Cactus to Cloud Sky Race

CACTUS TO CLOUD SKY RUNS

Where Desert Dreams Take Flight New Mexico's Original Sky Race invites you to journey from desert floor to mountain peak, where cactus gives way to clouds and every step lifts you closer to the southwestern sky. This isn't just a trail race – it's a vertical adventure through the Land of Enchantment. Wanderlust Running sponsors Additional support provided by... Thanks to the partners who help make this event happen: Seeberger Dermatology, Cloudcroft Animal Hospital, Rocky Mountain Supply, First National Bank, Golden Sky Residential Construction, Otero County Electric, Aspen Trails Realty, PVT, Cloudcroft Reader, Back-in-Action Therapy, and Toby Collins. Sacramento Mountains Ultra Series Cactus to Cloud is the third event in the inaugural Sacramento Mountains Ultra Series Set among the towering fir and spruce of the Sacramento Mountains, just above the Tularosa Basin, this series takes you into one of New Mexico’s most beautiful and dramatic landscapes . Over three distinct summer-to-fall events based out of Cloudcroft (elevation ~8,676 ft), you’ll experience crisp mountain air, high-elevation single-track, historic rail-bed trails, and views that stretch from the desert floor to cloud-kissed ridges. Sign up once, commit to the full season, and race your way through memorable terrain. Register for the full series and save on your race entry! Register Here Choose Your Skyward Journey Sky Race 50K Start: Oliver Lee State Park (409 Dog Canyon Rd, Alamogordo) Finish: Cut-off: 6:59:59 PM Course Details coming soon Cloud Run 32K Start: Sunspot (3001 Visitor Center Rd) Start Time: 8:00 AM Finish: Cut-off: 6:59:59 PM Course Details coming soon SHUTTLES 50k : Shuttles pick up at the start/finish pavilion and take runners to the start. 32k : Shuttles pick up at the start/finish pavilion and take runners to the start. Please decide if you will be in need of a shuttle during the registration process Shuttle is included for free in the Sacramento Mountains Ultra Series registration Summit Line - Course Guide Know the course before you're on it. Summit Line's course guide breaks down every climb, descent, and turn on this route, so you're not guessing when it counts. Check out the guide . Why It's Special New Mexico's only point-to-point ultra trail race Highest elevation course in the state Journey from desert ecosystems to mountain peaks Unmatched scenic diversity Where cacti meet clouded summits For All Finishers Custom designed shirts Unique finisher medals Stories of sky-high adventure Desert-to-mountain bragging rights Wanderlust Running This event is organized by Wanderlust Running, hosts of premiere endurance events across the American Southwest. Learn more at wanderlust.run . Event's current local time: 8:27 AM MT

Additional support provided by...

Thanks to the partners who help make this event happen: Seeberger Dermatology, Cloudcroft Animal Hospital, Rocky Mountain Supply, First National Bank, Golden Sky Residential Construction, Otero County Electric, Aspen Trails Realty, PVT, Cloudcroft Reader, Back-in-Action Therapy, and Toby Collins.

Sacramento Mountains Ultra Series

Cactus to Cloud is the third event in the inaugural Sacramento Mountains Ultra Series Set among the towering fir and spruce of the Sacramento Mountains, just above the Tularosa Basin, this series takes you into one of New Mexico’s most beautiful and dramatic landscapes . Over three distinct summer-to-fall events based out of Cloudcroft (elevation ~8,676 ft), you’ll experience crisp mountain air, high-elevation single-track, historic rail-bed trails, and views that stretch from the desert floor to cloud-kissed ridges. Sign up once, commit to the full season, and race your way through memorable terrain. Register for the full series and save on your race entry! Register Here

Choose Your Skyward Journey

Sky Race 50K Start: Oliver Lee State Park (409 Dog Canyon Rd, Alamogordo) Finish: Cut-off: 6:59:59 PM Course Details coming soon Cloud Run 32K Start: Sunspot (3001 Visitor Center Rd) Start Time: 8:00 AM Finish: Cut-off: 6:59:59 PM Course Details coming soon SHUTTLES 50k : Shuttles pick up at the start/finish pavilion and take runners to the start. 32k : Shuttles pick up at the start/finish pavilion and take runners to the start. Please decide if you will be in need of a shuttle during the registration process Shuttle is included for free in the Sacramento Mountains Ultra Series registration Summit Line - Course Guide Know the course before you're on it. Summit Line's course guide breaks down every climb, descent, and turn on this route, so you're not guessing when it counts. Check out the guide . Why It's Special New Mexico's only point-to-point ultra trail race Highest elevation course in the state Journey from desert ecosystems to mountain peaks Unmatched scenic diversity Where cacti meet clouded summits For All Finishers Custom designed shirts Unique finisher medals Stories of sky-high adventure Desert-to-mountain bragging rights Wanderlust Running This event is organized by Wanderlust Running, hosts of premiere endurance events across the American Southwest. Learn more at wanderlust.run .

Summit Line - Course Guide

Know the course before you're on it. Summit Line's course guide breaks down every climb, descent, and turn on this route, so you're not guessing when it counts. Check out the guide .

Why It's Special

New Mexico's only point-to-point ultra trail race Highest elevation course in the state Journey from desert ecosystems to mountain peaks Unmatched scenic diversity Where cacti meet clouded summits

For All Finishers

Custom designed shirts Unique finisher medals Stories of sky-high adventure Desert-to-mountain bragging rights

Wanderlust Running

This event is organized by Wanderlust Running, hosts of premiere endurance events across the American Southwest. Learn more at wanderlust.run .