Willapa Trail Festival
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Willapa Trail Festival
The Willapa Trail Festival is a trail race festival in Chehalis, WA centered on the Willapa Hills Trail with start and finish at Owl and Olive Cafe. Distances offered include:
- 100 Miler
- 50 Miler
- 50K
- 25K
- 5K
The course follows an old rail grade with wide double track and mostly hard packed gravel. The organizer describes the route as very flat and fast. The 100 mile course is listed as approximately 96 miles on improved packed gravel and 4 miles of pavement. Runners follow out and back segments along the Willapa Hills State Park Trail; 50 and 100 mile entrants do additional out and backs west of the start.
Aid support varies by distance. The 5K, 25K and 50K will see two to three aid stations, the 50 mile course has one additional aid station on its western out and back, and the 100 mile course includes seven aid stations on its extended west route. Aid stations supply water, electrolytes, and common ultra foods. The overall cutoff for the 100 miler is 34 hours; there are no overall cutoffs for the 25K, 50K, or 50 mile but aid stations will close at posted times.
Oly Trail Runners operates the event as a non profit with modest entry fees listed per distance. Parking, limited camping options, and on leash dogs are noted. Trail construction may alter the 100 mile route to a double of the 50 mile course in future editions. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.