Willapa Trail Festival

This year’s Willapa Trail Festival Footraces will start and finish at Owl and Olive Cafe and event space. This beautiful farmstead is located in between the Willapa Hills State Park Trail and the banks of the upper Chehalis River. The 56 mile Willapa Hills Trail follows an old rail grade traversing the rolling hills and rivers of scenic southwest Washington from Chehalis to Raymond and ending in South Bend along the Willapa River and Willapa Bay. Running along this beautiful trail in autumn makes for an excellent running event experience for our modest entry fees.

Overnight camping available as well at our venue as well as nearby Rainbow Falls State Park also makes this event a great opportunity to take a weekend away and experience a beautiful, less-travelled area of Washington.

All profits from this race will be used to continue to improve and maintain the Willapa Hills Trail and the communities it runs through. Flattest, Fastest, or First!

This course is flat as heck. It's a great option if you're looking set a new personal best finish time, or if you're running to complete your first ultra! Its seriously like a pancake. Its without doubt one the flattest and fastest 100 mile and 50 mile courses you'll find in the PNW.