Vereinigte Staaten·2026

Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA

Running in Wenatchee means high desert trails and sagebrush-covered ridges with minimal shade—the Give NCW Turkey Trot and Fowl Play 5K draw locals to the Columbia River valley floor, but serious runners head into the Cascades west toward Leavenworth for elevation and cooler temps. Cycling dominates here: the Tour de Bloom and Gran Fondo Leavenworth tap the steep, winding passes just 50km west (Blewett Pass, Snoqualmie), while the Tour De AlpenFlusse extends that alpine loop through multiple 1200m+ climbs. The valley itself is dead flat and hot—a training base for the mountains.