Bear 100

Demand

4 out of 5

How much it asks

Worth

4 out of 5

Whether the ticket is worth it

Logan, Utah to Garden City, Utah, United States

Logan Canyon in the Bear River Mountains Paul Hermans / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Scorecard · is it worth it?

Worth the trip if the mountains match what you want.

The card

Bear is the Utah 100 that still sounds like a mountain club and still publishes like one. The official sheet: 100 miles through the Bear River Range, 20,321 feet of climb, high point 8,865, start in Logan, finish near Bear Lake. For 2026 the finish is Garden City. Demand is 4 because that is a long point-to-point with real climbing, rocky descents, and a night that often goes below freezing. It is not 5 because the altitude is not Colorado-thin and the technicality is mixed trail, not off-trail San Juan.

Worth is 4. Fall aspen and maple are a reason to fly if you like that range in late September. The race is explicit about not being UTMB-owned while still submitting results for Index hunters. Qualifiers and a lottery are the gate, which is ordinary for a Western 100 and healthier than a stones economy. Organization confidence is medium: bear100.com is specific.

If you want the harder Utah 100, Wasatch is the demand 5. If you want the prettier autumn 100, Bear is the worth conversation. Neither one is Speedgoat.

The official site lists a qualifier and a lottery, which is ordinary Western 100 friction, and it also bothers to say the race is not UTMB-owned. That sentence is why this card exists next to Speedgoat. Logan to Garden City in 2026 is a point-to-point with a lake at the end, not a loop you can forget. Fall color is the scenery product; freezing nights are the climate product. We are not inventing a date or a fee band. bear100.com remains the source. If you cannot get into Wasatch and you still want Utah mountains in September, this is the destination 100. If you wanted 24,000 feet of gain, you wanted Wasatch.

Who it is for

Runners who want a Western mountain 100 in fall colors, with a qualifier culture and no UTMB ownership.

Who should skip

Anyone who needs 13,000-foot drama. Bear is mountains; it is not the San Juans.

Gate

Next race: Fri, Sep 25, 2026bear100.comretrieved 2026-09-03
Format: Point-to-point through the Bear River Range; 2026 finish in Garden City
Lottery: Yes
Entry: Lotterybear100.comretrieved 2026-09-07
Qualifier required: Yes. A finish from the RD's list within the window list ↗bear100.comretrieved 2026-09-07
Other requirements: 8 hours volunteer work prior to the race; deadline Sept 15 for submitting the work form (see Bear100.com/Volunteer).bear100.comretrieved 2026-09-07
Registration opens: RD unpublishedbear100.comretrieved 2026-09-07
Registration closes: RD unpublishedbear100.comretrieved 2026-09-07
Draw: RD unpublishedbear100.comretrieved 2026-09-07
Results notified: RD unpublishedbear100.comretrieved 2026-09-07
Last draw: 2026 draw: 886 applicants, 300 lottery picksbear100.comretrieved 2026-09-06 (repo record)
Odds: Never Finished vs Veteran hats in one pile. Veterans get 2× tickets (2^N then ×2). Aid-captain, Bear Tag, sponsor, and special-consideration spots skip the 300-pick hat. Not equal names.bear100.comretrieved 2026-09-06 (repo record)
Singletrack: 65%
Jeep: 34%
Pavement: 1.5%
Bib economy: WSER qualifier · Hardrock qualifierbear100.comretrieved 2026-09-06 (repo record)
Entry fee: $350bear100.comretrieved 2026-09-06 (repo record)

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Elevation

Tap or hover for miles, clock, and aidft

Dark from 19:19 to 07:17 local. No split grid; shading uses start time and clock only.

Bottom ticks are aid. Longest gap 10.0 mi.

Course line from official GPX. Dots are aid. Tap or hover for mile, elevation, and clock.

Hardest stretch

Hardest stretch: Start (Hyrum Gibbons Mount Logan Park) to Logan Peak, 4,523 ft in 10 mi.

Segment gains from the course elev profile.

From	To	Mi	Gain	Loss
Start (Hyrum Gibbons Mount Logan Park)	Logan Peak	1016.1 km	4,523 ft1,379 m	569 ft173 m
Logan Peak	Leatham Hollow	1016.1 km	352 ft107 m	3,972 ft1,211 m
Leatham Hollow	Upper Richards Hollow	8.513.7 km	2,309 ft704 m	76 ft23 m
Upper Richards Hollow	Right Hand Fork (RHF)	9.014.5 km	863 ft263 m	2,663 ft812 m
Right Hand Fork (RHF)	Temple Fork	8.012.9 km	1,138 ft347 m	865 ft264 m
Temple Fork	Tony Grove	6.510.5 km	2,679 ft817 m	480 ft146 m
Tony Grove	Franklin Basin	1016.1 km	722 ft220 m	2,129 ft649 m
Franklin Basin	Logan River	8.513.7 km	2,038 ft621 m	1,465 ft447 m
Logan River	Beaver Mountain	6.09.7 km	1,160 ft354 m	1,341 ft409 m
Beaver Mountain	Peter Sinks	7.011.3 km	1,512 ft461 m	340 ft104 m
Peter Sinks	Burnt Fork	8.513.7 km	1,300 ft396 m	1,746 ft532 m
Burnt Fork	Finish (Garden City, Conestoga Ranch)	8.012.9 km	45 ft14 m	1,864 ft568 m

Start: 4,849 ft1,478 m
Finish: 5,980 ft1,823 m
Net: +1,131 ft+345 m
Longest climb: 3,331 ft1,015 m

Point to point. Net uphill. Total climb is still in Facts.

Weekend

Official handbook facts

Start: 06:00
Pacer from: 38 mi
Kit: Not required · No mandatory gear list.
Tracker: Open

Printable cutoff card

Bear 100 2026 information / start time · retrieved 2026-09-06 (repo record)

Field

Last editions · 100M scored distance

Field evidence: who showed up, who finished, how long. DNF is that evidence, not a difficulty score. Public results, scored distance only.

DNF over the years

DNF 25% in 2025, 28% the year before.

2025

Starters: 335
Finishers: 252
DNF: 25%
Win: 18:34:50
Median: 31:15:07

2024

Starters: 348
Finishers: 251
DNF: 28%
Win: 19:55:23
Median: 29:59:01

2023

Starters: 356
Finishers: 239
DNF: 33%
Win: 17:11:51
Median: 30:36:28

2022