What?
Drew’s Angel Creek 50
When?
Saturday, July 16th, 2022
Where?
50 Mile Start: Twin Bears Camp (Mile 30 Chena Hot Springs Rd)
50K Start: Angel Rocks Trailhead (Mile 49 Chena Hot Springs Rd)
Both races finish at Chena Hot Springs Resort!
Then What?
Celebrate! Post-race BBQ, Awards, & Soak at Chena Hot Springs
A Unique Alaskan Experience
These 50-mile and 50K point-to-point races traverse boreal forest trails and tundra ridge lines near Fairbanks, Alaska. These races start at Twin Bears Camp or Angel Rocks Trailhead and finish at Chena Hot Springs Resort. The courses are roughly a 50/50 mix of hard packed trail with good footing and technical sections, mostly along ridge lines, that will challenge even the more experienced trail runners. The 50 mile course features 12,600 feet of elevation gain and 12,000 feet of elevation loss. The 50K course features 6,400 feet in elevation gain and 6,200 feet in elevation loss.
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Trail Shelter Renamed in Honor of Drew
Alaska State Parks has renamed the trail shelter cabin on the Chena Dome trail in honor of Drew Harrington, “A Friend to All Trail Users”.
Latest Updates
2020 Race date set!
The 2020 race date is set for Saturday, July 11th. Registration will open on January, 1st, 2020. The race will again be capped at 75 runners including the 50K and 50 mile races so register early to avoid the waitlist. Registration will be run through Ultrasignup. ...
Race capped at 75 runners & registration fees go up May 1st…
The race will be capped at a combine total from both the 50 miler and the 50K courses of 75 runners. In the fifth year of the race we've seen the most registrations to date with a combined total of 55 runners registered as of today, April 21, 2019. We will have a...
2019 Angel Creek 50 Miler & 50k!
We're excited to announce that this year's Angel Creek 50 Miler will offer a 50k distance as well. We hope that the 50k trail run will add an exciting new option for runners. Both races will be Saturday, July 13th, 2019. Registration opens through Ultrasignup...
Results for 2018 are up!
Results for the 2018 Angel Creek 50 Miler are posted on our website. A big thanks to all our sponsors and volunteers that made this year's race a success. Great running weather and good trail conditions contributed to a record number of finishers with 40 runners...
What Racers are Saying...
A crazily technical course featuring areas of no trail, pointy rocks, killer uphills and swampy lowlands along with a few bridge-less creek crossings.
…Definitely have a goal in place for July 2017, and plan to be way more prepared for the challenges of the course. Have to come back and finish this lol!! … I think you are all amazing athletes!!
A huge thank you to my family for letting me disappear for this race, and to the folks who put it on – Drew Harrington, Karen Taber, and George Berry. You guys rock, I really enjoyed it.
…It was also the most challenging course I’ve done at that distance, but I loved it and hope it remains the same for next year. The mix of technical and non-technical terrain was perfect…
We’ll be sure to spread the word and try and send as many from the lower 48 your way as we can next year.
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