Brokenagan Backyard Ultra 2026

Brokenagan Backyard Ultra 2026 brings a looped endurance test to Silver Star Provincial Park and Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre in Vernon. The event centers on a Backyard Ultra, with 24-hour solo and 2-person relay-style options also on the program.

The course sits in a mountain setting above Vernon, with trail laps designed for steady repetition rather than big point-to-point miles. It’s a trail race with a clear backyard-ultra structure and a strong local endurance-racing feel.

For runners comparing formats, this sits alongside other trail races in Vernon and fits neatly into the region’s summer trail calendar.

The Backyard Ultra uses a 4-mile (6.7056 km) loop at Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre in Silver Star Provincial Park. The course description points to single-track and double-track trail, hard-pack and grassy sections, and steady elevation changes, with forest, meadow, marsh, and lakeside scenery along the way.

The event is set on cross-country ski trails in the Silver Star area. Fully stocked aid stations are part of the race support.

• Backyard Ultra format on a 4-mile loop
• 24-hour solo option
• 24-hour 2-person option
• Start time listed at 7:00 AM
• Course at Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre in Silver Star Provincial Park
• Trail setting above Vernon, BC
• Looped mountain course with single- and double-track sections