Black Star Canyon for the 2025 event. Details for the 2026 course were to be posted later.

Courses and race details

  • Marathon - start on Black Star Canyon Road; 4,244 ft gain
  • Half marathon - same start; 1,773 ft gain
  • 10K - same start; 706 ft gain

The full marathon begins on Black Star Canyon Road and follows the creek into the canyon on a relatively flat truck trail for about 2.5 miles. At the Falls turnoff, runners turn left and climb several switchbacks into the Mariposa Reserve, then continue up toward N. Main Divide. From the top, where Black Star Canyon Road meets N. Main Divide (Leonard Road), the course goes down Skyline Drive into Corona and returns the same way. Aid stations are approximate and listed as AS 1: 3.1 mi, AS 2: 6.6 mi, AS 3: 8.5 mi, AS 4: 13.1 mi, AS 5: 17.7 mi, AS 6: 19.7 mi, AS 7: 23 mi. There is a cutoff at AS 4 (Skyline Bottom) at 12:00 Noon. The event has a no-refund policy; entries are applied to the following year if the race is cancelled for reasons beyond the director's control. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Race information

42 km
1293 m+
Marathon
21 km
540 m+
Half Marathon
10 km
215 m+
10k
Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
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