Saved By the Trail
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Saved By the Trail
58K • 28M • 14M • 11K • 5K
Saturday, March 13, 2027
Gateway Park, 751 Beach Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
500 runner cap • All runners get medals and swag!
Course
Gateway Park delivers a true trail-racing experience right in the heart of Fort Worth. Runners wind through shaded singletrack, wooded Trinity River bottomlands, fast and flowy sections, punchy climbs, rocky terrain and plenty of twists and turns.
7-mile loop – route, GPX and elevation: plotaroute.com/route/3414993
Distances & Start Times
58K – 6:00 AM – 5 loops
28M – 7:00 AM – 4 loops
14M – 7:30 AM – 2 loops
11K – 8:00 AM – 1 loop
5K – 8:00 AM – modified loop
Schedule
Friday, Mar 12 – Packet pickup 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM (location TBD)
Saturday, Mar 13 – Packet pickup 5:00 AM – 8:30 AM at the Start/Finish line
6:00 AM 58K • 7:00 AM 28M • 7:30 AM 14M • 8:00 AM 11K/5K
Post-race party TBD
Cutoffs
6:00 PM is the hard cutoff for all races (12 hours). You CANNOT start another loop after 4:00 PM.
Drop Downs & Distance Changes
Once your race begins, that is the distance you must finish to receive a medal for that distance. There is no dropping distances during the race – you will be listed as a DNF.
Online distance changes are open until the Wednesday of race week on UltraSignup: log in, go to Registration History, click Edit on this race, choose the new distance under Switch Event? and check out right away (there is a small UltraSignup fee when moving up). All other changes must be made in person and may not be possible for sold-out distances.
Aid Stations
Mile 1.55 / 4.5 – Overlook
Mile 7.1 – Start/Finish
Both are FULL aid stations stocked Texas-style: Gatorade, water and electrolyte mix; Coke, ginger ale and maybe orange soda; cookies, candy, peanut butter and Nutella; Pringles, trail mix and chips; PB&Js, bean burrito rolls and fruit. Later in the day: quesadillas, soups, ramen, potatoes and other fun concoctions. Medical basics (bandages, Vaseline, band-aids – NO NSAIDs) and feminine care products. There is usually a surprise too – we have had sheet cake, pies and watermelon!
Cupless Racing
We DO NOT have cups at the aid stations. Please bring a reusable cup, bottle or hydration pack.
Drop Bags
There will be a large tarp area for drop bags at the main aid station and at the other aid station.
Pacers & Crew
There are no pacers for this race. Crew is allowed at the main aid station only.
Course Info & Parking
Getting There
Gateway Park, 751 Beach Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
From downtown Fort Worth: head east on E 4th Street toward the Trinity River, connect to E 1st Street and follow it east toward Gateway Park. Continue past Beach Street, enter the park from E 1st Street and follow race-day signs to parking, packet pickup and the start/finish area.
Closest airport: Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW)
Swag & Awards
All runners get medals and swag! Race swag and finisher awards: TBD.
Winners Awards
Top 3 in each distance (58K / 28M / 14M / 11K / 5K)
Top 2 Masters (50+) in each distance
All awards are Male, Female and Non-Binary.
Volunteer With Us
Volunteers are the most important part of any race. Shifts run 4–8 hours, and every volunteer gets free park entry, an area to camp, race merchandise, and a meal on race day.
1 shift = 50% off a future Rise Racing registration
2 shifts at one race = a FREE entry into any one of our future races
VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP • Questions? Email rob@riseracingco.com
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Race website: riseracingco.com/saved-by-the-trail
Pick your distance
Trail running
58k – INFO ONLY (Register on UltraSignup)
28M – INFO ONLY (Register on UltraSignup)
14M – INFO ONLY (Register on UltraSignup)
11k – INFO ONLY (Register on UltraSignup)
5k – INFO ONLY (Register on UltraSignup)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Fort Worth, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:41 AM and sets at 6:35 PM local time (CST) in Fort Worth on March 13, 2027 — 11h 53m 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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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, 155 Fort Worth events
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