Make it official.
Start with the 2026 event registration. Then keep an eye out for final event details.
OCTOBER 26–30, 2026 / GOLDEN, COLORADO
FIVE TRAILS.
FIVE DAYS.
HELL YEAH.
Your Trails. Your Time.
10 YEARS OF GOLDEN HELL WEEKBACK TO OCTOBER. BACK TO OUR ROOTS.
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.
SAME BAD IDEA.
For 2026, we’re heading back to our original routes, with four of the five routes starting and finishing at Mountain Toad Brewing. The Apex route starts and finishes at the Apex parking lot. All five updated 2026 routes are now 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