Welcome to Machete Trail Madness. Come challenge yourself at our beautiful trails at Lake Perris, they are tough, but we give you plenty of time to get it done.
DISTANCES: 10, 50, 100, 200 Miler plus a 20 Mile Ruck Division.
Join us for our 3rd annual Dia De Los Muertos event (Day of the Dead) We will honor our dead with a joyful and positive celebration in those beautiful Lake Perris trails. Our community is the best, friendly and supportive, where your family can go camping to support you and enjoy a week at the Lake.
COURSE: 10 Mile+ Loop with 2,300 feet of elevation gain per lap for our 10 and 50 Milers. 20-mile course around the entire Lake for our 20 Mile Ruck Division, 100 and 200 Milers. This course has 4,500 feet of elevation gain.
RACE STARTS: 200 Miler Starts Wednesday October 29 at 6:30 PM. 10 Miler, Ruck Division, 50 Miler, and 100 Milers, all start on Friday October 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM.
RUCK DIVIONS WEIGHT: 20 LBS for Females, and 30 LBS for Men.
PACERS: No pacers for 10 Miler or Ruck Division. 50 Milers can pick up a pacer for their final lap. 100 Milers can have pacers after completing 3 laps (60 Miles) and 200 Milers once they complete 4 Laps (80 Miles) One pacer per runner but can be different pacers each lap.
CUT-OFF TIMES: 96 Hours for 200 Miler, 48 Hours for 100 Miler, 24 Hours for 50 Milers, and 12 hours for 20 Mile Ruck Division, no cut-off time for 10 milers.
AID STATIONS: Statt and Finish line is your transition are, we will also have stuff for you there, but most runners have what they need there with their crew. We also have an Aid Station at Mile 6 for 10 and 50 milers, those running 20 Mile Ruck Division, 100 and 200 Miler will also have another aid station at mile 13.
CAMPING: Campground will be available Tuesday after 12:00 PM, checkout Sunday night 10 PM. Come and enjoy the beautiful views of the Lake and surrounding mountains. Those doing 50, 100 and 200 Miles will need to camp, you can bring family and friends, pacers. This is Group Tent Campground, no trailers or hookups.
PARKING: $10 at the entrance of the Lake.
The Machete Madness Experience: This is a unique experience as it is more of a mental challenge due to the course format as it is very easy to finish a loop and quit, but our motto is Never Give Up so we will do anything we can to support you so you can get it done. You get to interact more with other runners since you are doing laps and running with each other, definitely a more interactive experience as you get to encourage and push each other to the finish line, your family and friends also gets to see you more often and you can pack lighter as you will have the chance to reload your nutrition and hydration at each lap you complete since the race course loops around into the Campgroup every lap.
More bang for your bucks: Free camping! That alone is worth it, free professional photos at no additional cost to you! By far the most bang for your buck of any race out there, the Machete Madness Experience, not just a race. The vision we have for our events is for people to make this the full Machete Madness experience, not just a race to show up and leave in a rush. We live a life that's always on the go, take a moment to smell the Roses.
No REFUNDS or transfers. We won’t allow any same day registrations. Register today as it will sell out.
Location: This is the link to the exact location to Group Picnic, make sure you drive in from the Morene Valley entrance and not via Ramona Express Way. Group Picnic C is where the event camping is located, same as the start line and transition area.
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