Echo Valley
Always double-check with the organizer's website! This page may contain affiliate links.
Event details
Echo Valley takes place May 30-31, 2026 at 1700 Cooper Gulch Road, Chelan, WA. Distances offered:
- 1-mile kid’s race (half dirt road, half grassy trail)
- 10K
- Half-marathon
- 50K (Saturday only)
Online registration opens September 1, 2025 and closes the Thursday before the race at noon. Participants 24 years and younger receive a 20% youth discount. A multi-race discount of 15% applies when one person registers for any two adult races in a single transaction. The event provides handmade finisher swag produced using solar power in Anacortes. Trails are open to other users during the event, including pedestrians and cyclists. There is a non-binary registration option and a non-binary overall awards category.
Course and logistics
All distances are single-loop courses that start from the base of Echo Valley ski area and quickly join a climbing single track with a long, sustained climb followed by rolling single track and valley views. The 10K descends back on the Bergman Gulch Trail. The Half course is an abbreviated portion of the 50K; both the Half and 50K finish with a descent on Waterbar Heaven and a final small climb up a decommissioned forest road before the finish. Elevation gain: 10K 1200', Half 2000', 50K 3900'. Aid stations are placed on each course (10K at ~3.5 miles; Half at ~5.4 and 10.5 miles; 50K at multiple locations including ~6.5, 8.5, 10, 13, 22.7, 26.5 miles). The event is cupless: all runners must carry a refillable container and are encouraged to carry at least 20 oz of water. 50K runners may leave drop bags to be transported to the Yurt Aid Station. Camping is available at Echo Valley Ski Area (tent $25/night, RV $50/night); RVs over 24 ft and bump-outs are not allowed and RV spaces are limited. Post-race hot meals (pulled pork sandwiches or veggie burgers) and other food will be available for purchase. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.