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Breakneck Point Trail Runs — 2026Trail race course26.4mi8,239ftMay 3

Breakneck Point Trail Runs — 2026

Race day · May 3, 2026 · by Red Newt Racing

Race almanac: 1 year of race-day weather
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Course map, elevation profile & surface
Distance
26.4mi
Elev gain
8,239ft
Elev loss
8,239ft
High point
1,600ft
Low point
16ft
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Race-day light

In the dark
0%
Sunrise
5:51am
Sunset
7:56pm
Headlamp from
Not needed

For a 6:30 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM May 3. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.

Climbs

9 climbs · 6,715 ft totalbiggest first
Pick a climb to find it on the profile and the map.

Elevation gain, measured two ways

SourceGainvs lidar
Course file (GPX)8,239ft+9%
USGS lidar, 1 m7,586ftreference

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 25, 2026. The planner still uses the course file.

Conditions typical race-day weather for May 3 at the start
Typical high
63°F
Typical low
47°F
Chance of rain
59%
2025 high
79°F

Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for May 3 ±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 53°F at the start, with a low of 40°.

YearStart °FHigh point °FRainWind
2026 May 353°/40°49°/36°dry15mph

race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line and the course high point (1,598 ft).

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About this course

Breakneck Point Trail Runs — 2026 covers 26.4 mi (42.6 km) with 8,239 ft of elevation gain. That is about 312 ft per mile of climbing, and 8,239 ft of descent. The course tops out at 1,600 ft and bottoms out at 16 ft. The profile has 9 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 14.3, +1,381 ft over 2.5 mi at 10.4% on average (steepest stretch 47%). Race day is May 3, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 5:51 AM and sets at 7:56 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 63°F and a low of 47°F, with a 59% 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

  1. Oct 13, 2026Added to the catalog
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