Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ Loopet Loppet

Celebrate Dakota people, land, and traditions along Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ (Basset Creek) with a 6 or 12 hour trail hike or run as an individual or with a relay!

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October 17, 2026

Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ Loopet Loppet

Name: Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ Loopet Loppet
Start: 2026-10-17T07:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-17T19:00:00+00:00

Loopet Loppet is deepening your connection with the outdoors!

We’re celebrating Dakota people, land, and traditions along Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ, the Dakota name for Bassett Creek.

Join the Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ Loopet Loppet and run or walk a 6-hour or 12-hour experience that connects you with the earth in new ways. Come solo or as a team of 4 to run or walk as many 5-mile loops as possible.

We’ll also have a Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ Little Loopet for kids to walk, run, and romp!

The Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ 1 Loop Fun Run/Walk! This untimed event is perfect for running or walking along the creek, either solo or with friends.

Partners will be on-site to help us practice saying Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ, the creek’s Dakota name that loosely translates as “Falls Creek.” You can learn more in this 2-minute YouTube video, “How to Pronounce Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ,” by filmmaker Tiana LaPointe (Sicangu Lakota).

For more Native viewpoints about the West Metro, please enjoy the Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ / Bassett Creek Oral History Podcast. It’s available on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. By sharing these stories widely, this event aims to help to reframe the suburbs as Indigenous places and amplify contemporary Native voices.

Many thanks to our close collaborators, including Cultural Advisors Darlene St. Clair (Dakota), Jim Rock (Dakota), Roxanne Gould (Anishinaabe), and Bradley Blackhawk (Ho-Chunk). Support is also provided by Hennepin History Museum, St Anthony Falls Heritage Board, Niniijaanis One of Ones, Four Sisters Farmers Market, Blue Hummingbird Woman, Rising Hearts, ReNew Earth Running and Native Women Run.

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Registration

2026 registration opens on January 1, 2026 at 9 a.m.

Individual - 12 Hour

Next Price Increase Sept 24: $92

$85

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Individual - 6 Hour

Next Price Increase Sept 24: $89

$79

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Relay

Next Price Increase Sept 24: $60

$55

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1 Loop Fun Run/Walk

Next Price Increase Sept 24: $38

$32

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Kids Little Loopet

$0

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Registration and transaction fees are non-refundable, including in the event of delay, rescheduling, or cancellation of an event or program. An event or program registration is not transferable to another person or another event for any reason, including injury. Participating under another person’s name will result in disqualification.

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Proceeds from the Loopet Loppet benefit the Loppet Foundation. Learn more about the Foundation’s mission, vision, and values.

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Schedule & Packet Pickup

Schedule

Friday, October 17th:

4:00pm – 7:00pm Bib Pickup (Trailhead)

Saturday, October 17th:

6:00am – 1:00pm Bib Pickup (Race start/finish area behind the Trailhead)
7 a.m. – 7 p.m. 12 hour Loopet Start
9 a.m. – 1 Loop Fun Run/Walk Start (untimed)
TBD a.m. – Little Loopet – FREE for all kids, pre registration required online or at the event. The loop will be about a half mile and kids can run it as many times as they’d like.
1 p.m. – 7 p.m. 6 hour Loopet Start

Finish the maximum amount of miles as possible in 12 hours.

5 mile loop open 7 a.m. – 6:15 p.m.
1 mile loop open 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

To count a lap on either loop it must be completed prior to 7 p.m.

Course

All events start and finish at the Trailhead at Theodore Wirth Park. Click here for Google Map of the course.

Aid Stations

A full ultramarathon aid station will be available between loops that will highlight Dakota foods (2025 was soup & cookies by Owamni & wild rice blueberry muffins by Powwow Grounds). Tail Wind Endurance will be availible at the Trailhead station as the electrolyte beverage. A self-serve water only aid station will be available at mile 3 of the 5 mile loop.

Pacers and Relay Teams

Pacers will be allowed after 1:00 pm. Pacers age 18 and under can accompany runners after 9:00 am. Each runner may only have a single pacer at a time.

Relay teams can rotate runners however they wish, but can only exchange runners between loops.

Transportation

Parking

Please park at Mortenson Parking Lot (700 Meadow Ln N) where there are plenty of spaces. It is an easy walk or warmup jog to the Trailhead. There will be some limited parking space at the Trailhead. No parking will be available at the Chalet (reserved for golf).

Alternative Transportation

Bike (the best!): We encourage participants and spectators to bike, walk, or jog on race morning. There will be extra bike racks at the Trailhead (parking lot) where you can lock your bike.

Take the bus(!): The Number 7 route stops right at the Trailhead! Check www.metrotransit.org for info and route planning.

Dropoffs: Pull-through drop-offs may be done in the north Trailhead parking lot, though the full turnaround itself will be closed.

Bag Drop

Drop bag storage will be available at the aid station. There is also a field by the start/finish area for participants, crew, spectators to set up tents chairs blankets and other hang out set ups. This area is unmonitored & The Loppet is not responsible for any lost or stollen items.

Awards & Swag

Awards

Winners will receive a pumpkin that was decorated during the day by our Little Loopet participants!

Swag

Register by October 1st to be guaranteed the special event swag item (2026 item to be announced), with artwork designed by Anishinaabe artist Caitlin Newago (Bad River Ojibwe). Find more of her artwork at her Bizaanide’ewin store.

Ways to Connect

Check out these organization and events:

Connections below

Wednesday evenings 6pm – Group Run starting from Owamni lead by The Indian Center (@4Windsrunningclub). The group typically runs 3-5 miles every week.
ReNew Earth Running – last Sunday of every month at 8am from Makwa Coffee (2805 Hamline Ave N Roseville). Routes are 3-4 miles, everyone is welcome!
Visit Four Sisters Farmers Market, open weekly on Thursdays. Located at 1414 E. Franklin Avenue in the Pow Wow Grounds/ All My Relations Arts parking lot from 11 AM to 3 PM- shop local with goods from over a dozen vendors.
October 10-12: Niniijaanis one of ones – Join the celebration for Indigenous People’s Weekend in Saint Paul! This is an open public health event which is now the largest Native-led & executed basketball expo in Minnesota. Indigenous People’s Weekend Basketball Expo
Monday, October 13th 10:00am – 11:00am, Water Celebration at the Third Annual Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ Water Blessing at West Medicine Lake Park in Plymouth. For details, click here.
We will be showing Run To: Be Visible and Know To Run – Yatika inside the Trailhead on event day. Watch more of Jordan Marie (Daniel) Whetson’s videos here.
More connection opportunities will be posted here as Native partners share them with us

Volunteer

Volunteers are needed for set up, help with packet pickup/registration, mark the course, course marshal to keep participants safe and on course, aid stations (a great place to volunteer with friends!), finish line assistance, and clean up!

Race and Volunteer: Experience the best of both worlds! Help with set up, packet pickup/registration or clean up.

All Volunteers receive a Loppet Swag, snacks and a big thank you!

E-mail volunteer@loppet.org with questions.

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