Siskiyou Out Back Running Festival
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Siskiyou Out Back Trail Running Festival 2026
The Siskiyou Out Back Trail Running Festival runs July 10 to 12, 2026 at Mt. Ashland, near Ashland, Oregon. The nonprofit event features multiple trail races on routes that use sections of the Pacific Crest Trail and trails across the Siskiyou Mountains, with documented views of Mt. Shasta and the Cascades. The weekend includes live music, food trucks, and post race food and drink that are complimentary for registered runners.
Races span a range of distances and formats:
- Brink 100, a town to summit 100 mile mountain course
- 100K, technical mountain and ridge terrain
- 50K, out and back on the Pacific Crest Trail
- 15K on PCT and access roads
- 8K introduction to trail running on PCT
- Kids race, free and youth categories
Support infrastructure includes full service aid stations stocked with electrolyte drinks, gels, water and simple foods, permanent jewelry giveaways while supplies last, and mugs for Saturday finishers. Camping is allowed in the Mt. Ashland Lodge parking lot on Friday and Saturday with parking limitations. Trekking poles are permitted on the 100K and 50K. Pacers are not allowed except in the Brink 100. The event is permitted by the Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest and Klamath National Forest and directs event proceeds to local nonprofit organizations. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
