50K, 35K, Half Marathon
Early registration is open, but permits have not yet been secured for this event. In the event that permits cannot be issued, early registrants will receive a refund.
Welcome to Yuba Gold Trail Runs!
Just outside of Nevada City, CA, in the heart of gold country, this course includes beautiful views of the South Fork Yuba River and historic hydraulic mining site of Malakoff Diggins.
When: Sunday, October 5th, 2025
50K: 8:00 am
35K: 8:30 am
Half Marathon: 9:00 am
All-distance cutoff: 5:00 pm
Swag: Beautiful, full-cover medals, as well as finisher shirts.
Start/Finish: North Bloomfield, a.k.a. Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, at the junction of N Bloomfield-Graniteville Rd & Relief Hill Rd, Nevada City, CA
The course will be well marked but markings have been sabotages in the past. It is strongly recommended that runners have the course map downloaded in advance of race day to their phone or other gps device.
Further info can be found at skybreakerracing.com
Independent P2P 50K
This is essentially the original Yuba Gold 50K point-to-point course from South Yuba Campground to Bear Valley.
Despite the "Virtual" classification here on USU, this is not a virtual event. We are using this format so that runners can self-report results.
These "Independent Adventures" are sometimes called DIY, Self-Guided, or Hybrid events. Essentially, what this means is you'll go out and complete the course on your own, with friends if you like, and/or with aid provided by friends.
Afterward, submit your results here with your activity link for proof of completion, and you'll receive a finisher award and rank in the results. Note that you must submit your results within one week of the close of this event.
You will have the entire month of October to do this in. In other words, you choose when to run the course - it just has to be run continuously (all in one go) and within the specified time period.
GPX file
Feel free to coordinate with others in the Facebook group or Strava club.
More Independent Adventures from Skybreaker Racing
Maps
Event's current local time: 3:57 PM PT
