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Earth Day 50k/15 Mile/5 Mile — 2027Trail race course31.5mi3,232ftApr 17

Earth Day 50k/15 Mile/5 Mile — 2027

Race day · Apr 17, 2027 · by Ornery Mule Racing

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Course map, elevation profile & surface
Distance
31.5mi
Elev gain
3,232ft
Elev loss
3,230ft
High point
952ft
Low point
835ft
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Race-day light

In the dark
0%
Sunrise
6:10am
Sunset
7:37pm
Headlamp from
Not needed

For a 6:40 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Apr 17. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.

Elevation gain, measured two ways

SourceGainvs lidar
Course file (GPX)3,232ft+32%
USGS lidar, 1 m2,457ftreference

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 30, 2026. The planner still uses the course file.

Conditions typical race-day weather for Apr 17 at the start
Typical high
57°F
Typical low
36°F
Chance of rain
41%
2025 high
64°F

Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Apr 17 ±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, Apr 17, 2027 · 7:00 AM start

First lightsunrise 6:10 am
5:41am
Last lightsunset 7:37 pm
8:06pm
Moonwaxing gibbous, up until 4:43 am
91% lit

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

Earth Day 50k/15 Mile/5 Mile — 2027 covers 31.5 mi (50.8 km) with 3,232 ft of elevation gain. That is about 102 ft per mile of climbing, and 3,230 ft of descent. The course tops out at 952 ft and bottoms out at 835 ft. Race day is April 17, 2027, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 6:10 AM and sets at 7:37 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 57°F and a low of 36°F, with a 41% 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 29, 2026Added to the catalog
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