We round out the trail series with our Fall trail run Granite Head Trails & Ales, presented by Altra. Packed with beautiful fall scenery and shady wooded sections of heritage oaks and beautiful Fall foliage. This is a challenging race with some steep uphill dirt trails and a short sandy beach section with waterfront views of Folsom Lake. We’ve also thrown in some trails that take you among the namesake granite rock gardens and granite boulders of this State Park. This Fall trail run has two course distances, Long Course (11.45 mi.) and Short Course (6.6 mi.)
Per the running industry policy, all entry fees are non-refundable & entries are non-transferable. Once we receive and accept your entry, you will not receive a refund if you cannot participate, you may not give or sell your number to anyone else, and you may not transfer your 2026 entry fee to a future race. This policy applies to all entrants and is in effect whether you are injured, have an unexpected family/business emergency, have a medical emergency, etc. If the course must be changed or the race is cancelled due to an act of nature there are no refunds or rollovers. There are NO exceptions.
Race Information Email: [email protected] Facebook: facebook.com/fleetfeetsacramento / Fleet Feet Sac Instagram: FleetFeetSac Blood, Sweat & Beers Instagram: GraniteHead
More event details can be found on our website: https://granitehead.com/ Race Date October 10, 2026 Start/Finish Location Granite Beach in Granite Bay East on Douglas Blvd. to the end of Douglas and then follow signs to Granite Beach. Packet Pick-Up (Friends may pick up your packet for you.) Friday, October 9: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Fleet Feet, 2311 J Street, Sacramento, CA Race Day-Saturday, October 10: opens at 6:15 am Granite Beach in Granite Bay Race Day Schedule 6:15 a.m. Packet pick-up is open to the public 7:30 a.m. Long Course Start (all long course athletes) 8:00 a.m. Short Course Start (all short course athletes) Race Swag Gender specific tech shirt A complimentary custom GH finisher medal A complimentary beer after you finish (must be 21 or older) Complimentary post-race fajitas Non-alcoholic beverages
Oct 10, 2026
Distance — 18.4K
Type — Running
07:30
$80.00
Oct 10, 2026
Distance — 10.6K
Type — Running
08:00
$75.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Granite Bay.
Learn more about the host city, Granite Bay.
Granite Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. The population was 21,247 at the 2020 census, up from 20,402 at the 2010 census. The ZIP codes are 95746 and 95661. Granite Bay is a primarily residential suburb of Sacramento and is located just east of Roseville and west of Folsom Lake.
Read more launchAll-time top performances and historical records for Granite Head Trails and Ales.
| Place | Name | Year | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Mike Peters | '21 | 1:14:15 | |
| 🥈 | Chris Tucker | '21 | 1:14:59 | |
| 🥉 | Brandon Costa | '21 | 1:15:56 | |
| 4 | Ben Harris | '21 | 1:16:10 | |
| 5 | Marc Flores | '21 | 1:18:12 | |
| 6 | Alex Walker | '21 | 1:18:58 | |
| 7 | Joseph Alvernaz | '21 | 1:19:08 | |
| 8 | Bryan Twardus | '21 | 1:20:19 | |
| 9 | Ryan Nickel | '21 | 1:20:59 | |
| 10 | Gabe Fregoso | '21 | 1:25:30 |
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