Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 27:50 finish (an estimate) · starting 07:00 7 Aug · headlamp km 98–155. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
21 climbs · 7,032 m totalbiggest firstAid stations as published on the course file
| Aid station | km | Mile |
|---|---|---|
| Start Line | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| A Cathedral Aid Station | 12.9 | 8.0 |
| A Ashnola Aid Station | 27.3 | 16.9 |
| A Trapper Aid Station | 34.4 | 21.4 |
| A Calcite Aid Station | 53.4 | 33.2 |
| A Pasayten Aid Station | 60.3 | 37.5 |
| A Bonnevier Aid Station | 63.2 | 39.3 |
| A Heather Aid Station | 81.1 | 50.4 |
| A Nicomen Aid Station | 96.4 | 59.9 |
| A Grainger Creek Aid Station | 106.2 | 66.0 |
| A Hope Pass Aid Station | 122.6 | 76.2 |
| A Blackwall Peak Aid Station | 161.8 | 100.5 |
| A Windy Joe's Aid Station | 172.3 | 107.1 |
| A Strawberry Flats Aid Station | 180.2 | 112.0 |
| Finish Line | 197.7 | 122.8 |
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Conditions typical race-day weather for 7 Aug at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for 7 Aug ±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 33°C at the start, with a low of 15°.
| Year | Start °C | High point °C | Rain | Wind | Heat index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Aug 7 | 33°/15° | 22°/8° | dry | 14km/h | 31° |
Next race day Fri, Aug 6, 2027 · 7:00 AM start
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.
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line and the course high point (2,312 m).
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About this course
Fat Dog 120 — 2026 covers 197.7 km (122.8 mi) with 8,498 m (27,879 ft) of elevation gain through British Columbia, Canada. That is about 43 m per km of climbing, and 8,104 m of descent. The course tops out at 2,332 m and bottoms out at 847 m. The surface is 86% trail, 7% gravel and 6% paved. There are 13 aid stations on course; the longest stretch between aid is 39.1 km. The profile has 21 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from km 0.0, +1,077 m over 8.0 km at 13.5% on average (steepest stretch 34%). Race day is 7 August 2026, starting at 07:00; the sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 20:32. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 28°C and a low of 12°C, with a 17% 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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