Skyline Ridge Trail Run

La Honda, United States • 7 Mar 2026

Skyline Ridge Trail Run : Mar 7, 2026

The event in La Honda, CA offers trail distances of:

  • 50K
  • 21K (Half Marathon)
  • 10K

Registration closes on Fri, Mar 6 at 11:59 PM PT. The event is organized by Friends of Ridge Trail in partnership with Ridge Trail Organisation as a fundraiser. One hundred percent of entry fees go to Ridge Trail Organisation. All runners receive a Bay Area Ridge Trail logo duffel bag.

Courses, aid and cutoffs

The 10K starts at Skyline Open Space Preserve, goes toward Monte Bello Open Space Preserve, climbs to Black Mountain Summit, then returns on Indian Springs Trail to Skyline OSP. The Half Marathon runs through Skyline Ridge and Russian Ridge Open Space Preserves, using narrow hiking trails and wider ranch roads with duff-covered, gravelly, or rocky surfaces. Aid stations are at Russian Ridge (around mile 5-6), Skyline OSP (around mile 10) and Monte Bello (around mile 12). The Russian Ridge aid station has a cutoff of 2:20; overall half marathon cutoff is 5.5 hours.

The 50K travels through evergreen forest, oak-madrone woodland, and high grasslands across multiple preserves and a county park, with exposed ridgelines that can be foggy, windy, or hot on west- and south-facing slopes. Notable features include Black Mountain and Longs Ridge. Aid stations provide water, Tailwind, fresh fruit, PBJ, soda and gels; there is a water faucet near Black Mountain campsite and hot food at the finish. 50K cutoffs include passing Monte Bello (mi 12.5) by 3:10, Saratoga Gap (mi 26) by 7:15, and an overall finish cutoff of 9 hours. Courses are marked with pink ribbons and red flags; wrong routes are marked with blue ribbons and turns may have red/black striped ribbons. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Race information

50 km
50k
21 km
21k
10 km
10k
Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
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