Broken Bow, USA ·
Nov 21, 2026
Rocky, rooty single track through the Ouachita Mountains of Beavers Bend State Park, over 11 or 22 hilly miles
The Beaverfoot Trail Run offers an 11 miler and a 22 miler in Beavers Bend State Park, near Broken Bow in southeastern Oklahoma. Both courses follow the park's rocky, rooty single track over Beaver Creek, Lookout Mountain, Deer Crossing and Skyline trails, with more than 2,500 feet of climbing for every 11 miles.
Created by Texas Outlaw Running Company, the Beaverfoot Trail Run takes runners into the forested hills of Beavers Bend State Park, in the Ouachita Mountains near Broken Bow, Oklahoma. Two distances share the same trails: the 22 Miler (35.4 km) starts and finishes at the park's Nature Center and turns around at the start of the 11 Miler (17.7 km), whose runners are shuttled out to their own start line before racing back to the Nature Center.
The course links the Beaver Creek, Lookout Mountain, Deer Crossing and Skyline trails on rocky, rooty dirt single track, crossing the Mountain Fork valley near the Broken Bow Lake dam. The terrain is very hilly: more than 2,500 feet (about 760 m) of climbing on the 11 Miler and over 5,000 feet (about 1,520 m) on the 22 Miler. Two aid stations with hot and cold food and two hydration stations line the route, and trekking poles are recommended.
Held in late November, when historic temperatures range from about 37 to 63°F, Beaverfoot is a small, friendly race with a ten hour cutoff for everyone. Finishers take home a long sleeve shirt and a medal, the fastest man and woman of each distance are awarded, and the last finisher of the 22 Miler earns the coveted DFL award.