Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 6:45 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Oct 17. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
4 climbs · 971 ft totalbiggest firstElevation gain, measured two ways
| Source | Gain | vs lidar |
|---|---|---|
| Course file (GPX) | 3,491ft | +9% |
| USGS lidar, 1 m | 3,202ft | 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 Aid station 1 | 3.3 | 5.3 |
| A South Canyon Aid Station | 3.3 | 5.3 |
| A South Canyon Aid Station | 3.3 | 5.3 |
| A Palmer Point Aid Station | 5.2 | 8.3 |
| A Aid station 2 | 5.2 | 8.3 |
| START/FINISH | 31.0 | 49.9 |
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Conditions typical race-day weather for Oct 17 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Oct 17 ±3 days at the start line; a wet day has 1 mm of rain or more. Historical weather from Open-Meteo.
Race almanac 1 year of this race
Past editions
On race day it reached 67°F at the start, with a low of 32°.
| Year | Start °F | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Oct 17 | 67°/32° | dry | 7mph |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line.
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About this course
Bobcat Trail Races — 2026 covers 31.0 mi (49.9 km) with 3,491 ft of elevation gain through Colorado, United States. That is about 113 ft per mile of climbing, and 3,488 ft of descent. The course tops out at 6,594 ft and bottoms out at 6,322 ft. The surface is 100% trail. There are 5 aid stations on course; the longest stretch between aid is 25.8 mi. The profile has 4 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 10.5, +256 ft over 1.5 mi at 3.2% on average (steepest stretch 20%). Race day is October 17, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 7:11 AM and sets at 6:19 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 67°F and a low of 38°F, with a 11% 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
- Jul 27, 2026Added to the catalog
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