Overview

Welcome to the Cloud Cap mountain runs on Mt. Hood, presented by Speedland! Cloud Cap takes runners on an incredibly scenic tour of Mt. Hood’s wild northern slopes via two different loop-style course options— an “all-terrain” mountain marathon and half-marathon using trails and the rugged Cloud Cap Road.

Staged at the charming and quaint Cooper Spur Ski Area, each course showcases many of the mountain’s most iconic and historic sites throughout the Cloud Cap-Tilly Jane Historic District. Exquisite views abound of the volcano’s ever-present summit, flanked by Cooper Spur and Polallie Canyon to the south, the Langille Crags and Eliot Canyon to the north and of course the massive icefalls of Mt. Hood’s largest glacier, the mighty Eliot, making this a truly awe-inspiring, one-of-a-kind race experience!

Mountain Marathon

The Cloud Cap Mountain Marathon is a scenic double-loop course, characterized as hilly, beautiful and fast, on a variety of gorgeous trails and historic forest roads showcasing some of Mt. Hood’s most iconic areas. From Cooper Spur Ski Area at 3950’ elevation, runners will travel up to 6000’ through the Cloud Cap—Tilly Jane Historic District, mainly using the Cloud Cap Road and the Tilly Jane Ski Trail.

The marathon course is 26.3 miles long, with 4800 ft. of ascent and 4700 ft. of descent. In all, the course includes approximately 9 miles of singletrack trail, 6 miles of maintained gravel forest roads (lower Cloud Cap Road) and 11 miles of rough, rugged jeep road (upper Cloud Cap Road). There are 4 staffed aid stations along the course.

Half Marathon

The Cloud Cap Half Marathon is a scenic loop course on a variety of gorgeous trails and rugged, historic forest roads showcasing some of Mt. Hood’s most iconic areas, and is the first half of the full Mountain Marathon course. From Cooper Spur Ski Area at 3950’ elevation, runners will travel up to 6000’ through the Cloud Cap—Tilly Jane Historic Area, mainly using the Tilly Jane Ski Trail and Cloud Cap Road.

The half marathon course is 13.3 miles long, with 2400 ft. of ascent and 2400 ft. of descent. In all, the course includes approximately 4.5 miles of singletrack trail, 3 miles of maintained gravel forest roads (lower Cloud Cap Road) and 5.5 miles of primitive, rugged jeep road (upper Cloud Cap Road). There are 2 staffed aid stations on the course.

About Daybreak

Daybreak Racing presents unique and well-supported Pacific NW trail running races including Tillamook Burn, Gorge Waterfalls and Backcountry Rise. Our goal is to share some of our area's most beautiful trails and reward your effort with friends, food, music and memories.

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Policies

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