River Bluffs Trail Runs Saint Joseph, MO   Dec 19, 2026

Welcome to the first ever River Bluff Trail Run put on by local trail running club, the Pony Express Trail Runners. In this race you will run through two of our beautiful parks including the historic Krug Park and the famous River Bluff Trail Park.

This course will consist of two 15.5 mile loops to complete the 50K distance and one loop for the 25K distance. There will also be a 10K and 5K option. For the full loop you will start at the top of Krug Park at the entrance to the trail. From there you will run half of the Krug park trail and turn left to exit onto the road, there will be plenty of markings to guide you. From the road you will enter the River Bluff Park Trails and do your full loop which leads you back to the Krug Park trails where you will finish the second half of the Krug loop.

The course is a smooth dirt trail with some roots and rocky areas. Each loop is around 2000 ft of gain which is equal to 4000 ft total gain for the course. You will be running the bluffs next to the Missouri River and if you have never seen them, they are pretty steep!