Utepils Trail Loppet - Half Marathon and 5K

The Urban Trail Run and Festival

Half Marathon · Half-Half · 5K

Our most popular trail running event of the season, the  Utepils Trail Loppet on Sunday is a day of rugged, urban trail running in Minneapolis’s largest regional park. The Half Marathon, Half-Half (6.5 miles) and 5K races in Theodore Wirth Park are the ultimate urban trail running experience, and all participants will be greeted after the race with music and a free Utepils drink. All Sunday race courses will start at the Trailhead and finish at Utepils Brewing!

5K (NEW this year: now on Sunday)

Half Marathon

Half-Half (6.5 miles)

Utepils Trail Loppet weekend starts with Loppet Field Day! Loppet Field Day on Saturday is a fun-filled day at the Trailhead in Theo Wirth Park of both competitive and non-competitive events for all ages and abilities. The day will start with an untimed 1 mile and 0.5 mile trail run, before concluding with a variety of fun “trail and field” games and challenges. Great for all ages!

Schedule

Friday

4:00pm-7:00pm Packet Pickup (at the Trailhead) 

Sunday

7:00am-9:15am Packet Pickup (Location: Trailhead). NOTE: We are giving shirts out at Packet Pickup. If you don’t have someone to take your stuff for you to the finish (including the shirt), see Bag Drop information below).

8:30am Half Marathon Start (Location: Trailhead)

9:30am Half Half Start (Location: Trailhead)

10:30am 5K Start (Location: Trailhead)

10:00am-1:00pm Utepils Beer Garden (and the party can continue inside the Utepils Taproom and back yard!)

Course

See some of the best trails in every corner of Theo Wirth Park! Compared to the CityTrail Loppet, the Utepils Trail Loppet half marathon course features more hilly terrain in Eloise Butler, Quaking Bog and N Wirth.

What kind of trails: The courses follow a mix of trails including paved, ski and singletrack.

Dogs: While we love dogs we ask that you please keep them home this weekend.

Strollers: As this is a trail run with a mix of terrain and trail, strollers are not a great fit for these courses but are more than welcome for hanging out at Field Day and around the finish area.

Sag: A sag vehicle will be available if you are unable to finish. Please notify the closest course marshal or aid station volunteers to help you arrange a pick up.

Course Map

Awards

Awards will be given to the top three overall men, women, and non-binary in the Half Marathon, Half-Half and 5K. If you expect you are a winner, please stick around the finish. We’ll do these award announcements as soon as the top finishers are in.