NOTE: THIS REQUIREMENT APPLIES TO PEOPLE SELECTED TO RUN, IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO ENTER THE LOTTERY.

Don’t confuse this with the trail work boost that increases your lottery odds. You can read about that here.

 

REQUIREMENT

All runners must complete at least 8 hours of physical trail work between 1/1/2024 and the 6/30/2024. This work must be on trails, so volunteering at another race or pacing your friend unfortunately won't count. Your work should be done in conjunction with a recognized outdoor organization; a local open space department, a state parks department, trail foundations or something similar. To get credit for the work, print the trail work form, have your trail boss fill it out, and then email it to the RD.

Should you be be unable or unwilling to complete the 8 hours of trail work, you may chose to pay the $150 opt out fee. Please see the section below on instructions on how to pay the opt out fee.

The deadline to complete your trail work requirement is June 30th, 2024. If you do not met the trail work requirement by the deadline you are removed from the race and denied future entry for 1 year.

For waitlisters, anyone who has met the trail work requirement will be moved to the top of the list (in their respective order) on July 1st.

HOW TO GET CREDIT FOR YOUR TRAIL WORK/SENDING IN YOUR TRAIL WORK FORM

To get credit for your trail work, print off the form below and have your trail work leader fill it out. Once you’ve filled out the form, take a picture and email it to caleb.e@highlonesome100.com. You will get a reply indicating whether your trail work requirement has been marked completed, or if there are any problems. Please note that all volunteer work must be unpaid and the work must be done on publically owned trails.

Acceptable trail work includes:

  • New trail construction on public lands

  • Trail maintenance on public lands

  • Facilities maintenance on public lands (installing signage, cleaning outhouses, etc)

  • Trash clean up on public trails, campgrounds, dispersed areas, etc

  • Weed mitigation/brush control on public lands

Unacceptable trail work includes:

  • Volunteering at an event (such as working an aid station, course marking/sweeping, etc)

  • RD duties/Race organization

  • Work done on private lands (such as ski resorts)

  • Work done on non-trail surfaces (such as building a paved path)

PAYING THE OPT-OUT FEE

If you’d like to take the opt out fee route, click the button below. It will take you to our donation’s page where you can select the “$150 Trail Work Opt Out”. You must also select between the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative or Continental Divide Trail Coalition for you donation. Please note, the trail work opt out can not be paid to the Colorado Trail Foundation, it must go to CFI or CDTC. Once you’ve made the donation, please send the RD an email confirming your donation. You will then get confirmation that your trail work requirement has been met!

HOW DO WE CALCULATE THE OPT OUT FEE?

We calculate the opt out fee based on one simple factor…how much it costs to pay someone at CFI or CDTC to do your eight hours for you. The rate for 2021 was based on a $15/hr rate, which is roughly what a trailhand is paid. The $125 rate has stayed the same since 2017, but increased to $150 in 2022 as the new average for trail work amongst our partners is $18/hr.