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Home › Elk-Kings Trail Races

Elk-Kings Trail Races

A Mountain Marathon, a 50K, and a 25K, in the Tillamook Forest

Oct 2nd

Registration Opens 4/1 ›
Registration closes Sep 27th
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Race Details

Tillamook forest races that will challenge and inspire you!

The 25K race is a very steep and technical course run on single-track trails in the Tillamook State Forest. Runners will summit two mountains – Elk and Kings Mountains – and involve 5,800 feet of gain. This Tillamook forest race is a tough, but you are up for it. A real mountain race!

And you thought the 25K was a steep and technical course. With this Mountain Marathon (27.5 mile) race you’ll go up the backside of Elk Mountain, over to King’s summit, down and back up to the Elk summit before heading back over to King’s and then the finish. That’s 8,000 feet of gain and a little more in loss!

The 50K, is less technical but run on single-track trails all along the Wilson River Trail and has 6,500 feet of gain. It is a double out and back.

All three races will finish at the Smith Homestead, instead of at the Tillamook Forest Center. This is where all runners pick up their bibs and where the 50K racers start. This change will make it simpler for you to get back to your car after the race and give everyone a better post-race experience as we’ll have the place to ourselves. The races will no longer finish at the Tillamook Forest Center.

EK fall leaves on trail

Race Fees

We are opening registration, but ONLY AS A WAIT LIST. This way people can sign up, but don’t pay anything. Your credit card information is collected, but not charged unless and until you are invited into the race. We will invite everyone (til we get to the permit limit) off the wait list when we are more sure of the COVID19 situation and its impact on this race. We will switch to normal registration after everyone from the wait list has responded to their invites.

Mountain Marathon

$90 (Apr 1 – 14, 2021)
$100 (Apr 15 – May 29)
$105 (May 30 – Sep 26)

25K

$80 (Apr 1 – 14, 2021)
$90 (Apr 15 – May 29)
$95 (May 30 – Sep 26)

50K

$100 (Apr 1 – 14, 2021)
$110 (Apr 15 – May 29)
$115 (May 30 – Sep 26)

You can order an optional race shirt during registration through Sept 14.

Opens April 1st

Please note that there are no transfers to other runners. If you need to cancel your registration and it’s more than 30 days prior to the race, you will receive a 50% credit toward a future Go Beyond Racing race. If your cancellation is 30 days or less from race day, there is no credit, no refund, or no transfer.  See our cancellation policy for details.

Do you want to race but can’t afford the entry fee? We can help with our Trail Mix Fund.

COVID Precautions

There will be changes to the 2021 races, in order to protect racers and volunteers and the community from exposure as much as possible. We will post those details here, closer to the race date so that the information is current and most relevant. The changes will also be included in the pre-race email we send the week prior to the event.

You can expect at the least:

  • Modified starting plans
  • Reduced aid station offerings and new sanitation procedures
  • No post-race festivities or spectators allowed

Schedule

Saturday, October 2, 2021
50K bib pickup: 6:00-7:00 a.m. (photo ID required)
50K race announcements: 7:20 a.m.
50K start: 7:30 a.m.

25K & Mountain Marathon bib pickup: 7:45 – 8:40 a.m. (photo ID required)
25K & Marathon shuttle to start:
First shuttles (Last name A-L): 8:25 a.m.
Last shuttle (Last name M-Z): 8:40 a.m.
25K & Mountain Marathon start: 9:00 a.m.

Bib Pick Up

All racers will pick up their bib race morning inside the Smith Homestead. 25K and Mountain Marathon runners pick up their bibs BEFORE getting onto the shuttles to the start line. 25K & Marathon bibs are not available at the starting line.

Parking

Parking is limited and tight. There are volunteers who will direct you where to park. Please follow their instructions and make sure to take up as little space as possible.

We HIGHLY ENCOURAGE CARPOOLING!
If you are interested in carpooling, you can post here to find or give a ride. This is a Google spreadsheet that is viewable to anyone with the link, so only post what you want public. Carpooling earns you a Carpool Coaster too!

Awards/Prizes

The top 3 male/female finishers will receive very nice products from some of our sponsors.  There are many raffle prizes given to finishers. We will also crown the Mountain Marathon and the 25K King and Queen of the Mountain.

Directions

Travel time to the race

Allow 1.25 hours from Portland.

Directions to Jones Creek Day Use Area/Smith Homestead

  1. Take Highway 26 West (from Portland)
  2. Veer left onto Highway 6 – toward Banks/Tillamook
  3. Turn right onto Jones Creek Road (3/4 mile before the Tillamook Forest Center)
  4. Turn left into day use parking lot
  5. The Smith Homestead (bib pickup, shuttles) is across Jones Creek Road

Post-Race Festivities

There is Red Duck pulled pork BBQ (and veggie burgers) for all runners and volunteers at the finish.  We hope you stay and enjoy the fun!

Accommodations

Closest towns with numerous hotel options are: Forest Grove, Hillsboro and Tillamook. All are within 30-45 minutes from the Tillamook Forest Center.

There is camping at Diamond Mill OHV staging area and Elk Creek campground. Most other area campgrounds are closed for the season.

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Rules

We do have a few rules that apply to all Go Beyond Racing races. Be sure you are familiar with them.

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Training

Need help getting ready for this Tillamook forest race? Talk to our friends at Wy’east Wolfpack. They provide excellent coaching and training services.

UTMB Qualifiers

The Elk-Kings 50K provides 2 points, the Mountain Marathon 2 points, and the 25K provides 1 point, toward every race of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc®.

UTMB 2021 qualifier logo

Volunteer

Would you like to volunteer at this Tillamook forest race? Click the green Volunteer button on the Ultrasignup registration page to choose a position and shift that works best for you. And, THANK YOU!

 

We acknowledge that this race occurs on the traditional homelands of the Tillamook, Siletz, and Clatskanie Tribes.

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