Over the Hill Track Club
UpcomingEvents
Welcome to the Over the Hill Track Club website. We are a recreational club serving Ridgecrest, California and the Indian Wells Valley. Here in the high Mojave desert, we organize a year-round schedule of races, fun-runs and other activities. Most events are open to the public. We are most known for the High Desert Ultra 50K and 30K that we host in early December. Follow us on the Over the Hill Track Club Facebook Page Ridgecrest Running.
We are a 501(c)(3) organization, with the mission of promoting and encouraging running and related activities as a sport and healthy lifestyle within our community. Profits from our activities go towards supporting local youth running groups and community charitable organizations.
The California Breakfast Burritos are excited to again present the Run with the Burros! This is not an OTHTC event, but we like to support it. This year there is a new Five Mile Fatass distance, in addition to the longer 10, 17.5 and 26.2 mile options. No burro to run with? No problem, you can enter anyway, to run any of the courses. Or, there are a limited number of burros available to rent, if you have some experience at burro handling. There is much more information on UltraSignup. Find the route maps on CalTopo, where you can download a .gpx or .kml file.
4/19/2025
Inyokern 10-Mile Run
7 am
El Paso Hills Brown Road Trailhead
On April 19th, the Over The Hill Track Club will present the 48th edition of the OTHTC Inyokern 10-Mile Run. This is a point-to-point road run, starting just west of the intersection of South China Lake Boulevard and Highway 395 and finishing at the Inyokern Senior Center at the corner of Sunset and Broadway in Inyokern.
This event has been held most years since the very beginning of the OTHTC. There's an interesting article about its history in the OTHTC History document that you can download from our History page. Last year the course was lengthened from its original 9.7 miles to a full ten miles.
There is no entry fee, but donations to the OTHTC are most welcome, to cover event expenses. Awards will be given to the first three male and female finishers. There will be two aid stations on the course, at about miles 4 and 7, with water and light snacks. There will also be refreshments at the finish.
Since it is a point to point run, you will need to arrange for transportation back to your vehicle. There may be a limited amount of transportation available via local runners to help you back to your car.
Race director is Brian Hildreth
7 am
El Paso Hills Brown Road Trailhead
5/4/2025
Senior Discount Run
7 am
College Trailhead
This year, new OTHTC president John Auborn has volunteered to bring back the Senior Discount Run!
This run takes us east of the college, over into the basin above the Belle Vista development. The course is either about 6.5 miles long, or, if you are age 50 or more, you can take the "discounts"-- a few short cuts to make it about 5 miles. View a course map on CalTopo, where you can download a .gpx or .klm file.
7 am
College Trailhead
OTHTC is a member of the Road Runners Club of America.
