Elephant Mountain Trail Runs Cave Creek, Arizona, United States

After receiving aid at Seven Springs, runners will head south past Cartwright Ranch and hop on the Cottonwood Trail which will eventually become the Maricopa Trail and follow this all the way back around the east side of Skull Mesa, passing through canyons and old abandoned campgrounds until you meet back up with Trail 4 at Cave Creek. 36 miles in the books! The remaining 14 miles will be following the Maricopa Trail back up to the base of Elephant Mountain and eventually returning to the Cave Creek Regional Park where you'll head east on Go John through Gunsight Pass and enjoy a fantastic descent via Quartz and Slade Trails as you make your way to the finish line. Race PerksGender specific race shirtChip timed race results displayed at finish lineScenic and challenging course on desert trailsWell stocked aid stations every few milesPost race food & socializing50 Milers receive a custom Wood Finisher AwardAravaipa Glassware Finisher Award. In an effort to continually lessen our race footprint, we are expanding our cupless events to the Desert Runner Trail Series. Please pay attention to these signs at each junction as there are multiple race distances and race courses! Course signs will correspond with your race's color with the exception of the 6K which will follow orange signs.