About This Event
The 3 Bears Trail Races bring runners to the forests and terrain around Anniston, Alabama, offering three distinct distance challenges on shared trail systems. This multi-distance event caters to various experience levels while maintaining the intimate community atmosphere that defines quality trail racing. The courses showcase the natural beauty of Alabama's trail networks through thoughtfully designed routes.
Choose Your Distance
50K
The courses utilize a combination of clockwise and counter-clockwise loops centered around Danish Pass and the Highline Trail. The Papa Bear 100-mile follows the most complex routing, beginning with the 50-mile course clockwise to Danish Pass, then completing a counter-clockwise loop before reversing the entire 50-mile route. The terrain features technical singletrack through high mountain forests, with significant elevation changes and challenging navigation points that require focused attention from runners.
50 Miles
The courses utilize a combination of clockwise and counter-clockwise loops centered around Danish Pass and the Highline Trail. The Papa Bear 100-mile follows the most complex routing, beginning with the 50-mile course clockwise to Danish Pass, then completing a counter-clockwise loop before reversing the entire 50-mile route. The terrain features technical singletrack through high mountain forests, with significant elevation changes and challenging navigation points that require focused attention from runners.
100 Miles
The courses utilize a combination of clockwise and counter-clockwise loops centered around Danish Pass and the Highline Trail. The Papa Bear 100-mile follows the most complex routing, beginning with the 50-mile course clockwise to Danish Pass, then completing a counter-clockwise loop before reversing the entire 50-mile route. The terrain features technical singletrack through high mountain forests, with significant elevation changes and challenging navigation points that require focused attention from runners.