Race day photos are available here:
https://www.mountwilsontrailrace.com/the-race/photo_gallery/
THANK YOU TO OUR SIERRA MADRE AND EXTENDED COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF ADULTS, CHILDREN, FAMILIES, HS CHALLENGE STUDENTS, SUPPORTERS, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, & VOLUNTEERS IN MAKING THIS EVENT A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE
MOUNT WILSON TRAIL 5K RECOVERY RUN EVENT – 10/4/2025
With 600 5K Run and 100 Kids’ Fun Run participants, along with their friends, families, neighbors, local residents, visitors, etc., it was a great day of our local and extended Sierra Madre community showing up in force to keep the tradition of the Mount Wilson Race alive and raise awareness of the continuing volunteer effort needed to restore both Mount Wilson Trail and Bailey Canyon Trail, following the Eaton Fire and subsequent rains earlier this year.
With Eaton Canyon closed for years, restoring access to the Mount Wilson Trail ensures that people, including fire survivors, have opportunities for outside recreation, connection, and tranquility. We look forward to being able to return to the regular Mount Wilson Trail Race course on Saturday, May 23, 2026. Stay tuned as a lot more trail work needs to be done to make the Mount Wilson Trail safe for public use such that the US Forest Service will allow it to be reopened.
DONATE TO FLETCHER TRAIL MAINTENANCE FUND
HELP REPAIR SIERRA MADRE’S TRAILS
Please join us in donating to the “Fletcher Trail Maintenance Fund,” which supports our Trail Maintenance Crew volunteers with the necessary equipment, materials and supplies to continue their work on the repair and restoration of both the Mount Wilson Trail and Bailey Canyon Trail. The Eaton Fire damage was so great that to secure, re-engineer, and replace sections of both trails will require an even greater amount of additional materials and supplies, well beyond what has been needed in the past. Your donation of any amount is greatly appreciated and will make a real difference in enabling these historic community trails to be deemed safe for public access and reopened for the enjoyment of our community of runners, hikers, adults, families, children, and those seeking the tranquility and joy of being in our local Angeles National Forest.
Making a tax-deductible donation to the “Fletcher Trail Maintenance Fund” can be done by using the PayPal QR code below or by sending a check payable to the “Fletcher Fund c/o SMCF.” The mailing address is P.O. Box 716, Sierra Madre, CA 91025. All donors to the “Fletcher Trail Maintenance Fund” will receive a written tax-deductible acknowledgement letter. To donate by PayPal, please scan the QR Code below:
All labor on Mount Wilson Trail and Bailey Canyon Trail is done by community volunteers, who work tirelessly and continuously to repair and maintain the trails to keep them open and safe for public use. The necessary equipment, supplies and tools used by the volunteers are paid for with tax-deductible community donations to the “Fletcher Trail Maintenance Fund,” as neither the City of Sierra Madre nor the US Forest Service provides any funds for supplies or labor. Without the work of the Volunteer Trail Maintenance Crew, Sierra Madre’s trails would become permanently impassable.
Thank you very much for your support of the protection of these important and valuable community resources. Your donation allows work on the Mount Wilson Trail and Bailey Canyon Trail to continue and to ensure that the trails can be re-opened and deemed safe for public use for years to come.