Stub Stewart Trail Challenge
Buxton, United States • 5 Oct 2025
Event details
The Stub Stewart Trail Challenge is scheduled for October 5, 2025, at L.L. Stub Stewart State Park in Buxton, Oregon. The event offers multiple distance options presented as loops of a 6.5 mile course:
- 1/4 Marathon (one loop)
- 1/2 Marathon (two loops)
- 3/4 Marathon (three loops)
- Marathon (four loops)
Entry fees vary by date: $65 before September 1, $85 after September 1, and $100 on race day. Top male and female finishers in each distance receive a Golden Trucker award, for a total of eight awards.
Course and logistics
The course is a 6.5 mile loop that moves across several surfaces and named trails. The route uses the Banks-Vernonia Trail pavement, unapproved road segments, Boomscooter Trail (including Boomscooter Pond), Hares Canyon Trail, Unfit Settlement View Trail, the Clayhill Horse Staging Area, and passes by the Mountain Dale Cabin Village before returning to the Hilltop Day-Use Area. The 1/4 marathon runs the loop clockwise.
The event is cupless; there are two aid stations and participants must bring their own drinking vessel. Packet pick-up opens at the Hilltop Day-Use Area Shelter. A $5 daily park permit per vehicle is required for parking at the Hilltop Day-Use Area; payment options include cash, check via fee envelope, or card. All finishers receive a Bivouac Racing winners mug and food and beer will be available at the event area. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.