New Location for this Year’s Sekani Trail Run
Cover photo courtesy of Sekani Trail Run
Fall trail runners who sign up for the annual Sekani Trail Run on Oct. 5 will be running a new Beacon Hill course with a new venue at Minnehaha Park, just down the road from the traditional Camp Sekani Park event staging location.
Race organizers, with Franklin Elementary School’s A.P.P.L.E program, which puts on the trail race as a fundraiser, moved the location of this year’s event due to planned construction improvements to the Camp Sekani parking lot.
“It will be great to see what improvements the City of Spokane makes, and we look forward to hosting next year’s race back at Sekani,” says organizer Ammie Hatch. This year’s limited-edition courses include a 5k course, covering trails solely on Beacon Hill with around 500 feet of total climbing, and a 10k course that will take runners up a challenging route with 1,000 feet of elevation gain. For racers interested in a sneak peek of the course, maps are available at Sekanitrailrun.com under the “2025 Race Info” tab.
In addition to the 5k and 10k options, the event will once again host a free kids’ 1K race for elementary-aged runners. “Every year this is a highlight to watch,” says Hatch. “So many excited kids ready to run outdoors and win their own medal!” Although the kids’ race is free, parents need to register their child in advance.
“Finding a new location to stage the course was a bit of a hurdle,” says Hatch, “but parent volunteers from the Franklin A.P.P.L.E program are always willing to put in the extra effort to bring enrichment to their students’ education and to put on a fun event. We might not be at Sekani this year, but we’re Sekani-ish!” (OTO)
