Broken Goat is located in the beautiful Kootenay Rockies Region of British Columbia and one of Canada’s highest cities.
The 25km & 52km race starts at an elevation of 1574m and runners summit various peaks & ridges along the way. The highest peak being Old Glory Mountain at 2376m. The entire 12km course takes place on Red Mountain which peaks at 2072m at the summit.
The Broken Goat is so much more than just a race. It’s a weekend set around majestic mountains, filled with hight alpine trail running, craft beer, amazing food and cherished company.
In September 2009 my husband and I were married in this small Kootenay town. We loved it there so much, we wanted to share it with others and in July of 2015 Broken Goat was born. Trent and I now look forward to celebrating our “new” anniversary with our team, volunteers and racers from all over the land every summer. xo
Our team would like to acknowledge and respect that Broken Goat takes place on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the sngaytskstx (Sinixt) People and we celebrate and honour all the history that exists upon these amazing lands.
The Broken Goat 12km course is a challenging route that starts off at the base of Red Mountain Resort and quickly heads straight up dreadhead – a super steep single track trail that climbs relentlessly up to the top of Red Mountain.
We promise it will be worth the effort and following the first climb, runners can expect to run on some of the best single track Rossland has to offer! Mega views. Mega fun!
Ascent – 623m / 2050ft
Descent – 623m / 2050ft
The Broken Goat 25km course follows the same start as the 52km course and includes the summit of Mount Plewman and the lower section of Red Mountain. It is a challenging, point to point race that traverses along the beautiful high alpine “7 Summits” trail and Unnecessary Ridge. The majority of the course cruises at an average elevation of 2000m (6550ft) and takes runners along lofty ridge lines between Nancy Greene Summit and Red Mountain, offering 360 degree views.
Like the 52km route, runners must also be comfortable self-supporting themselves until they reach Granite MTN, which is approximately 12 km into the course. Here they will access to an aid station.
Ascent – 1000m / 3300ft
Descent – 1400m / 4600ft
Broken Goat 52km is one of BC’s most challenging and scenic ultra’s. This is a point to point route which takes place on the beautiful “7 Summits” high alpine trail and accesses several peaks & ridges along the way.
Runners will have beautiful 360 degree views of the surrounding mountains and run on a mix of buff single track and technical rocky & rooty trails. Participants must be prepared for a long and strenuous journey in remote alpine terrain and also must be comfortable self-supporting themselves until they reach Grey Mountain – 23km into the race.
The race proceeds along the peaks and ridges in the following order: Mt Plewman (2241m/7350ft), Old Glory Mtn (2376m/7800ft), Unnecessary Ridge (2100m/6,888ft), Record Ridge (1760m/5,772ft), Granite Mtn (2036m/6700ft), Red Mtn (1591m/5218ft). Approximately 46km is on beautiful alpine single-track. There is a challenging descent down Molly’s FSR which links the 7Summits trail into “Pay Dirt” trail which leads runners very close to the finish line before the final push up Dreadhead on Red Mountain. This 1.7km (457m/1500ft) climb up to the top of Red Mountain is often the crux for 54km runners this late in the race. For those who make it to the summit – they will enjoy the remaining 10km on flowy singletrack into the finish and then it’s officially beer time!
Ascent – 2310m / 7548 ft
Descent – 2726m / 8943 ft
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