Make it official.
Start with the 2026 event registration. Then keep an eye out for final event details.
OCTOBER 26–30, 2026 / GOLDEN, COLORADO
GOLDEN
HELL WEEK
Five trails. Five days.
Your Trails. Your Time.
10 YEARS OF GOLDEN HELL WEEKSELF-PACED · OCT 26–30
THE CHALLENGE
A week for
the trail obsessed.
Five local trail runs. A five-day window. A whole town worth of grit. Golden Hell Week is a virtual running challenge that gets you out on Golden’s trails, on your own schedule.
Get to know Hell Week →
10 YEARS.SAME BAD IDEA.
For 2026, we’re heading back to our original routes. Four routes start and finish at Mountain Toad Brewing; Apex starts and finishes at the Apex parking lot. All five updated 2026 routes are available.
THE 2026 COURSES
Know the trails.
Earn the week.
Explore all five 2026 routes: Lookout Mountain, Galbraith, South Table, North Table Mountain and Apex Mountain Park. Each course includes a map, elevation profile and GPX download.
Explore the routes →Your time. Your pace.
Run during October 26–30. Record your activities with GPS and follow the confirmed routes.
Every run counts.
2026 results instructions are coming. Until then, take a look at the community’s past efforts.
Explore past results ↗OCTOBER 26–30