Birkie Tour and Night Race

Saturday, January 25, 2025
Non-Competitive Tour / 10K or 20K Night Race
American Birkebeiner Trailhead, Cable, WI

Tour by Day, Race by Night on the Birkie Trail!

Enjoy a ski training day and a thrilling race at nightfall, all on the iconic Birkie Trail! Choose both events or just one – create your own adventure.

Birkie Tour

Skiers choose their own distance and pace at the American Birkebeiner Trailhead. Birkie Skate and Classic trails are marked for different distances, complete with open aid stations at Timber Trail, Fire Tower, and Boedecker. The Tour is perfect for skiers who aren’t interested in ski racing but love skiing, skiers who is unsure about entering a Birkie race, or someone who is looking to ski in a fun and safe environment.

Night Race

Race under the stars on the same day as the tour! Race with a headlamp (required) and experience the flying sensation of the Birkie trails at night. Choose from a 10K individual race, or race 20K with a teammate – each team member skis a 10K leg, and a total time is calculated after the second team member crosses the finish line.

2025 Birkie Tour & Night Race Registration is Open!

	May 20 through August 22	August 23 through October 17	October 18 through January 23	January 24 through January 25
Birkie Tour	$50	$65	$75	$85
Birkie Tour NIGHT RACE	$40	$55	$65	$75
Birkie Tour COMBO Day Tour & Night Race	$80	$100	$110	$120

Register for the Tour and Tour Night Race at the same time and get a discount on your registration (discount automatically applied at checkout)!

Participant Swag

The first 400 participants to check-in will receive custom Birkie Tour socks!

Registration Insurance

Protect your Birkie registration! Get reimbursed up to 100% on your registration if you can’t compete for a number of reasons. Fanshield offers Registration Cancellation Insurance so you can insure your non-refundable registration fee in the case of injury, illness, or other unexpected events. Fanshield Insurance can only be purchased during the initial registration transaction, and it cannot be added to an event registration after the transaction has been completed.

Please see policy for complete list of covered perils here.
Limitations and exclusions apply. See terms and conditions.

Check in for the Birkie Tour and Night Race at the Derksen Family Great Hall at American Birkebeiner Trailhead, Cable, Wisconsin. Arrive at the start from Telemark Rd. Take Hwy M east from Cable for 2 miles, then take a right (south) on Telemark Rd. and follow the signs to parking and/or check-in.

Saturday, January 25

Bib Pick-up

8:30 am – 10:30 am — Derksen Family Great Hall
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm — Derksen Family Great Hall

Birkie Tour

9:00 am – 11:00 am — Birkie Tour Start- start whenever you want and choose how far and fast you want to go!
9:30 am — Timber Trail Open
11:00 am — After Party Begins!
2:00 pm — Timber Trail Closed
3:00pm — Birkie Tour Cut-off

Night Race

6:00pm — Team 20k Start
6:05pm — 10k Start
6:30pm — Post Race Party Begins!
6:45pm — 10k Award Ceremony
7:45pm — 20k Award Ceremony
8:30pm — Night Race Cut-off

Tour Course

The 2025 Birkie Tour will start and finish at the American Birkebeiner Trailhead. You choose the distance you want to enjoy! Venture far or stay close by the Trailhead- you’ll have the option to ski Birkie Skate and Classic trails all the way to the Franzen Fire Tower cabin and back. The Night Race course will also be marked and ready for skiing during the day.

Birkie Tour Ambassadors

The course will be patrolled throughout the day by Birkie Tour Ambassadors. Ambassadors have years of combined Birkie Trail experience and are eager to share their knowledge of the Birkie trails and races. Ambassadors can also help you gain the perfect kick with their waxing expertise. Look for the white Ambassador bibs.

Aid Stations

Your Tour will be supported with Aid Stations along the course at Timber Trail and outside the Derksen Family Great Hall at the American Birkebeiner Trailhead. Feel free to stop in the Derksen Family Great Hall at any time for water and UnTapped Fuel and Hydration!

Learn How to Refuel With Untapped!

After-Ski Snacks and Beverage

After your Tour, enjoy a lunch and drink inside the Derksen Family Great Hall. Enjoy beer from Earth Rider Brewery, the Official Beer of the Birkie!

Race Course

Course Description

The Birkie Tour Night Race course will start at the American Birkebeiner Trailhead, wind through Birkie Skate and Classic trails, up and down trails on Mt. Telemark, and finish at the Trailhead. The 20k team participants will complete two laps of the 10k course, and the 10k participants will complete one lap. The race course will be marked with yellow signs with black arrows and fluorescent tape. There will also be signs indicating the lap split for the team 20k race.

Head lamps are required. All race distances are subject to change depending on course and conditions.