Is crew access allowed on the Bandera 50K course?

Yes, crew access is allowed on the Bandera 50K course. "Crews and Spectators are allowed and encouraged to be at all aid stations for this race."

Are drop bags allowed on the Bandera 50K course?

Yes, drop bags are allowed on the Bandera 50K course. Self-serve drop bags only at every station (Boyles and YaYa require a short walk in); the organiser's Saturday-morning delivery service to Nachos/Chapas is for 100K runners only, not offered for the 50K.

Are pacers allowed on the Bandera 50K course?

No, pacers are not allowed on the Bandera 50K course.

What is the cutoff time for the Bandera 50K course?

The overall time limit for the Bandera 50K course is 11 hours 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 50K · 50K

Registration open

Race dateJanuary 10, 2027

Start8:00am

Whenin 141 days

First held2003

Official website Entry Aid stations Crew directions

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Distance 50K

Climb 3,300 ft

Descent 3,300 ft

High point not checked yet

Time limit 11:00:00

Aid stations 7

Started not checked yet

Finished not checked yet

Finish rate not checked yet

The course

Where it goes loop · 7 aid stations · rust marks a stop your crew can reach

One counterclockwise lap of the 31.14-mile Bandera loop. The competitive field starts Sunday morning; a limited, non-competitive field is also allowed to start Saturday alongside the 100K (see wave_starts).

Same loop and terrain as the 100K's single lap: "notorious for rocks and sotol," short but steep hills, technical trail.

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" -- 50K runners may not use a pacer. tejastrails.com

Drop bag rules: Self-serve drop bags only at every station (Boyles and YaYa require a short walk in); the organiser's Saturday-morning delivery service to Nachos/Chapas is for 100K runners only, not offered for the 50K. 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	9:47am	●	●	·	?	4.36
9.38	Equestrian	11:19am	●	●	·	?	6.99
16.37	Nachos	1:47pm	●	●	·	?	4.82
21.19	Chapas	3:30pm	●	●	·	?	5.81
27.00	YaYa	5:33pm	●	●	·	?	4.14
31.14	Lodge	7:00pm	●	●	·	?	?

Driving your crew

Getting your people there 7 stops with directions the race published.

Lodge mile 0.00

Parking. Full parking at the Lodge Race Hub.

Boyles mile 5.02 cutoff 9:47am

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

Equestrian mile 9.38 cutoff 11:19am

Parking. Chart Parking column: "Very Limited".

Nachos mile 16.37 cutoff 1:47pm

Parking. Aid Station Parking: "Nachos - limited past aid station, 0.5 mile walk."

Chapas mile 21.19 cutoff 3:30pm

Parking. Chart Parking column: "Very Limited".

YaYa mile 27.00 cutoff 5:33pm

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

Lodge mile 31.14 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 25K (25K)

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