Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 4:00 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Apr 16. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
5 climbs · 1,900 ft totalbiggest firstElevation gain, measured two ways
| Source | Gain | vs lidar |
|---|---|---|
| Course file (GPX) | 3,293ft | +15% |
| USGS lidar, 1 m | 2,851ft | 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 25, 2026. The planner still uses the course file.
Aid stations as published on the course file
| Aid station | Mile | km |
|---|---|---|
| Start - Benson Rec Area | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| A Ainsworth Aid | 4.9 | 7.9 |
| A Wahclella Aid | 12.1 | 19.5 |
| Finish - Marine Park | 18.0 | 29.0 |
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Conditions typical race-day weather for Apr 16 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Apr 16 ±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 Fri, Apr 16, 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.
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About this course
Gorge Waterfalls 30K — 2027 covers 18.0 mi (29.0 km) with 3,293 ft of elevation gain through Oregon, United States. That is about 183 ft per mile of climbing, and 3,316 ft of descent. The course tops out at 676 ft and bottoms out at 66 ft. The surface is 71% trail, 27% paved and 2% gravel. There are 2 aid stations on course; the longest stretch between aid is 7.3 mi. The profile has 5 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 12.1, +610 ft over 1.4 mi at 8.1% on average (steepest stretch 25%). Race day is April 16, 2027, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 6:22 AM and sets at 7:56 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 59°F and a low of 43°F, with a 49% 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 16, 2026Added to the catalog
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