Kamloops Trail Festival 2025

This page is kept as a past race archive for the Jul 6, 2025 edition in Harper Mountain, Kamloops, BC. Use the links below to find upcoming races in the same area or distance category. You can also browse the 2025 race calendar.

Kamloops Trail Festival 2025 invites trail running teams to compete in a challenging 4x8KM relay event at Harper Mountain. Participants experience a rugged single-track course featuring 319 meters of elevation gain per loop, with a maximum of 300 runners forming 75 teams. The festival offers an engaging atmosphere with team tent challenges, music by DJ Tom Moe, on-site food, recovery services, and numerous prizes including footwear gift cards and a grand treadmill draw.

This relay race emphasizes teamwork, spirit, and fun, with categories for open, masters (45+), and age-based mixed teams. The event supports the Miles for Smiles Cancer Foundation and provides ample amenities such as medical services, water stations, and volunteered parking. Registration opens February 1, 2025, and all runners receive included food and access to massage and recovery centers.

* 8KM loop course on single-track trail * Elevation gain per loop: 319 meters * Four legs per team to complete 32KM total * Water and electrolyte station on course * First aid provided by St. John's Ambulance at finish * Music and festive atmosphere throughout the day

• 4x8KM trail running relay on challenging single-track at Harper Mountain
• 319 meters elevation gain per 8KM loop
• Categories include Open, Masters 45+, Mixed, and Under 25 teams
• Over $10,000 in prizes including a grand draw treadmill
• Team tent contest with prizes
• No pets allowed
• Partial proceeds benefit Miles for Smiles Cancer Foundation