Leavenworth Trail Fest

Welcome to little Bavaria
Leavenworth, Washington is a German-themed town tucked away on the eastern side of the labyrinth-like Cascades Mountain range. Our trail fest is here to bring together runners from all over to experience some of the best flowy trails and views in the area. Our 5k course is trail and beginner-friendly, while the 25k takes you for a tour of the surrounding mountains. Challenge yourself with the 50k course for a loop so nice you’ll do it twice.

We’ll meet at base of the Leavenworth Ski Hill Area. The courses showcase the ridgelines north of town, with sweeping Cascade views and contrasting terrain– from alpine ridges to fast forest service roads dropping toward the Eastern Cascades’ dry landscape. A great early summer racing destination.

This event exists because of strong local trail partnerships and a shared belief that mountain running should be challenging, welcoming, and rooted in place.

By Runners For Runners

We celebrate mountain running and the community that surrounds it. Trails in the Pacific Northwest are steep and demanding, and this course was chosen to balance meaningful elevation gain and expansive views with runnable, flowy terrain.

We are grateful to our land and trail partners– the Evergreen MTB Alliance and the Leavenworth Ski Hill Area– for their continued stewardship and for sharing these trails with us.

Trail Fest is supported by partners who help make the weekend more than just a race, including Leavenworth Alpenhorns, Fall City Kombucha, Brooks, Black Diamond, Näak and more.

New course in 2026: Instead of an out-and-back on Ranger Road, the course now features a more aesthetic loop on the north side of Tumwater Mountain. Distance is now 50k

Distance: 50K
Elevation Gain: ~7,500 ft
Format: Two loops of the 25k Skyline course

A course so nice you’ll do it twice. Introduced to honor the history and terrain of the Leavenworth Ski Hill Area, the Ski Hill 50K offers a double mountain challenge. Double the vert, double the views, and extended time on these fast-flowing trails.
This course will have plenty of aid with seven aid station stops along the way and a 10-hour cutoff.