Course map, elevation profile & surface
Climbs
24 climbs · 17,866 ft totalbiggest firstElevation gain, measured two ways
| Source | Gain | vs lidar |
|---|---|---|
| Course file (GPX) | 19,889ft | -50% |
| USGS lidar, 1 m | 39,561ft | reference |
They differ because a GPS file picks up noise on every wiggle and often takes its heights from a coarse terrain model, while lidar maps the ground itself to about a metre. We sampled this route every 98 ft against USGS 3DEP and counted each rise of 10 ft or more, on Oct 23, 2026. The planner still uses the course file.
Aid stations as published on the course file
| Aid station | Mile | km |
|---|---|---|
| A Caesars Head view | 5.1 | 8.2 |
| A Raven Cliff | 7.3 | 11.7 |
| A Raven Cliff Falls view (tallest waterfall in SC) | 9.2 | 14.8 |
| A Matthews creek | 12.0 | 19.3 |
| A Bursted Rock | 15.8 | 25.5 |
| A Sassafras AS (shuttle only!!!) HIGHEST POINT IN SC | 22.8 | 36.7 |
| A Water to filter | 29.4 | 47.3 |
| A Governors Rock View | 31.7 | 51.1 |
| A Table Rock view | 32.5 | 52.3 |
| A Camp Wesleyan | 37.2 | 59.9 |
| A Roundtop View | 50.7 | 81.6 |
| A Beech Bottom Falls | 57.1 | 91.9 |
| A Laurel Fork | 64.8 | 104.3 |
| A Virginia Hawkins Falls | 64.9 | 104.4 |
| A Canebrake Road LITE AID | 66.3 | 106.6 |
| A rock creek | 72.2 | 116.3 |
| A Toxaway River Suspension Bridge | 73.4 | 118.2 |
| A Bear Creek | 79.0 | 127.1 |
| A Gorges AS | 80.0 | 128.8 |
| A Horse Pasture River Bridge | 81.3 | 130.8 |
| A Bearcamp Creek | 83.9 | 135.0 |
| A Coley Creek | 87.8 | 141.2 |
| A Thompson Creek | 89.7 | 144.4 |
| A Lower Whitewater Falls View | 94.2 | 151.7 |
| A Bad Creek | 96.2 | 154.9 |
| A Upper Whitewater Falls View | 99.2 | 159.7 |
| A Upper Whitewater Falls | 99.5 | 160.1 |
| A Lake Jocassee View | 100.9 | 162.4 |
| A Sloan Bridge | 104.3 | 167.8 |
| A Fish Hatchery | 107.4 | 172.8 |
| A King Creek Falls | 111.7 | 179.8 |
| A Cherry Hill | 116.9 | 188.2 |
| A pigpen and lick log falls | 125.9 | 202.6 |
| A Willis Knob AS | 138.5 | 222.8 |
| A Bob Gap | 146.6 | 235.9 |
| A Warwoman Dell AS | 152.2 | 244.9 |
| A Pinnacle Knob view | 156.3 | 251.5 |
| A Wilson Gap high 4x4 high clearance only | 163.2 | 262.7 |
| A Victors View | 164.4 | 264.6 |
| A Rabun Bald Tower | 167.2 | 269.0 |
| A Hale Ridge shuttle | 172.2 | 277.1 |
| A Shuttle Drop Off | 174.8 | 281.2 |
| A Scaly Mtn crew access / aid station | 175.2 | 282.0 |
| A Jones Gap AS | 181.7 | 292.4 |
| A Hickory Knoll AS | 190.0 | 305.7 |
| A Veterans Park water only | 197.4 | 317.7 |
| Finish | 202.2 | 325.4 |
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Next race day Wed, Mar 10, 2027
First and last light are civil twilight, the sun 6° below the horizon. The moon is lit as at midnight after the start; headlamp hours count a typical finish from the start while the sun is below civil twilight. Worked out for the start line.
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About this course
Appalachian 200 Mile covers 202.2 mi (325.4 km) with 19,889 ft of elevation gain through South Carolina, United States. That is about 98 ft per mile of climbing, and 19,164 ft of descent. The course tops out at 4,672 ft and bottoms out at 1,184 ft. The surface is 71% trail, 16% gravel and 12% paved. There are 46 aid stations on course; the longest stretch between aid is 13.5 mi. The profile has 24 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb to Caesars Head view, +1,791 ft over 5.3 mi at 6.4% on average (steepest stretch 8%). The interactive map above shows the full route with its elevation profile and aid stations, built from the course's GPS file.
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Course history
- Jul 22, 2026Added to the catalog
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