McDowell Mountain Frenzy

McDowell Mountain Frenzy

Saturday, Dec 5, 2026

16300 McDowell Mountain Park Dr. Fountain Hills, AZ

Registration closes: Mon, Nov 30 @ 11:59PM MT

The McDowell Mountain Frenzy features courses that include rolling single track, short steep climbs and drops, and the beautiful desert scape within the McDowell Mountain Regional Park and McDowell Sonoran Preserve. The races utilize the competitive tracks and a few newly built trails within the parks (Coach Whip & Dixie Mine).

Race entries are non-refundable and non-transferable. For other options, please check out our Race Withdrawal Policy.

The McDowell Mountain Frenzy is the third race in the Aravaipa Running Desert Runner Trail Fall Series. The Desert Runner Trail Series now has four point divisions: Quail (short), Roadrunner (middle), Owl (Trail) and Hawk (Ultra). The 5 mile race will score points in the "short series" while the 10 mile race will score towards the "middle series." The 25km race at McDowell Mountain Frenzy will score points in the "Trail Series" while the 50km & 50mile races will both score points in the "Ultra Series".

In an effort to continually lessen our race footprint, we are expanding our cupless events to the Desert Runner Trail Series. We will have UltrAspire reusable cups available at registration and on race day or feel free to bring your own!

Start Times

• 50 Miler: 7:00 AM
• 50K: 7:30 AM
• 25K: 8:00 AM
• 10 Miler: 8:15 AM
• 5 Miler: 8:30 AM