Wy'east Howl Trail Run

Government Camp, OR

Welcome to the Wy'east Howl on Mt. Hood! The Howl offers wildly scenic and challenging 100K, 50K trail running races on Wy'east (the native name for Mt. Hood) and its surrounding ridgelines, including the iconic Timberline Trail. As the only ultramarathons and half marathon held on the slopes of Mt. Hood proper, the event provides an up-close, unique and beautiful trail race experience.

The event is staged at Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area, offering an accessible, family-friendly full service venue right on the mountain! The 100K starts and finishes at Mt. Hood Meadows. The 50K runners ride shuttle buses from Mt. Hood Meadows to their start line east of the mountain on Surveyor’s Ridge, then run all the way back. Under the summit of Wy’east, we'll celebrate every race finisher's accomplishment together with awards, raffle prizes, excellent food, craft beverages, live music and fun activities with friends and family at the lodge patio finish line.

Upcoming Races

Jul 31 2021

50 KM

The route includes 25 miles of single track, 6 miles of rugged, historic double track and 0.9 mile of pavement. The route travels through an assortment of climate zones, including valley oak woodland, mixed fir/pine forest, mountain prairie, and sub-alpine fir/larch forest. The trails are mostly runnable dirt singletrack, with a fair amount of hilly, rocky technical sections and a few talus fields. There are a few significant ascents, especially early in the race, mixed with rolling hills and descents later in the course.

6,500 5,100 ft.

Point-to-Point Course

4 Aid Stations

9 :00 Cutoff

4 Elevation Rating

Very hilly, ~7500-12,500 feet in 50 miles

3 Surface Rating

Some rocks, root, and/or ruts

Jul 31 2021

100 KM

The 100K course offers an incredible tour of Mt. Hood! The 100K course offers an incredible tour of Mt. Hood proper and its eastern backcountry. The course is a lollipop format, starting and finishing at Mt. Hood Meadows. Awe-inspiring mountain views and superb backcountry trails await along this challenging course! This is an incredibly diverse course, as runners travel through an assortment of ecological zones, including lush midsummer wildflower meadows, sub-alpine fir and larch forest, as well as a fascinating transition zone of Douglas fir/ponderosa pine forest that forms the border between western and central Oregon. Most of the course is very runnable dirt singletrack, with quite a bit of hill climbing, a few rocky technical sections and a couple loose talus fields. The Timberline Trail and Umbrella Falls Trail on Mt. Hood also have several small creek crossings as well. Spectacular views await along this challenging and unique course.

11,100 11,100 ft.

Lollipop Course

8 Aid Stations

17 :00 Cutoff

4 Elevation Rating

Very hilly, ~7500-12,500 feet in 50 miles

3 Surface Rating

Some rocks, root, and/or ruts

Results

50 KM View course top times

Date	Finishers	Top Result	Top Result (F)
07/25/20	Race Cancelled
07/27/19	99	4:30:11	5:25:18
10/06/18	88	5:04:10	5:13:32

100 KM View course top times

Date	Finishers	Top Result	Top Result (F)
07/25/20	Race Cancelled
07/27/19	37	10:43:43	12:43:14

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