Crystal Cove Trail Run

Presented by The grand finale of the 2026 SoCalTrail Season - featuring the El Moro 15k, the Cut-Across 6k and the Kids 1k. The El Moro 15k offers a $2,000 prize purse!! Experience the immaculate trails of Orange County, with a start and finish just minutes from the beach. Both distances challenge runners to fire road climbs, ridgeline descents and action-packed single track, but 15k runners take on the Rock Garden, Elevator and the Wall!! The Kids race zips around the nature preserve and shares the same start/finish as the longer distances. Take away a soft race shirt with a design worth wearing again, finisher medals to flaunt and amazing race photography that's FREE with your entry. The Crystal Cove Trail Run experience includes delicious breakfast (vegan friendly), entry to the post-race beer garden (21+), sports massage bodywork by Vision for Enrichment and an awards ceremony for 6k and 15k age group runners. Event Schedule: 5:30am – Parking Opens 6:15am – Registration Opens 8:00am – 15k Starts 8:45am – 6k Starts 9:00am – Beer Garden Open 9:15am – Breakfast is served 9:45am - 1k Kids Starts 10:00am - Awards Ceremony 11:00am - Course Closed

The Fun Stuff All Crystal Cove Runners Get: Female/Male Race Shirts (tech or cotton) Hand-crafted Finisher Medals FREE Course Photography Family-owned Breakfast Tacos (plant-based) Hot Coffee Sponsor Giveaways Sports Massage by VFE Finish Line Announcers and Music Same Day Results Professional Medical Support Awards: Age Group Awards (female and male only): U20 / 20-29 / 30-39 / 40-49 / 50-59 / 60-69 / 70+ Overall 1/2/3 Female, Male and Non-Binary Podium Awards 1st Place Kids Winner $2,000 15k Female and Male Prize Purse!! 1st - $500 2nd - $300 3rd - $200 Follow @SoCalTrail on Instagram, @SoCalTrailRuns on Facebook and @SoCalTrail on Strava for official announcements.

The Course Footpath is the official mapping and navigation tool for all SoCalTrail events 15k Course Route: 9.35 miles with 1,647' of vert 15K Route 6k Course Route: 4.1 miles with 696' of vert 6K Route The 15k has 3 aid stations with water, Skratch Hydration and Crank e-Gels (miles 3.9/5.6/7.5) The 6k has 1 aid station with water, Skratch Hydration and Crank e-Gels (mile 2.1) 1k Kids Course Route: 0.52 miles with 22' of vert Kids Route All courses will be marked with flour, ribbons and directional signs.

Directions & Parking The Crystal Cove Trail Run is at: Crystal Cove State Park, El Moro 8471 N. Coast Highway Laguna Beach, CA 92651 On-site, race day parking opens at 6:00am and costs $15 (NO CASH, CARD ONLY). Overflow parking will be at the Reef Parking Lot, just a short 1-mile warm-up, north on the PCH.

Discounts & Volunteers Volunteers from other SoCalTrail events can earn Race Credits for the Crystal Cove Trail Run!! To Volunteer at the Crystal Cove Trail Run, or other SoCalTrail races, please sign up HERE . We'd love to have you on the team!! All volunteers get awesome race swag, meals, coffee/cocoa and massage. Race credits to future SoCalTrail races are $15/hour and are transferrable to friends and family! Sign up at: https://socaltrail.ivolunteer.com/crystalcove Please email [email protected] with any questions. If you're an active Firefighter, Race Director or running group organizer please email [email protected] for your SoCalTrail discount code.

Sponsors Tanri - Stay Younger Longer with TANRI Suncare Products Adventure Awareness Concepts - professional event medical services at all SoCalTrail events. Nathan - Offiical hydration sponsor Footpath - Official mapping sponsor Fractel - Official hat sponsor KOR - KOR Shots at all SoCalTrail races Sauri - Apparel powering the SoCalTrail "Trail Half League" Home & Health Solutions - The very highest quality water, when a healthy lifestyle matters, at all SoCalTrail aid stations and festivals. Skratch - Elecrolyte hydration at all SoCalTrail races VFE - Certified sports massage Trailfolx - Helping LA inner city kids discover the great outdoors Hand-Brewed Beer - Served at every SoCalTrail Beer Garden