Sept 26 – Ashland Mountain Challenge

Ashland Mountain Challenge • September 26, 2026 • Lithia Park in Ashland

The Ashland Mountain Challenge is hosted by Wild Rogue Events – click to find out about other events.

Race Venue

The race venue for the 2026 Ashland Mountain Challenge is at the top of Lithia Park in Ashland Oregon – Google Maps Link to the Lithia Park venue

Registration

General Registration Opens: March 30, 2026 at 8pm – waiting room opens at 7pm

CES Teams Registration Opens: March 28, 2026 at 8pm – waiting room opens at 7pm
Team must have 5 member, at least one of which must be female to qualify as a team.

Registrations and Transfers close: Sept 20, 2026 at midnight

Registration is through the race.californiaenduro.com portal.

Race Weekend Schedule

Friday, Sept 25, 2026

Saturday, Sept 26, 2026

  • Packet Pickup: 7am – 7:30am – Lithia Park Venue
  • Race: 9am – 3pm 
  • Awards: Post Race (race could wrap up at 2:30pm, so please arrive early for awards)

YOU MUST PICK UP YOUR OWN PACKETS – CES Team Captain can pick up packets for their team members.

Accomodations

There is camping at Emigrant Lake Camping area and Creekside Campground, both are east of Ashland off HWY 66. 

Ashland is a resort town and has many Motels and Hotels, if you require overnight accommodation we suggest you book early

Course Map

The Course is posted on TrailForks

Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 4, Stage 5

Pro/Open/Expert categories racing the stages in the order – 2, 3, 4, 1, and 5
Sport/Beginner  categories racing the stages – 1, 5, 2, 3 and 4

Start Times

If you are self-shuttling to the top of Mt Ashland for Stages 2,, 3, 4 – it’s a 45 min drive and 20min pedal to the satrt line, plan accordingly for your start time.   If you are booking a shuttle with Ashland Mountain Adventures, the shuttle time to book posted on the schedule (8am for Pro/Ex, 11am for Sp/Beg).

We’ll be starting riders at each stage by category. The indicated times are the start times at the start of each stage, it is your responsibility to be at each race stage at the time indicated. At the top of the table you will find the estimated transfer time for each stage to help you plan your transfers. We also allocated 10 minutes between stages, beyond the transfer times, to allow you to manage repairs, hydrate and get some food. So you will have plenty of time to make the transfers between stages and enjoy the day and the race.

Stage Close Times – Keep on schedule with the times posted. At the bottom of each stage on the start times page, there is the stage closed time – this is the time each stage will be closed. If you miss the stage close time, you will not be able to race that stage.
Time Check – these are time checks at the CES Timing Tent for us to download your stage times off your timing chip.

Specialized Neutral Support

Our title sponsor Specialized will be at the race to provide neutral support to help you with repairs and keep you racing this weekend. They will be setup on course here you’ll be passing them several times during practice and race day.

Bike Care Courtesy of Formula 100

Enduro ain’t easy on bikes. Formula 100 will be on site with the means to help racers’ bikes run clean and smooth. They create performance-drive bike care products, handcrafted in-house by chemists with more than 40 years of formulation expertise.

Plus, they’ll be providing every podium in every class at every race with awards swag. What’s not to love?

Race Book

The Race Book has all the details you’ll need for the event weekend including location, weekend schedule, registration pickup details, course description, available accommodations, and other information.

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