Grand Circle Trailfest - Day 3 - Page, Arizona - Running

The Grand Circle Trailfest - Day 3 is a Running race in Page, Arizona consisting of a 12 Mile Trail Run.

Trailfest is a 3-day festival celebrating nature, trail running, music, food, and friendship. Run along the outer rim of the iconic Horseshoe Bend! This course will give you a very intimate view of the Colorado River as it begins to carve its way through the Grand Canyon (though the official start of the Grand Canyon is another 2 miles down river). You'll start by heading out a short distance of a mixture of sand and slickrock toward the rim of Horseshoe Bend. You'll see the canyon with the Colorado River below. Running along the rim of the iconic Horseshoe Bend gives you a taste of what is further down river. This section along the famous Horseshoe Bend is easily one of the most sought after views of the Colorado River.

After veering away from the rim, runners will be traversing through the desert for a bit until reaching Waterholes Canyon, a slot canyon very few get the privilege of exploring. The section through the slot canyon includes a few areas where runners will have to climb/scramble down into the canyon, and also climb a ladder or two (one is about 15 feet and the other is about 6 feet) back out. Runners will be in the canyon for about a mile. After exiting Waterholes Canyon, they will traverse north along a sandy road to the finish at a Navajo Hogan.

Please be patient with each other (especially in the slot canyon and climbing down ladders) and be careful. This course's biggest challenge is the sand. Runners will run through miles of soft sand. Gaiters are recommended, but plan to stop and dump out your shoes on several occasions and remember to drop those hips to help glide across the sand.