Wild Outback

20221223
2020-06-06

Jun 06, 2020 at 8:00 AM

Chewaucan Crossing

Paisley OR, 97636

USA

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Entry Fee $110
(Lowest or Early Registration)

Entry Fee 2 $140
(Highest or Late Registration)

Prize Money: no

Distance(s):

Type: Ultra

Starting Elevation: 5600

High Point: 7000

Percent of the course on un-paved trails: 100%

First Year of the Event: 2019

Men's Record: 2019 Colton Gale (28) 4:30:54

Masters Men Record: 2019 Ryan Kaiser (40) 4:39:11

Women's Record: 2019 Felice Kelly (38) 5:16:36

Masters Women Record: 2019 Rie Yoshida (40) 6:50:22

Description:

Welcome to Wild Outback. This is a one-of-a-kind race. It is the first trail running race in a remote section of Oregon where you are truly in the Oregon outback. Very few people have ventured onto these remote trails. The entire race follows the Fremont National Recreation Trail that was built in 1999 by the Northwest Youth Corps. The course consists mostly of following a ridge line – with amazing views, Ponderosa Pines, alpine meadows with Quaking Aspens and oodles of wildflowers blooming. You may even get lucky and see the elusive Pronghorn.

The trail saw little use over the years, but a huge thanks to the Oregon Timber Trail Alliance (OTTA), Oregon Desert Trail, and the mountain bike community who worked with the Forest Service and organized (and fed) a legion of volunteers, the trail was cleared over a 2 year span of hundreds of downed trees due to fire and beetle kill.

This classic point-to-point course consists of 95% single track trail and 5% dirt road with 3 fully stocked aid stations. There is 4700ft of gain and 5700ft of loss at an average elevation of 6000ft.