HRCA Badlands Circuit
About this race
The Highlands Ranch Mountain Bike (MTB) Series takes place on four Wednesdays throughout May-August. Each Wednesday night features a different route. All four races take place in our beautiful and pristine Backcountry Wilderness Area, with the first three taking place on our Highlands Point Trail System and the fourth on our Wildcat Mountain Trail System.
Mountain bike racers of all abilities are welcome! All categories are for men and women.
This course consists of two 5.5-mile loops running counter-clockwise for a total length of 11 miles. Total ascent of 764 feet and a maximum elevation of 6,230 feet.
Course map: https://www.strava.com/routes/17155580
5:00 pm - Juniors 10-14 race 1-lap course
6:00 pm - all other race classes race 2-lap course
Pick your distance
Cycling
Open
Advanced, experienced, and trained riders
Masters 50+
Advanced, experienced, and trained riders who are 50 years and older
Sport
Riders with some mountain bike experience who don't race often
Single Speed Open
Mountain bikes with only one speed and no varying gear ratio
Everything
Bikes with fat tires, cyclo cross, dual rider bikes, etc.
Clydesdales
Riders who are 200+ lbs
Beginner
Riders who are new and inexperienced mountain bikers
Juniors 15-18
Riders who are ages 15-18
Juniors 10-14
Riders who are ages 10-14
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Highlands Ranch, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:57 AM and sets at 8:15 PM local time (MDT) in Highlands Ranch on July 29, 2026 — 14h 18m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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Other races near Highlands Ranch
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
HRCA Backcountry Wilderness Half Marathon
Indian Creek Trail Runs
Hoofin' It Through the Hollows 5K
PB&J Fuel Run 5K/10K/13.1 DENVER/AURORA
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 Highlands Ranch events
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