Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Follow the route over 3D terrain, mile by mile.
Race-day light
For a 8:20 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Oct 24. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
4 climbs · 3,042 ft totalbiggest firstElevation gain, measured two ways
| Source | Gain | vs lidar |
|---|---|---|
| Course file (GPX) | 6,758ft | +27% |
| USGS lidar, 1 m | 5,313ft | 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 24, 2026. The planner still uses the course file.
Conditions typical race-day weather for Oct 24 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Oct 24 ±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 63°F at the start, with a low of 45°.
| Year | Start °F | High point °F | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Oct 24 | 63°/45° | 56°/38° | 0.15in | 16mph |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line and the course high point (7,083 ft).
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About this course
Bridge Burner Ultra 35 Miler — 2026 covers 36.0 mi (58.0 km) with 6,758 ft of elevation gain through Colorado, United States. That is about 187 ft per mile of climbing, and 6,767 ft of descent. The course tops out at 7,083 ft and bottoms out at 5,341 ft. The surface is 69% trail, 17% paved and 14% gravel. The profile has 4 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 0.1, +1,726 ft over 6.1 mi at 5.3% on average (steepest stretch 26%). Race day is October 24, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 7:20 AM and sets at 6:12 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 70°F and a low of 41°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
- Sep 3, 2026Added to the catalog
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