Catalina State Park 50-Year Trail Race and Easy 5K Trail Run
Come join us for this challenging 9.3 Miles on the Nature and 50-Year Trails. Your run begins with the Nature Trail, then to the Bridal Trail to the 50-Year Trail (2.7 miles up) and turnaround at the gate to go back down and off to the Bridal Trail to the finish. The 9.3 mile event is only open to runners.
The 5k easy trail run is open to runners and walkers and will be run on the Nature Trail and Bridal Trail.
With your registration you'll enjoy our homemade Mexican breakfast, free professional race photos to download in any size, free shaved ice from AZ Sun Ice, quality finisher shirts in cotton and tech (male and female sizing), and overall and 5-year age group medals for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Overall winners will take home free running shoes from Fleet Feet!
Course directions/map for 9.3 Miler:
The start/finish line is in front of the main parking lot, which is at the end of the park’s main road.
You will start on a very short portion of the main road straight and then left to the entry to the Nature Trail, which you will run/walk counterclockwise.
After the Nature Trail, you will go right to the Bridal Trail, then directly to the 50-Year Trail for a 2.75 mile out-and-back (a monitor/medic will be at the turnaround point).
You will then return down the 50-Year Trail, to Bridal, and then right at the end of Bridal, back onto the park road to the finish line (same as start line).
Please pay attention to the rocks that we placed to keep you from going the wrong way, and off the 50-Year Trail. You should never cross those rocks that we have placed to keep you on the 50-Year Trail. If you cross over those rocks, you will end up on the utility pole road. That will put you off course.
Finally, there will be some areas of traffic on the course, especially the 50-Year Trail, which is narrow. Please do not run 2-3 across and always listen to course monitors for instructions.
Course directions/map for the 5k:
The start/finish line is in front of the main parking lot, which is at the end of the park’s main road.
You’ll start on a very short portion of the main road straight and then left to the entry to the Nature Trail, which you will run/walk counterclockwise.
After the Nature Trail, you will go right to the Bridal Trail for an out and back.
You will then return on the Bridal Trail, and then right at the end of Bridal, back onto the park road to the finish line (same as start line).
Cost: $42-$60
