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Rainbow Ridge 20k/50k

50K
Ran · this year's race is done.
Race dateOctober 10, 2026
When14 days ago
First held2025

Who's going to Rainbow Ridge 20k/50k?

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Distance
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Climb
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Descent
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High point
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Time limit
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Aid stations
8
Started
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Finished
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The course

Where it goes · 8 aid stations

The 50K takes a shuttle from the upper McKenzie community center to the Olallie North trailhead for a gun start, then climbs to the summits of Horsepasture Mountain (5,675ft), Macduff Mountain (5,060ft) and Kings Castle, with a 6 mile out and back to East Fork trailhead, and finishes at the community center.

The page says over 8,000 ft of climbing (approximate) and calls it possibly the most difficult 50K in Oregon. It starts with 6 miles climbing 3,400 feet, then the longest stretch without aid is around 8 miles gaining 1300ft. The East Fork out and back is 6 miles with 1,100 ft of gain, then 1700 ft up to Kings Castle, with a 2,700 ft drop in the final 6 miles.

The race

What this one is

Rainbow Ridge is a 20k and 50k trail race out of the upper McKenzie community center near Rainbow, Oregon, with big climbs through old growth forest and summits at Horsepasture Mountain, Macduff Mountain and Kings Castle. A portion of race proceeds goes to Bridgeway House, a school for kids with autism spectrum disorder.

The 2026 race was year 2.

Getting in

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

Lottery
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Lottery opens
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Lottery draw
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Field cap
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Registration
UltraSignup ultrasignup.com
Qualifying
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Minimum age
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Transfers
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Deferrals
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Crew access, 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
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Vehicles per runner
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Pacers
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Muling
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Drop bags
Yes ultrasignup.com
Cupless
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Course marking
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Night running
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Dogs
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Headphones
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Crew rules
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Pacer rules
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Drop bag rules
50k runners may have one drop bag. There is a table inside the community center to stage them before shuttles leave. Drop bags are delivered to O'Leary/Castle Rock aid station at mile 18.3 and 24. ultrasignup.com
Cutoff philosophy
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Aid stations

Every stop, and what you get there ● yes   ○ no   ? nobody has checked   – does not apply to this race

Mile Station Cutoff Crew access Bag Pacer Med To next
4.60 Aid 1, Horsepasture mountain TH
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? 2.54
7.14 Aid 2, Horsepasture mountain TH
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? 7.16
14.30 Aid 3, forest Rd 411
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? 3.00
17.30 Aid 4, Oleary mt/Castle rock TH
NoneSignal wrong?
 2:00pm ? ● ? ? 2.50
19.80 Aid 5, East fork TH
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? 2.50
22.30 Aid 6, Oleary mt/Castle rock TH
NoneSignal wrong?
 3:30pm ? ● ? ? 6.20
28.50 Aid 7, Rd 480/Kings Castle
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? 3.90
32.40 Finish
NoneSignal wrong?
 6:00pm ? ? ? ? ?
Same race, other lines

Other distances and other years

Other distances
20K
What it looks like out there

Somebody has been out there with a camera the tables say the climb is long. these say what long feels like.

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50K

  • Aid 1, Horsepasture mountain TH mile 4.6
  • Aid 2, Horsepasture mountain TH mile 7.1
  • Aid 3, forest Rd 411 mile 14.3
  • Aid 4, Oleary mt/Castle rock TH mile 17.3
  • Aid 5, East fork TH mile 19.8
  • Aid 6, Oleary mt/Castle rock TH mile 22.3
  • Aid 7, Rd 480/Kings Castle mile 28.5
  • Finish mile 32.4

20K

  • Aid station Rd 480/Kings Castle (first visit) mile 3.9
  • Aid station Rd 480/Kings Castle (second visit) mile 7.9
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I keep this catalog because the information is scattered and hard to trust. Telling you when it moves is the same job.

Ultras change. We will tell you when this one does.

Cutoffs move, races get postponed, lotteries open and close. We read the race's own sources and record where every fact came from. Put your email in and we will send you what changed, and where we read it.

No account, and nothing to cancel.

What happens to your email. Nothing else. I do not sell it, and I will not send you anything except this race changing. One click gets you out.

I keep this catalog because the information is scattered and hard to trust. Telling you when it moves is the same job.