Presented by SoCalTrail
Los Angeles' only trail race on Thanksgiving morning!!
Escape the city and let it rip across the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains on gracious fire roads overlooking the gridlock, down glorious descents towards the Santa Monica Bay, on singletrack sections through the chaparal and with enough vert that you'll be thankful for the rest of the year.
$500 Winner-Takes-All Cash Prize for the 1/2 Marathon distance for women and men!!
What a better way to spend Thanksgiving than running in the mountains with friends and family!! Work up that holiday appetite with some trail dirt and vert in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains. All courses are 100% on fire roads and singletrack with views spanning the entire Valley, overlooking the Ocean and peeking at the San Gabriels in the far distance.
Central to all of LA County, the race starts at the Top of Reseda Trailhead and heads towards the famous Nike Missile Tower. The 1/2-Marathon turns down Westridge for an epic singletrack descent. The 10k classic races along Dirt Mulholland and turns around at the Nike Tower while the 5k Fun Run and Hike is an all-levels out-and-back.
Take away a soft race shirt, unique finisher medals and amazing race photography that's included with your entry. The LA Turkey Trail finishes with a thirst-quenching beer garden (21+), delicious vegan-friendly taco breakfast, sports massage treatment by Vision for Enrichment and an awards ceremony for 1/2-Marathon and 10k runners.
Event Schedule:
6:00am - Race Site Packet Pick Up
7:00am - 1/2 Marathon Starts
7:30am - 10k Starts
7:30am - 5k Starts
8:30am - Beer Garden and Breakfast
9:30am - Award Ceremony
11:00am - Course Closes
All SoCalTrail races are CUPLESS.
The Trail 1/2 Series
4 Trail Half-Marathons in 2025 and a chance to win one of two SoCalTrail Season Passes when you complete at least three or four of the SoCalTrail half-marathons in 2025. Runners that complete all four earn the collectible SoCalTrail "Trail ½ Series” award plaque.
To be part of the Series, get finishes at any 3 of these 4 races…
Boney Mountain ½ Marathon on February 15,
Point Mugu ½ Marathon on April 5, and
LA Turkey Trail ½ Marathon on Thanksgiving morning
Rules of the Game:
- Points are awarded based on your finish time as a percentage time of the winner’s time in the race.
- The winner receives the maximum points (100), and everyone else gets a percentage of that maximum.
- Women and men are scored separately within their divisions based on the winning time in that division.
- A age group categories are scored within their gender based on the winning time in that gender
- Only the half-marathon distances from at least 3 of the 4 races in the series are scored.
Points Series Awards
- 4 Race Finishers: earn your collectible SoCalTrail "Trail ½ Series” Finisher Award at LA Turkey Trail
- 3 of 4 Race Finishers: get points and get entered into a drawing for one women’s and one men’s SoCalTrail Season Pass.
- Overall Points Series Champions: the highest female and male scorers will receive the SoCalTrail "Trail ½ Series” Champion Award and 100% comp entries to the Season Finale at Crystal Cove.
The Fun Stuff
All Runners Get:
Female/Male Race Shirts (tech or cotton blend)
Unique Finisher Medals
FREE Course Photography
Delicious Taco Breakfast
Beer Garden Entry (21+)
Pre-Race Coffee
Sponsor Giveaways
Finish Line Announcers and Music
Same Day Results
Professional Medical Support
Awards:
10k and 1/2 Marathon Age Group Awards
5k, 10k and 1/2 Marathon Overall 1/2/3 Podium Awards
$500 Winner-Takes-All Cash Prize for the 1/2 Marathon!!
Half-Marathon winners are invited to compete in the SoCalTrail Season Finale on December 14 at the Crystal Cove Trail Run.
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The Course
½ Marathon Course:
13.67 miles with 2,323’ gain
LA Turkey Trail Half Marathon
Cut-Offs:
8:05 a.m. - 10K Aid Station (mile 3.35)
8:55 a.m. - Half Marathon Aid Station (mile 7.1)
9:55 a.m. - 10K Aid Station (mile 10.3)
10:35 a.m. - 5K Aid Station (mile 12.35)
11:00 a.m. - Finish (mile 13.67)
10k Course:
6.7 miles with 857' gain
LA Turkey Trail 10k
Cut-Off's:
9:55am - 10k Aid Station (mile 3.35)
11:00am - Finish (mile 6.7)
5k Course:
2.76 miles with 448' gain
LA Turkey Trail 5k
Cut-Off's:
10:35am - 5k Aid Station (mile 1.3)
11:00am - Finish (mile 6.7)
All SoCalTrail races are CUPLESS.
Discounts & Volunteers
Volunteers from other SoCalTrail events can earn Race Credits for the LA TURKEY TRAIL!!
To volunteer at the LA TURKEY TRAIL, or other SoCalTrail races, please sign up at LA Turkey Trail Volunteers. We’d love to have you on the team!!
All volunteers get awesome race swag, meals, and coffee/cocoa.
Race credits to future SoCalTrail races are $20/hour (THIS RACE ONLY) and are transferrable to friends and family!
Please email volunteer@socaltrail.events with any questions.
If you’re an active Firefighter, Lifeguard, Race Director or running group organizer please email info@socaltrail.events for your SoCalTrail discount code.
Sponsors
Vision For Enrichment - The Best Post-Race Sports Massage
TrailFolx - Breaking down barriers for youth getting into mountain sports
Skratch Labs - Electrolyte hydration at all SoCalTrail races
Hand-Brewed - Locally crafted in Chatsworth and on tap at all SoCalTrail Beer Gardens
El Sancho Loco - Breakfast tacos at all SoCalTrail races
Event's current local time: 9:42 PM PT
