Course map, elevation profile & surface
Typical finish
from 2025 results · 93 finishers · Results via UltraSignup
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Race-day light
For a 8:20 finish (typical) · starting 7:00 AM Jun 20. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
9 climbs · 4,346 ft totalbiggest firstConditions typical race-day weather for Jun 20 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Jun 20 ±3 days at the start line; a wet day has 1 mm of rain or more. Historical weather from Open-Meteo.
Race almanac 2 years of this race
Past editions
One edition with results on file: in 2025, 93 of 130 starters finished (72%). Race-day highs at the start ran from 84° to 86°F, and 1 of 2 race days were wet.
| Year | Starters | Finishers | Finish rate | Winner | Median | Last | Start °F | High point °F | Rain | Wind | Heat index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Jun 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84°/62° | 80°/60° | dry | 15mph | 81° |
| 2025 Jun 21 | 130 | 93 | 72% | 5:00 | 8:20 | 9:32 | 86°/64° | 85°/64° | 0.04in | 10mph | 87° |
Results from UltraSignup; race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line and the course high point (1,759 ft).
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About this course
Catoctin 50k Trail Run & Half Cat — 2026 covers 33.3 mi (53.6 km) with 5,450 ft of elevation gain. That is about 164 ft per mile of climbing, and 5,456 ft of descent. The course tops out at 1,758 ft and bottoms out at 549 ft. The profile has 9 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 0.1, +876 ft over 2.3 mi at 7.2% on average (steepest stretch 18%). Race day is June 20, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 5:43 AM and sets at 8:41 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 82°F and a low of 65°F, with a 53% 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
- Oct 13, 2026Added to the catalog
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