NEW FOR 2026
We will have all the information for you in a couple of weeks.
2026 race dates: 1+2 August 2026.
Planning on opening registration January 14th. Check our website for details in the meantime.
PARTNERSHIPS
Also new for 2026: The Beast of Big Creek Skyrace will be part of the Skyrunner World Series.
We will continue to be a qualifying race in the Vert Running Series by Mountain Running Races.
And runners will continue to earn their UTMB Index.
TRUE MOUNTAIN RUNNING IN THE PNW
A real mountain race to the summit of magnificent Mt. Ellinor in the Olympic Mountains. This is Beast of Big Creek.
Join us in Hoodsport, Washington on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula. Climb Mt. Ellinor with us and race the (almost historic now) Beast of Big Creek.
Please visit our website for full details.
A SKYRACE
We're offering three distances, a 14, a 5 miler, and the Double.
For the Skyrace you'll get to climb for over 5,300ft to the actual summit of Mt. Ellinor. And then, you'll get to bomb the whole way back down.
For the Forest loop you'll climb 1,200 ft. and get to run through lush forest along streams and over several fun wooden bridges.
For the Double, you'll run the Skyrace on Saturday followed by the Forest Loop on Sunday.
Start and finish is at Big Creek Campground and we'll be offering limited camping for the weekend.
ROCK CANDY RUNNING
Our team owns and operates the Beast of Big Creek, Little Backyard Adventure, and Saturnalia trail running events.
Race Directors: Mathias and Trixy Eichler.
Read our community guidelines here.
Event's current local time: 12:53 PM PT
