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Name: Sangre de Cristo Trail Festival
Start: 2026-09-26
End: 2026-09-27
Location: Westcliffe

Westcliffe, United States • 26-27 Sep 2026

Sangre de Cristo Trail Festival

The Sangre de Cristo Trail Festival takes place at Music Meadows Ranch in Westcliffe, Colorado. Participants run along the Rainbow Trail, located in the Sangre de Cristo mountain range of the Southern Colorado Rocky Mountains. The course follows the wilderness boundary, providing views of jagged mountain peaks throughout the event.

The festival offers a variety of distances held over two days:

104 Miles
100K
50 Miles
50K
27K
8 Miles

The event is held at the Grape Creek Trailhead area and features a community atmosphere with on-site camping available at Music Meadows Ranch. The routes consist of rolling terrain along the Rainbow Trail, positioned within a mountain wilderness setting. While most distances take place on the first day of the festival, the 27K event is specifically scheduled for Sunday. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United States Colorado Westcliffe

Race information

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104 mi

100-Mile

100 km

100k

50 mi

50-Mile

50 km

50k

27 km

27k

8 mi

8-Mile

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

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