Hell on Hogsback: Endurance Challenge
About this race
Registration
Registrations will take place through hellonhogsback.com (not RunSignUp).
About
- Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026
- Time: 7:00am - 7:00pm
- Location: Stinchcomb-Groth Memorial Hill, Cleveland, OH
- Register to Run OR Donate at hellonhogsback.com.
Hell on Hogsback: Endurance Challenge in Cleveland, Ohio is a physical and mental test for those looking to give back in a BIG way on one of the steepest hills the area has to offer. The race is located in the Rocky River Reservation at the top of Stinchcomb-Groth Memorial Hill. The objective is simple: how many times can you complete the looped hill course within the allotted time? Will you #endureforcancer?
Course
Hell on Hogsback is a 1.1 mile looped (or what some might say...down & up) course with 140ft elevation gain & loss at an average 12% grade per loop. Starting at the top of Stinchcomb-Groth Memorial Hill, runners will head down to the bottom of the hill, take a sharp right, and continue their way down to the bottom of Hogsback Lane. At the bottom of Hogsback, runners will loop around a cone and reverse their footsteps back up Hogsback & to the top of Stinchcomb. Runners will complete their lap by completing a loop through the parking lot, upper single trail hill, and back to the parking lot where aid stations, tents, and vendors will be stationed.
Our Mission & Impact for 2026
Our internal ethos is #EndureForCancer. Through this ethos, it is our mission to raise $34,000 across 400+ registrants to positively impact 3 cancer patients who are unable to fund their surgical or medical procedure(s). After the race, the race committee will select candidates & hand-deliver checks consisting of race proceeds to the patients in need.
Pick your distance
Trail running
12-Hour Endurance Challenge
Registration is hosted through hellonhogsback.com (not RunSignUp).
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lakewood, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:50 AM and sets at 8:05 PM local time (EDT) in Lakewood on August 29, 2026 — 13h 14m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 10 Lakewood events
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