Welcome to the 36th annual Zane Grey Highline Trail Trail Runs. Offering 50 mile and 50K distance races. Both courses have about 90% single track and start and finish at the Mountain Meadows Ranch in Christopher Creek. The 50 mile has 6700' of climbing where the 50K distance has 4400' of climbing.
Apr 24, 2027
Distance — 80.5K
Type — Running
05:30
$185.00
Apr 24, 2027
Distance — 50K
Type — Running
07:00
$170.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Payson.
Learn more about the host city, Payson.
Payson is a town in northern Gila County, Arizona, United States. Due to Payson's location being very near to the geographic center of Arizona, it has been called "The Heart of Arizona." Payson is also considered part of the colloquially defined Northern Arizona region, and the town serves as a gateway to the vast wilderness of the Colorado Plateau. The town is surrounded by the Tonto National Forest, the largest of the six national forests in Arizona—and the ninth largest national forest in the United States.
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Watch highlights and course previews from previous years.
All-time top performances and historical records for Zane Grey Highline Trail Runs.
| Place | Name | Year | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Charlie Ware | '18 | 7:30:42 | |
| 🥈 | Dave Mackey | '04 | 7:51:07 | |
| 🥉 | Scott Creel | '04 | 8:01:42 | |
| 4 | Anton Krupicka | '08 | 8:02:33 | |
| 5 | Michael Carilli | '26 | 8:04:54 | |
| 6 | Karl Meltzer | '02 | 8:07:00 | |
| 7 | Nate McDowell | '03 | 8:11:44 | |
| 8 | Chad Ricklefs | '03 | 8:11:44 | |
| 9 | Geoff Roes | '11 | 8:13:35 | |
| 10 | Karl Meltzer | '04 | 8:15:33 |
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