{"id":2942,"date":"2017-05-24T08:45:54","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T15:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/?page_id=2942"},"modified":"2025-06-08T07:51:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T14:51:44","slug":"hatfield-challenge-series-50k-50mi-100k-100mi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/hatfield-challenge-series-50k-50mi-100k-100mi\/","title":{"rendered":"Hatfield Challenge Series: 50k, 50mi, 100k, 100mi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\r\n UPDATE<\/strong> (Jun 2025): Only the 50k route seems feasible at this point<\/strong>. The Eagle Creek to Benson connector (Tr #434) for the 50mi route seems impassable, although I think it is technically open. There are still trail closures<\/a> on the 100k and 100mi routes. Do not attempt these distances<\/strong>. \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\n
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\r\n UPDATE<\/strong> (Jun 2025): See Will’s report<\/a> for the 50k route. I went a week after Will and did it in the opposite direction (i.e., going down Wyeth). The Starvation and Defiance trails are in excellent shape. The Wyeth trail is brushy in the burn area and probably has a bit more downfall than last year. After the Whisky fire last year, the Herman Creek cutoff (Tr #410) is not in good shape. Lots of downfall. It’s hard to follow the trail in some section. Come prepared. The Herman Creek trail up to Cedar Swamp isn’t too bad.\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\n
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\r\n UPDATE<\/strong> (Jun 2024): The Starvation Ridge Cut-off trail #1414B is still closed (perhaps decommissioned). To reach the Starvation Ridge Trail #414, take the Mt. Defiance Trail #413 and turn onto trail #414 at the signed trail junction past the Warren Creek Falls. More info here<\/a>. This will add a bit more than a mile to the distances.\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\n

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T<\/span>he people of Seattle have the Issy Alps routes<\/a>. The people of Portland now have\u00a0the Hatfield routes. Are you training for some epic race? Are you an elevation gain junkie? Or are you in desperate need to test your endurance? Don’t be a sIssy<\/a>, look no further and throw your hat into the field!<\/p>\n

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The Hatfield Challenge\u00a0Series <\/em>(HCS) offers\u00a0a total of four distances in the Columbia River Gorge:\u00a050 km, 50 miles, 100 km, and 100 miles.\u00a0The routes were designed with the following criteria in mind:<\/p>\n