Santa Cruz Trail Run
About this race
Giant redwoods dominate the landscape in our Santa Cruz Trail Run. Aside from coiling single-track that opens up to expansive roads and paths–and even sand–participants will enjoy the ocean breezes pouring in from the Santa Cruz coast. This race delivers everything from river crossings to high ridges with aid stations every 5-6 miles for refueling before tackling the next beautiful, albeit strenuous, section. This is a perfect race for family and friends to attend. They can cheer, enjoy Henry Cowell park, and consume post-race food fit for a trail running king or queen!
Park Information: Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Start Times:
30K – 8:30 AM
Half – 8:45 AM
10K – 9:00 AM
Check-In & Bib Pickup:
Race Morning: 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Time Limit: There is a 6 hour time limit for the race. All runners must be off the course by 2:30 PM.
Capacity: The Santa Cruz Trail Run has a capacity of 330 runners, across all distances.
Parking: Parking at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park is $10.00. There is limited parking along Highway 9 outside of the park. To save some money, we recommend you carpool from Felton (minutes away from the park) or Santa Cruz.
Directions:
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
101 North Big Trees Park Road, Felton, CA 95018
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Timing: All races are professionally chip timed, utilizing MyLaps and Race Director, ensuring your time is captured as accurately as possible. Disposable chips are attached to back of each bib number.
Post Race: We offer a broad selection of sweet and salty snacks, as well as fresh fruit and a diverse line up of pre-packaged food options (chips, cakes, jerkey, etc.).
Dog Policy: Sorry, no dogs are allowed within Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park.
Pick your distance
Trail running
30k
Half Marathon
10k
Typical race-day weather
Based on 13 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Felton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:31 AM and sets at 7:51 PM local time (PDT) in Felton on August 22, 2026 — 13h 19m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Santa Cruz Trail Run
291 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 30k
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Kretschmann | 2:27:43 | 3:08 /km |
| 2 | Mike Jacox | 2:30:05 | 3:11 /km |
| 3 | Paul McKinley | 2:30:37 | 3:12 /km |
| 4 | Yasuhide Okabe | 2:33:04 | 3:15 /km |
| 5 | Clay Bennett | 2:43:44 | 3:28 /km |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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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, 2 Felton events
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