About the Race

ENTRANT LIMIT: ONLY 80 SPOTS TOTAL!
The famous Monkey Butt Hill is a steep hill with 100 feet of climbing in only 1/10 of a mile (20% grade) and is located only a tenth of a mile from the Juniper Point West trailhead on the Cross Timbers Hiking Trail. The hill allegedly got its name many years ago when a boy scout troop was out hiking the trail along the shoreline and after a long hike, as they were getting close to the trail, there was only the one big hill left to climb. One of the boy scouts exclaimed, "I would rather kiss a monkey's butt than climb that hill!"


Enjoy a day amongst your fellow members of the trail community! With the opportunity to have a crewing setup you see every 1/3-mile, you can try out different things and have everything you need right there, and your family can spectate and enjoy being setup just 100 feet from the water's edge.

Get a Hat and Earn Patches

All entrants receive a custom BOCO Gear running trucker hat with the Monkey Butt logo. During the race, athletes can earn patches which they can then later heat transfer to their hats or to any item of their choosing!

Each loop of the course is 100 feet of vertical gain (also elevation loss as you remain to the start/finish line). This year, we have 3 commemorative patches for achieving certain levels of vertical gain during your race! 3 and 6 hour participants are both eligible for all patches. The patches are based on landmarks' altitudes (elevation from sea level).

Distance

3 or 6 Hours of Monkey Butt – Monkey Butt Hill is a short, incredibly steep hill of just about 0.1 miles long BUT climbs 100 feet and has roots and boulders to maneuver in that climb. It’s part of a 1/3 mile loop from our start line. So the race will be a timed format of how many loops can you get done in the time of either 3 Hours or 6 Hours. The race will be run going counter-clockwise which means you will only be going UP Monkey Butt Hill and then the descent of 100 feet is much more gradual and less technicality.

More Details

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Event's current local time: 2:52 AM CT