Where can I find the Ed Anacker Bridger Ridge Run 32K route map?
Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.
Official course linksEd Anacker Bridger Ridge Run 32K
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
Ed Anacker Bridger Ridge Run 32K at a glance
- Typical conditions
- 69/100
- Evidence depth
- 47 verified facts
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
Ed Anacker Bridger Ridge Run 32K has known course details for its 32k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 32 km
- Terrain
- Trail, Fell
- Scenery
- Mountain, Forest, Countryside
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Ed Anacker Bridger Ridge Run 32K?
The Ed Anacker Bridger Ridge Run 32K is described as mountainous. The course listing puts the climb at 2,073 m.
Where does the Ed Anacker Bridger Ridge Run 32K route go?
The Ed Anacker Bridger Ridge Run 32K route starts at Fairy Lake / Sacagawea trailhead, elevation 7,600 ft, north end of the Bridger Range and finishes at Fish Hatchery lawns at the Drinking Horse trailhead, elevation 4,900 ft (finish moved here in 2022). Underfoot, expect mountain trail with significant sections of steep loose rock and talus and stretches with no clear trail, plus well-maintained Foothills Trail and a final mowed-path crossing to the finish. It passes Sacagawea Peak, South Peak, Ross Pass, Naya Nuki Peak and Ross Peak. Runner's World (2012) named it one of its top trail races for 'Most Raw Exposure' and Outside Online (2013) listed it among its top 10 bucket-list trail runs.
What should runners know on race day for the Ed Anacker Bridger Ridge Run 32K?
4. Three official aid stations: Ross Pass, Bridger Bowl and Mt. Baldy, plus an emergency station partway down from Mt. Baldy. Failure to be checked off at the summit results in disqualification.
Race character
Scenery
- Mountain
- Forest
- Countryside
Atmosphere
- Wilderness
- Competitive
- Destination
Terrain
- Trail
- Fell
- Elevation character
- Mountainous
- Technicality
- Very Technical
- Source-stated ascent
- 2,073 m
- Net elevation
- -823 m
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 3:00:24 (Mike Wolfe)
- Women's course record
- 3:37:00 (Kristina Trygstad-Saari)
- Field size
- 250
- Field cap
- 250
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
- Cut-off
- Intermediate cutoffs: Sacagawea 8:05am, Ross Pass 9:40am, Bridger 11:05am; finish cutoff 2:30pm
- Ballot
- Yes
- Qualification status
- Entry is by lottery only; there is no time Based qualifier. Applications are accepted via RunSignUp during a two Week window (May 02 2026 12:01am through May 17 2026 11:59pm) and selection is a fair electronic random draw. Open to ages 18 100. Automatic entry for previous winners, 10 Time finishers, and partner Nonprofit raffle winners; volunteers and prior unsuccessful applicants receive preferential odds.
Race day logistics
- Aid stations
- 4
Access and course status
- Start
- Fairy Lake / Sacagawea trailhead, elevation 7,600 ft, north end of the Bridger Range
- Finish
- Fish Hatchery lawns at the Drinking Horse trailhead, elevation 4,900 ft (finish moved here in 2022)
Course facts
- Course type
- Point To Point
- Surface
- Mountain trail with significant sections of steep loose rock and talus and stretches with no clear trail, plus well Maintained Foothills Trail and a final mowed Path crossing to the finish
- Landmarks
- Sacagawea Peak, South Peak, Ross Pass, Naya Nuki Peak, Ross Peak, Bridger Bowl, Saddle Peak, Baldy Mountain, The M
- Notable features
- Named for founder Ed Anacker, who created the race in 1985 after running the Western States Endurance Run
- the field is capped at 250 by the US Forest Service permit, with over twice as many applicants as spots. Runner's World (2012) named it one of its top trail races for 'Most Raw Exposure' and Outside Online (2013) listed it among its top 10 bucket-list trail runs
- The first ~2.25 miles climb roughly 1,800 ft to the summit of Sacagawea Peak, where runners must be checked off
- failure to be checked off at the summit results in disqualification. The route is highly exposed along the ridge spine with unstable footing and unpredictable mountain weather
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 19°CTypical temperature
- 14 kphTypical wind
- 1 mmTypical rainfall
- 69Favourability /100