Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 10:30 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Mar 20. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
4 climbs · 6,007 ft totalbiggest firstElevation gain, measured two ways
| Source | Gain | vs lidar |
|---|---|---|
| Course file (GPX) | 6,485ft | -11% |
| USGS lidar, 1 m | 7,309ft | 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.
Conditions typical race-day weather for Mar 20 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Mar 20 ±3 days at the start line; a wet day has 1 mm of rain or more. Historical weather from Open-Meteo.
Race almanac the sky on race day
Next race day Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · 7:00 AM start
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
Bel Monte Endurance Races 50 Miler — 2027 covers 49.7 mi (80.0 km) with 6,485 ft of elevation gain through Virginia, United States. That is about 131 ft per mile of climbing, and 6,482 ft of descent. The course tops out at 3,281 ft and bottoms out at 1,529 ft. The surface is 80% gravel, 16% trail and 3% paved. The profile has 4 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 0.0, +1,742 ft over 7.1 mi at 4.6% on average (steepest stretch 15%). Race day is March 20, 2027, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 7:21 AM and sets at 7:28 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 54°F and a low of 34°F, with a 30% chance of a wet day. 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
- Sep 3, 2026Added to the catalog
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