Cave Creek Thriller - Cave Creek, Arizona - Running

The Cave Creek Thriller is a Running race in Cave Creek, Arizona consisting of a 50K Trail Run.

The Cave Creek Thriller plays host to 4 different distances with the 50K and 24K options exploring the Maricopa Trail in point-to-point races before finishing inside Cave Creek Regional Park. The 11K and 5K distances stay entirely within Cave Creek Regional Park on hilly and pristine mountain trails. Portions of the trail are steep, rocky, and entirely exposed to the sun with great views of the expansive Sonoran Desert.
The 50K & 24K registration includes your shuttle bus ticket to the start line.

The Cave Creek Thriller is the second race in the Aravaipa Running Desert Runner Trail Fall Series. The Desert Runner Trail Series now has four points divisions: Short, Middle, Trail and Ultra. The 24km race for Cave Creek Thriller will score points in the Trail Series while the 50km race will score points in the Ultra Series.