Where can I find the Bob Bartling Hobo Day 5K route map?
Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.
Official course linksBob Bartling Hobo Day 5K
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Bob Bartling Hobo Day 5K at a glance
- Typical conditions
- 82/100
- Evidence depth
- 28 verified facts
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
Bob Bartling Hobo Day 5K has known course details for its 5k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 5 km
- Terrain
- Road, Fell
- Scenery
- City, Mountain
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Bob Bartling Hobo Day 5K?
The Bob Bartling Hobo Day 5K is described as flat.
Where does the Bob Bartling Hobo Day 5K route go?
The Bob Bartling Hobo Day 5K route starts at SDSU campus area, Brookings (start/finish near 609 Medary Ave, Brookings, SD 57006) and finishes at SDSU campus area, Brookings, near the start. Underfoot, expect paved-road. It passes South Dakota State University campus. Started in 1996 by Steve Britzman and Kurt Osborne when they noticed Hobo Day lacked a road race.
Race character
Scenery
- City
- Mountain
Atmosphere
- Community
- Festival
- Charity
Terrain
- Road
- Fell
- Elevation character
- Flat
- Technicality
- Non Technical
Entry, logistics and records
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
- Qualification status
- Open community 5K road race with no qualifying standard.
Race day logistics
- Expo / packet pickup
- Packet pickup Friday before the race (Oct. 23, 2026) from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Mills Construction, 1311 Main Ave S; race-day registration also available 6:30-7:45 a.m. at the Taco John's parking lot, 6th Street and Medary Ave (cash or check only for walk-ups).
- Medal
- All race participants receive a commemorative Hobo Day 5K mug, a tradition running since 2004.
Access and course status
- Start
- SDSU campus area, Brookings (start/finish near 609 Medary Ave, Brookings, SD 57006).
- Finish
- SDSU campus area, Brookings, near the start.
Course facts
- Course type
- Loop
- Surface
- Paved Road
- Landmarks
- South Dakota State University campus
- Notable features
- Started in 1996 by Steve Britzman and Kurt Osborne when they noticed Hobo Day lacked a road race
- officially renamed the Bob Bartling Hobo Day 5K in 2004 to honour Bartling, an icon of the Brookings running community, the same year the commemorative finisher mug tradition began
- Post-race refreshments are provided to participants
- The course goes around and through the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 7°CTypical temperature
- 24 kphTypical wind
- 1 mmTypical rainfall
- 82Favourability /100