Trails & Rails - Cloudcroft, NM

Event

The Sacramento Mountains Endurance Series is a three-race trail series based in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, in the Lincoln National Forest. The village sits at about 8,676 ft elevation. The series is set among fir, spruce, pine, and aspen forests and includes high-elevation single-track, historic rail-bed trails, and ridge views over the Tularosa Basin.

Races

• 8 miles - Trails & Rails, starts at Trestle Recreation Area
• 53K - Cloudcroft Ultra, Rim Trail (T105) and surrounding single-track
• 50K - Cactus to Cloud, desert start at Oliver Lee State Park, finish in Cloudcroft

Courses include historic railroad beds, old highway grades, forest roads, and technical single-track. Past editions list about 1,350 ft of elevation gain and loss for the 8-mile course. The 50K has shown very large elevation gain in some editions, with listings that note up to about 9,000 ft.

Registration and field

Registration opens Nov 27, 2025. Fee structure listed for the series is $300 (early period) and $325 (later period). The series is limited to 50 runners. The event is presented as a season-format series, with participants entering all three races under one registration. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.