Pie High Trail Run

03/14/2026

5k, 10k & Half Marathon

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Lord Hill Park, Snohomish, WA

You don’t have to be a numbers nerd to celebrate PI DAY with us March 14 (3.14). We may not be reciting that famous mathematical constant of π but we WILL be eating pie!

If you are looking for a hilly race, Pie High Trail Run is a great choice! And if you also enjoy a slice of delicious pie, then Pie High Trail Run is the perfect choice.

The course starts at the south end of the park and immediately spreads out the field with a respectable climb. From there, the course meanders through mossy forests, along tranquil ponds, creeks, and wetland preserves.

The course itself is a combination of single-track, old logging road, maintained hiking path, and a few bridges for good measure. It’s a very diverse course. Boredom is not an option at Lord Hill!

So if you’re feeling up to a challenge, for a trail run that will leave you feeling proud at the finish, then join us at Pie High Trail Run!

Registration
Results & Photos
Course Description
Pie Sponsor
Queen & King of the Hill
Schedule
Directions & Parking
Apparel
Safety, Etiquette, & Dogs

Registration

	Open (through 12/1)	Early (through 2/3)	Regular (through 3/12)	Day-of-Event
5-km	33.00	38.00	43.00	48.00
10-km	38.00	43.00	48.00	53.00
Half Marathon	51.00	56.00	62.00	68.00

Online pre-registration closes Thursday, March 12 at 11:59pm. Event-day registration will be available onsite with payment by card, cash, or check payable to Northwest Trail Runs, unless the event sells out.

View the registration confirmation list to verify your registration or to see who else is registered.

Results & Photos

2019 Results & photos courtesy of Taryn Graham

2018 Results & photos courtesy of Takao Suzuki

2017 Results & photos courtesy of Cody Heyn

2016 Results

2015 Results

Course Description

The courses for all distances start and finish near the Snohomish River at the South end of the park. The routes are fairly hilly, with a big climb out of the start, then a mix of steep and moderate grades, as well as some flatter sections. These courses are moderately hilly by trail running standards. Courses include a mix of wider and narrower trails, with the newly-redesigned courses taking advantage of more of the sweet, new single-track trails. Most of the trails are not very twisty, but there are some parts with more twists and turns.

Maps

Click the images for a high-resolution PDF of each course map.

10k

Half Marathon

Elevation Gain

5k – 590 feet
10k – 1115 feet
Half Marathon – 2360 feet

Yes, these are hilly courses. The park is called Lord Hill for a reason!

Aid Stations

5k – There are no aid stations on the 5k, so runners who wish should bring a drink and snacks with them.

10k – There will be one fully-stocked aid station at 3.3 miles.

Half Marathon – There will be two fully-stocked aid stations at 3.3 and 9.2 miles, and one water station at 6.4 miles.

Aid stations offer water, electrolyte drink Skratch Labs hydration sport drinks, and some carbohydrate-rich or salty foods, such as cookies, pieces of energy bar, gels, chews, chips, bagel, fruity candy, fig bars, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and/or bananas.

Queen & King of the Hill

Who will make it to the top of Lord Hill first?! We will crown a “Queen of the Hill” and a “King of the Hill”, and we will bestow these honors on the first woman and the first man who make it to the top of the hill after the start. The two winners will receive what else…a pie! And of course, bragging rights.

Schedule

SATURDAY, March 14
8:30am – Check-in and day-of-event registration opens
9:20am – Pre-run briefing
9:30am – Start
1:30pm – Course closes

Directions & Parking

Google Map

The start and finish for this event is headquartered at the south entrance, the entrance rarely open to the public, where there is a large gravel parking lot. Please use the directions provided here. If you follow directions from the official website for Lord Hill or simply type in “Lord Hill Park” into Google or another GPS device, the directions provided will likely take you to the north entrance.

From Seattle, follow SR-520 East to I-405.

Go North on I-405 toward Everett
Take exit 23 toward Woodinville/Wenatchee/US-2
Merge onto WA-522 E
Take the exit toward Monroe/W Main St
At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Tester Rd
Follow Tester Rd/Tester Branch Rd for 2.8 miles. Eventually, you will go under WA-522.
Shortly after passing under WA-522 you will come to a T intersection. Turn left.
Follow this road to the south entrance.
This entrance is usually locked. We have special permission to use this entrance and parking area.
Drive through the open gate and follow the parking attendant’s directions.

From Redmond, go West on SR-202 (Woodinville-Redmond Road).

Follow SR-202 and exit/merge onto WA-522 E.
Take the exit toward Monroe/W Main St
At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Tester Rd
Follow Tester Rd/Tester Branch Rd for 2.8 miles. Eventually, you will go under WA-522.
Shortly after passing under WA-522 you will come to a T intersection. Turn left.
Follow this road to the south entrance.
This entrance is usually locked. We have special permission to use this entrance and parking area.
Drive through the open gate and follow the parking attendant’s directions.

If you find yourself at the north entrance retrace your route back to the traffic circle and take the Tester Rd. exit.

Follow Tester Rd/Tester Branch Rd for 2.8 miles. Eventually, you will go under WA-522.
Shortly after passing under WA-522 you will come to a T intersection. Turn left.
Follow this road to the south entrance.
This entrance is usually locked. We have special permission to use this entrance and parking area.
Drive through the open gate and follow the parking attendant’s directions.

Apparel

You can add 2025 Northwest Trail Runs apparel to your race registration and pick up your apparel at the event, or check out what we have at the event and purchase there. We will unveil our new design some time in 2026 and share it here if it is available for pre-order before the run.

$21.30 + tax – short sleeve tech shirts, in unisex, women’s cuts & youth

$27.10 + tax – long sleeve tech shirts, in unisex and women’s cut; $31.60 + tax – cotton hoodie, unisex

Safety, Etiquette, & Dogs

GENERAL SAFETY
The trails will be open to other users during the event, including pedestrians with pets, and cyclists. Participants are responsible for their own safety while participating, and the organizers are neither qualified nor equipped to render medical care in the event of a serious injury. In case of an emergency, call 9-1-1. You are encouraged to bring a cell phone with you as a safety precaution, if you wish.

RESPIRATORY VIRUS SAFETY

Outdoors settings are among the safest, due to the open air dissipating virus particles to greatly reduce the risk of transmission. But we ask that you please stay home and request a refund or credit if you have COVID-19 or another contagious respiratory virus. We also encourage getting your flu and COVID-19 shots when possible and wearing an N95 respirator mask to limit your own exposure in confined spaces or when you can’t keep a safe distance.

PASSING ETIQUETTE
Where the trails are narrow, please let other participants pass you if they want to get by. It is a passing runner’s job to tell the person in front that they wish to pass.

HEADPHONES
If you’d like to listen to music while you’re on the course, please use headphones or earbuds, so that runners around you can’t hear it. Others may prefer a quieter event experience or may have different musical tastes. Runners playing music in the open air may be asked to leave the event.

Also, keep the volume low enough that you can hear someone talking to you in a normal voice, for example, another runner saying they would like to pass on your left.

DOGS
Our events are USATF sanctioned and subject to USATF policies, and so dogs are not allowed to accompany runners on the course.