Cinderella Trail Run 50k Marathon 30k Half Marathon & 8k

June 1, 2025

Oakland

Trail

Distances

Marathon, Half-Marathon

Starting Time

8:00 AM

Fees

$65+

Perfect For

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1-100

Challenging

Park Run

High: 73°

/ Low: 58°

Organized by Coastal Trail Runs, a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based race management company that stages trail races up and down the California and Oregon coasts throughout the year, the Cinderella Trail Run races run through Joaquin Miller Park, a 500-acre park filled with groves of redwood trees and oaks as well as creeks and wetland areas, that lies just a few miles east of downtown Oakland.

Runners in the half marathon make basically two loops. The first, a counter-clockwise loop through Joaquin Miller Park, takes them along that park’s Sunset and Sequoia Bayview trails.

In addition to the trek through Joaquin Miller Park, the race takes runners also into nearby Redwood Regional Park, whose more than 1,800 acres contain both large forests of Sequoia trees as well as plentiful wildlife, from deer, rabbits, raccoons and squirrels to golden eagles that fly through the skies here.
Once they make their way into Redwood Regional Park, runners then make a long, oval-shaped clockwise loop through that park’s French, Orchard, Bridle and West Ridge Trails, all the way until meeting back up with the Cinderella Trail, which brings the race route back into Joaquin Miller for the race finish.
While those running the half marathon make this loop a single time, those running in the full marathon will run the route a second time to complete their 26.2 miles.
The race organizers note that runners in the half marathon can expect plenty of hills and challenging sections out on what are largely single-track dirt trails and park fire roads through the woods.
The elevation for the race ranges from a low point of just over 500 feet above sea level (around the mile 8 marker, at the aid station near the park’s fish ladder along Redwood Creek) to a high of just over 1,500 feet by the time runners have reached the mile 11 marker.

Cinderella Trail Run 50k Marathon 30k Half Marathon & 8k Results

Overview

With a hilly and challenging course that takes runners through both Joaquin Miller Park and Redwood Regional Park just outside Oakland, the Cinderella Trail Run is actually run in both the spring and the late summer — in mid-May and mid-August. Organized by Coastal Trail Runs, a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based race management company that stages trail races up and down the California and Oregon coasts throughout the year, the Cinderella Trail Run races run through Joaquin Miller Park, a 500-acre park filled with groves of redwood trees and oaks as well as creeks and wetland areas, that lies just a few miles east of downtown Oakland. Runners in the half marathon make basically two loops. The first, a counter-clockwise loop through Joaquin Miller Park, takes them along that park’s Sunset and Sequoia Bayview trails.

Course Description

Past Results

Cinderella Trail Run 50k Marathon 30k Half Marathon & 8k Results