Yakima Skyline 25k
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Yakima Skyline 25K
The Yakima Skyline 25K is a trail race near Ellensburg, WA that follows an out and back route on the Yakima Skyline Rim Trail through the Yakima River Canyon and surrounding high desert rainshadow lands that are part of the ancestral home of the Yakama people and associated tribes.
The course is mostly single track with some rocky jeep road sections. Runners ascend and descend about 4,700 feet over the full route, starting near the river valley at roughly 1,300 feet above sea level and gaining more than 2,100 feet in the first major climb. Terrain includes steep technical climbs, rocky downhills, rolling ridgelines and exposed ridge top sections with little to no shade. The route is marked with yellow and black arrow signs and confidence ribbons approximately every half mile.
Logistics on course include one full aid station at Roza (mile 8.0) and a minimal aid station near mile 12.5. All runners are required to carry at least 32 ounces of water on their person during the race. There is no crew access or drop bag service. The finish area on private riverfront land includes a finish line party and free on-site primitive camping; camping has portable toilets but no potable water and limited space for larger RVs (maximum about 25 feet recommended).
The event notes the course can be hot, dry, windy and located in rattlesnake country, and it enforces cutoffs and other race rules to meet permit and safety requirements. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
