Stub Stewart Trail Challenge
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Event overview
The Stub Stewart Trail Challenge is set for April 5, 2026, at L.L. Stub Stewart State Park in Buxton, Oregon. The event offers multiple distance options on a looped trail course:
- 1/4 Marathon
- 1/2 Marathon
- 3/4 Marathon
- Marathon
Runners may choose their finishing distance during the event by completing one to four loops of the course. The quarter-marathon follows the loop in a clockwise direction.
Course and logistics
The course is a 6.5-mile loop that moves between paved segments, unpaved road, gently rolling hills and steeper climbs. The route passes the Clayhill Horse Staging Area, Mountain Dale Cabin Village, Hares Canyon Trail, Unfit Settlement View Trail, the Banks-Vernonia Trail, Boomscooter Trail and Boomscooter Pond, returning to the Hilltop Day Use Area. Trail markings are provided at intersections.
A daily park permit per vehicle is required for parking; the park accepts cash, check via the fee envelope, or card. The event is cupless; there will be two aid stations and participants must bring their own drinking vessel. Packet pick-up is at the Hilltop Day-Use Area Shelter. Finishers receive a Bivouac Racing winners mug, and food and beer are available at the Bivouac. Top male and female finishers in each distance receive Golden Trucker awards. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
