Is crew access allowed on the Bandera 25K course?

Yes, crew access is allowed on the Bandera 25K course. "Crews and Spectators are allowed and encouraged to be at all aid stations for this race."

Are drop bags allowed on the Bandera 25K course?

Yes, drop bags are allowed on the Bandera 25K course. Self-serve drop bags only, at the stations this route actually visits (Lodge, Boyles is not on this route -- see aid_stations; Equestrian, YaYa).

Are pacers allowed on the Bandera 25K course?

No, pacers are not allowed on the Bandera 25K course.

What is the cutoff time for the Bandera 25K course?

The overall time limit for the Bandera 25K course is 10 hours 30 minutes from the start. "Slowest Pace Possible = ... 21:13 for 50k & 25k," printed at the top of the official aid station chart, gives every 50K/25K runner one number to plan a whole day's pacing against.

Ultras · US · TX

Bandera 100K

Bandera 25K · 25K

Registration open

Race dateJanuary 10, 2027

Start8:30am

Whenin 141 days

First held2003

Official website Entry Aid stations Crew directions

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Distance 25K

Climb not checked yet

Descent not checked yet

High point not checked yet

Time limit 10:30:00

Aid stations 5

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Finished not checked yet

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The course

Where it goes loop · 5 aid stations · rust marks a stop your crew can reach

A shortened, modified version of the main loop: starts the same as the 50K/100K, cuts over after the Equestrian aid station, then rejoins the full course just before YaYa and finishes the same way.

"The 25k enjoys a significant portion of the hills, with only a small section that is flat before a fun final up and down leading to the straightaway to the finish line." Route is a modified cutover, not simply a truncated lap: it leaves the main loop after Equestrian and rejoins before YaYa.

The race

What this one is

A trail ultra held at Hill Country State Natural Area near Bandera, Texas, run as 100K (2 laps), 50K (1 lap) and 25K (a shortened variant) of the same counterclockwise loop from a shared start/finish, plus an untimed Youth 1 Mile. Currently branded "Bandera Endurance Trail Race" / "HOKA Bandera Endurance Trail Race" by race producer Tejas Trails. The park is known for sotol, cactus and technical, shin-cutting rock.

Results are published back to 2003. The 100K has long served as a Western States 100 qualifying race (finish inside the published time standard to enter that race's lottery).

Getting in

Getting in Entry, lottery and what the race asks of you before race day.

Lottery: not checked yet

Lottery opens: not checked yet

Lottery draw: not checked yet

Field cap: not checked yet

Registration: RunSignUp runsignup.com

Qualifying: not checked yet

Minimum age: not checked yet

Transfers: not checked yet

Deferrals: not checked yet

Crew, pacers and drop bags

The rules that shape your day Anything marked "not checked yet" is a gap in what we hold, never a no from the race.

Crew allowed: Yes tejastrails.com

Vehicles per runner: not checked yet

Pacers: No tejastrails.com

Muling: Not allowed tejastrails.com

Drop bags: Yes tejastrails.com

Cupless: Yes tejastrails.com

Course marking: Fully Marked tejastrails.com

Night running: No tejastrails.com

Dogs: not checked yet

Headphones: not checked yet

Crew rules: "Crews and Spectators are allowed and encouraged to be at all aid stations for this race."

Pacer rules: "Allowed for 100K runners only" -- 25K runners may not use a pacer. tejastrails.com

Drop bag rules: Self-serve drop bags only, at the stations this route actually visits (Lodge, Boyles is not on this route -- see aid_stations; Equestrian, YaYa). tejastrails.com

Cutoff philosophy: "Slowest Pace Possible = ... 21:13 for 50k & 25k," printed at the top of the official aid station chart, gives every 50K/25K runner one number to plan a whole day's pacing against.

Aid stations

Every stop, and what you get there ● yes · no ? nobody has checked

Mile	Station	Cutoff	Crew	Bag	Pacer	Med	To next
0.00	Lodge	?	●	●	?	?	5.02
5.02	Boyles	10:17am	●	●	·	?	4.36
9.38	Equestrian	11:49am	●	●	·	?	1.94
11.32	YaYa	5:33pm	●	●	·	?	4.18
15.50	Lodge	7:00pm	●	●	·	?	?

Driving your crew

Getting your people there 5 stops with directions the race published.

Lodge mile 0.00

Parking. Full parking at the Lodge Race Hub.

Boyles mile 5.02 cutoff 10:17am

Parking. Aid Station Parking: "Boyles - none, walk from race hub."

Equestrian mile 9.38 cutoff 11:49am

Parking. Chart Parking column: "Very Limited".

YaYa mile 11.32 cutoff 5:33pm

Parking. Aid Station Parking: "Yaya - limited at Equestrian."

Lodge mile 15.50 cutoff 7:00pm

Parking. Full parking at the Lodge Race Hub.

Same race, other lines

Other distances and other years

Other distances: Bandera 100K (100K)
Bandera 50K (50K)

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