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Sierra Madre Springs Forward:

MOUNT WILSON TRAIL 5K RECOVERY RUN/RACE/WALK 2025 

Online Registration Opens Monday, July 14th 

 All Are Welcome! 


Because of the devastation on the 
Mount Wilson Trail (MWT) caused 
by the Eaton Fire and subsequent 
rains, the Mount Wilson Trail Race 
Committee is hosting a unique 
“Mount Wilson Trail 5K Recovery 
Run/Race/Walk” event within the 
City of Sierra Madre on Saturday, 
October 4, 2025, starting in Kersting 
Court, beginning at 8:00 am. The 
day’s “MWT 5K Recovery” events, includes the 5K run/race/walk, 
a Kids’ Fun Run, special Recovery Run merchandise available for 
sale, Kersting Court booths, free photo booth, and beer garden to 
celebrate Octoberfest. 

The objective of the 5K run/race/walk and related events that day is 
to come together as a community to raise awareness of the tremendous 
amount of work that needs to be done to repair the Mount 
Wilson Trail AND to raise money for the “Fletcher Trail Maintenance 
Fund”, which pays for the equipment, materials, supplies, and 
tools used by our wonderful Trail Maintenance Crew volunteers. 

Registration for this year’s once-in-a-lifetime “Mount Wilson Trail 
5K Recovery Run/Race/Walk” opens on Monday, July 14, 2025, beginning 
at 8:00 am, and can be done online only by going to the 
Mount Wilson Trail Race website at https://www.mountwilsontrailrace.
com and using the MWTR registration link. During the registration 
process, there will be an opportunity to donate money to 
the “Fletcher Trail Maintenance Fund” to support the trail recovery 
work. A suggested amount of $10 or more would be greatly appreciated. 
Registration can also be done through RunSignup at https://
runsignup.com/Race/CA/SierraMadre/MountWilsonTrailRace.

MWT 5K Recovery Run/Race/Walk registration fees are $54.25 for 
adults (ages 18+) and $44.25 for youth (ages 5 – 17). All registered 
5K runners receive a goodie bag and special 5K Recovery Run t-
shirt. This is a rare opportunity to participate in a fun event and 
earn a Mount Wilson Trail Race t-shirt for 
those who might not otherwise consider 
racing on the Mount Wilson Trail itself 
when it reopens in 2026. 

Registration for the Kids’ Fun Run (ages 3 
–13) is FREE and can also be done beginning 
Monday, July 14th, by going to the
Mount Wilson Trail Race website at https://
www.mountwilsontrailrace.com and using
the MWTR registration link. The Kids’ Fun
Run distances are 1.0 mile (for ages 8 – 13)
and .6 miles (for ages 3 – 7). Parents may
accompany their younger children during
the Kids’ Fun Run. All Kids’ Fun Run children 
participating receive a Kids’ Fun Run
T-shirt and finisher’s ribbon.

First run in 1908, the Mount Wilson Trail 
Race is the second oldest trail race in California 
and has been run annually since 
1965. The MWTR course is 8.6 miles from 
Kersting Court, up Baldwin Ave., right on 
Mira Monte Ave., left where the MWT 
starts, to Orchard Camp and back. The total 
elevation gain is over 2,160 feet. 

For questions regarding the 2025 Mount 
Wilson Trail 5K Recovery Run/Race/Walk, 
please contact Pete Siberell, MWTR Committee 
Director, at pete.siberell@santaanita.
com or call the City of Sierra Madre 
Community Services Department at (626) 
355-5278.

Please join us in donating to the “Fletcher Trail Maintenance 
Fund,” which supports our dedicated Trail Maintenance Crew volunteers 
with the necessary equipment, materials, supplies and tools 
to continue their work on the MWT. The damage is so great that 
to secure, re-engineer, and replace sections of the Mount Wilson 
Trail will require an even greater amount of additional equipment, 
materials, supplies, and tools, well beyond what has been used in 
the past. Your donation of any amount is greatly appreciated and 
makes a real difference for this historic trail, running event, and 
our community! 

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 on the right: 

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 in the protection of this 
important and valuable community resource. Your donation allows 
work on the MWT to continue to ensure that the Mount Wilson 
Trail can re-open and be safe for public use for years to come. 


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