Echo Valley

June 1 & 2, 2024 · 10K · Half · 50K

2 DAYS IN 2024!

We had such a fun time last year that we are continuing the tradition of TWO DAYS of Echo Valley in 2024. There will be a 1-mile kid’s race, 10K, half-marathon, and 50K. Echo Valley remains an excellent race choice for many. The 1-mile kid’s race, camping, and location make it ideal for families, while the 50k is a great course for a first-time 50K runner or someone wanting to set a 50K PR time.

Based in the pristine wine country of Lake Chelan, Echo Valley offers stunning views, runnable single tracks, heaps of sunshine, and a retreat from everyday life!

To top off this weekend away in the mountains, you can camp pre- and post-race. Take this time to reboot, decompress from technology and reflect on the amazing training you have done. Come and share an amazing weekend with us; we promise you will head back to work Monday full of heart and strength of mind! See below for details on accommodations.

This race is also sponsored by Vin du Lac of Chelan, one of the top Wineries in the region, named “Winery of the Year” in 2010.

MULTI RACE DISCOUNT

Sign up one person for any two adult races (i.e. run Saturday and Sunday!) in one transaction, and you will automatically receive a 15% discount on the most expensive race in that transaction.

Woodland Speeders Kid’s Race

As part of our new Woodland Speeders program, we offer free kid’s races at all of our events. Parents are welcome to run with their kids. You can register your child during the registration process for your own race or sign them up later. The Echo Valley kid’s race is the longest that we have at 1 mile in length and is half dirt road, half grassy trail, with a small amount of elevation gain. See the schedule below for the start time.

Echo Valley
at a Glance

Ratings Intermediate

June 1 & 2nd, 2024


1-mile kid’s race, 10K, Half-marathon, 50K


Stunning views, runnable single track, heaps of sunshine, and a retreat from everyday life!

Echo Valley takes place on lands historically inhabited by the following Native American tribes:

 Syilx tmix (Okanagan)Yakama

This race is fully sanctioned/permitted by the US Forest Service, Okanogan-Wenatchee NF.

Image of finisher's swag for trail race.

Finisher swag

Every finisher at an Evergreen Trail Run event receives a piece of handmade finisher swag! We make our awards using solar power in Anacortes, Washington. 

HOW WE ARE HELPING SAVE THE PLANET

There are no higher stakes than being kind to the earth; we care deeply about keeping our planet viable for the next generation.

To that end, we organize our events with an eye towards minimizing our impact on the planet. Read more here.

 

We Welcome All

Committed to Making All Feel Welcome

Evergreen Trail Runs is making a new effort to make sure that everyone feels welcome and safe at our running events and in our trail running community. There is space for all on the trails. We have a non-binary registration option and a non-binary category for overall awards. 

If you have a suggestion or idea for how we can improve our events in this regard, please let us know!

Race Notes

I can’t imagine a better trail system on which to host an event! Smooth and winding with gentle climbs/descents with outstanding views! Did I mention all distances are a single loop? I don’t know about you, but I love not repeating any trails on a long run!

From the base of Echo Valley ski area all distances will start down the main road and then shortly take a left onto the climbing single track. While the grade is gentle the climb is long and sustained. After the initial long climb, you are rewarded with those amazing views of the Chelan Valley and some gentle rolling single track. The 10k then begins its descent back down to the Echo Valley ski area on the Bergman Gulch Trail. Meanwhile, the Half and 50k runners continue to trails that wind through the beautiful ponderosa pine forest for miles and miles. The Half course is an abbreviated portion of the 50K course. This course is so much fun that you might not be ready to be done as both the Half and the 50K make the final descent down Waterbar Heaven. and you’re in luck because there is one last small climb up a decommissioned forest road before finally arriving back at the Finish line.

We mark the course as best as possible and there will be a course marshal out at a strategic location to help keep you on track. However, there are a few complex intersections on this, so please pay attention to course markers and signage.

The trails will be open to other users during the event, including pedestrians and cyclists. See our FAQ page for more information about sharing the trails

Drop Bags:

Yurt Aid Station: 50k runners can drop bags before the start of the race, and they will be transported to the Yurt Aid Station.

 

Course Maps
Course Maps

Registration

Online registration will close the Thursday before the race at noon.

Kid’s Race:
Free!

10K:
Regular price: $56
February 1: $61
April 1: $66
In-person/race day: $76

Half:
Regular price: $74
February 1: $79
April 1: $84
In-person/race day: $94

50K:
Regular price: $99
February 1: $104
April 1: $114
In-person/race day: $124

 

This is a cupless race!

All runners should carry with them a refillable container that they can run with. There will be a limited number of cups for emergency situations. Runners are strongly encouraged to carry a minimum of 20oz of water. Echo Valley can be hot this time of year. The race HQ area will have a well-stocked aid station for runners.

Post Race Food

Fajitas!!! Thanks to Terri Flick from Terri’s Treats all runners will get a hearty meal of Fajitas, served hot and made to order. There will be vegan and veggie options available.

Schedule

Saturday

7:30am: 50K start
8:30am: Kid’s race start
9:00am: Half-marathon start
9:30am: 10K start
5:30pm: Course close

8:30pm-ish: Saturday only, we will host the trail running film fest, thanks to Arc’Teryx for sponsoring!

Sunday

8:30am: Kid’s race start
9:00am: Half-marathon start
9:30am: 10K start
3:00pm: Course close

Cutoff Times:

Saturday
11:00am: 50k – Chaos Corner aid station (mile 8.5)
12:30pm: 50k – Yurt aid station (13.2)
4:00pm: 50K – need to pass Outback aid station (mile 26.7)

Sunday
11:00am: Half – Chaos Corner aid station (mile 5.5)
11:45pm: Half – Yurt aid station (mile 7)
2:00pm: Half – Outback aid station (mile 9.5)

Packet Pickup
Packet pickup will be hosted at Vin du Lac winery on Friday, May 30th, from 4-7 pm.

But if you can’t make it there, don’t worry. You can pick up your bib the morning of your race as well, starting at 6am on Saturday and 7:30am on Sunday.

Youth Pricing

Participants 24 years of age and under automatically receive a discount of 20% on their registration fee. 

 Lodging

If you’d like to stay at the race start/finish area (which we highly recommend!), you have two options. You can opt to camp, or you can stay in one of the cabins at Echo Valley Resort and Cabins

Camping

Camping at Echo Valley is a great way to extend your weekend fun and catch up with old friends and make new ones! There is a generously sized camping area available for runners, friends, and family to make a weekend out of this event.

The camping area is owned and managed by the Echo Valley Ski Area. The cost to camp is $25 per tent or $50 RV, per night. Sign up and pay for camping as an add-on when you register, or if you are already registered, hop on your Run Sign Up account and add nights of camping. You can also pay when you arrive, but we cannot guarantee available spots.

Please, no RV’s over 24ft and no bump-outs.  It is a small parking lot, and we would like to fit as many campers as possible, so there will be a limit of 10 RV spaces available. 

No individual fires are allowed, but weather allows, there will be fire pits for general use. Containers are provided for garbage and recycling.

Echo Valley Resort and Cabins

Echo Valley Resort and Cabins has a host of quiet and cozy cabins for rent at Echo Valley! If you’re looking for a nice place to stay for your trip to Echo Valley, look no further. They have 2-bedroom, 1-bedroom, and studio cabins available to rent. We recommend reserving early! For more information and to make a reservation, go here.

Sponsored by:

VinDuLac

Vin du Lac has been a proud sponsor of Echo Valley for years. Enjoy some of their award-winning wine before the race at packet pickup on Friday afternoon, or after the race on Sunday morning! They also have a bistro with a full menu of delicious salads and entrees.

Chelan Rentals

Echo Valley Resort has a host of quiet and cozy cabins for rent at Echo Valley! If you’re looking for a nice place to stay for your trip to Echo Valley, look no further.

CLIF

Evergreen Trails is proud to serve GU Energy products on course.

TS-Approved

We are Trail Sisters approved! That means that we have made a commitment to provide women the race day they deserve. Learn more about what that means.

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Evergreen Trails is proud to have Tailwind as our official hydration sponsor.

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Running Evolution is the  training community for people who might not want to win the races, but have a darn good time out there. 

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PNW made Partner’s Crackers provides post race snacks for all runners.

Washington Trails Association

Evergreen Trail Runs wants to do all we can to support our local PNW community. That’s why all of the Evergreen races support the Washington Trails Association. Both Evergreen and the WTA support environmental stewardship and the protection of our public lands.

PDF Course Map

Below is a high quality downloadable race map. If you’d like to open an online interactive course map, scroll just a little further down.

Please note that distances and elevations noted below and on maps below are approximate and are derived from online mapping programs. Your recorded distance and elevation gain on race day may vary. 

Elevation gain:
10K: 1500′ gain
Half: 2200′ gain
50K: 3900′ gain

The kid’s race is approximately 1 mile long.

Aid station locations:
10K: 3.5 miles
Half: 5.4, 10.5 miles
50K: 6.5, 8.5,10,13, 22.7, 26.5 miles

Elevation Profiles

10K

Half

50K

Kid’s Race Course Map

1 mile long, 150′ of gain

 

Directions

1700 Cooper Gulch Road, Chelan WA, 98831

Directions from Chelan: Head north from Chelan on Manson Highway 150 for about 2 miles until you reach Boyd Road. Turn right and follow Boyd Road approximately 7 miles to Cooper Gulch Road. Follow signs to the ski area.

Race Location

1700 Cooper Gulch Road, Chelan WA, 98831