Enchanted Forest Trail Races

Enchanted Forest Trail Races - Come celebrate the outdoors this summer with an 8 Mile, Heavy Half or Marathon in the Land of Enchantment with a weekend of challenging trail fun. Red River, New Mexico is the quintessential cool little adventure town with rivers, mountains, stunning views, tons of character and a huge heart. Red River sits on the southern end of the Sangre De Cristos and racers will experience the rugged trails in the Carson National Forest and the gorgeous rolling high alpine Enchanted Forest cross country ski area on the course. After the races relax with your friends, family and other racers over local food, music and microbrews in the heart of town at the after-party.

Start/Finish Area
The Start/Finish areas for both races are at Brandenburg Park in the heart of downtown Red River.

Packet Pick-Up
Packet Pick-Up & Late Registration will be at Red River Conference Center – 101 W River St on Friday from 5:00-7:00p. Our Race Directors and crew will be here and it’s a great chance to get all of your questions answered. (If you’re unable to make the early pickup, we will have it available Saturday morning before the races.)

Awards/Party
The racer party for all racers and Awards Ceremony for the Marathon will be at Brandenburg Park. Men’s & Women’s winners of each race will receive comp entries to next year’s races.
Customized awards will be given to the top three male and female finishers in each race in each of the following age groups:
Under 20, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+
Racers will receive customized dog tag finisher’s awards as they cross the finish line. Placer’s awards will be distributed at each race’s awards ceremony. Awards and mementos will not be mailed after the event.

Cupless
In order to be environmentally friendly and cut down on the amount of trash we produce, we will not have cups at the aid stations. Please carry a water bottle, hydration pack or collapsible cup on the course.

Friends and Family
Red River likes to describe themselves as “authentically warm with a hint of wild, the way the West used to be”.
Red River Ski Area
The Red River Ski Area is part of the race course and extremely family friendly. Check out the Hidden Treasure Aerial Course, mini golf, summer mountain tubing, disc golf, Pioneer Flyer Zip Line and the mountain top Disc Golf. You can take the scenic chairlift and gain a bird’s eye view of your runner as they climb The Face at mile ~20. And with an aid station at the top of the chairlift you can sit around with food and drinks, listening to music and cheer as your runner comes through.

In Town
There is a plethora of unique shopping, amazing restaurants and homemade candy and ice cream shops. With a thriving music scene, you can catch a live performance almost any night of the week.