Ocotillo Trail Endurance Challenge Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States

The Ocotillo Trail Endurance Challenge is a timed trail running event taking place on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at the Ocotillo Hills Nature Trail in Carlsbad, New Mexico, located on the campus of Southeastern New Mexico College. The event offers five race options: a 1-hour solo challenge for $25, a 4-hour solo challenge for $45, an 8-hour solo challenge for $65, a 4-hour relay for $55, and an 8-hour relay for $75. Participants complete as many 2-mile out-and-back trail loops as possible within their selected time frame, with each loop featuring approximately 229 feet of elevation gain. The course runs through the canyon south of the Living Desert Zoo & Gardens on State Park and city land in the Chihuahuan Desert, and the event is open to runners, hikers, ruckers, and walkers.