Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 7:10 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Oct 11. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
10 climbs · 6,198 ft totalbiggest firstConditions typical race-day weather for Oct 11 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Oct 11 ±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 58°F at the start, with a low of 52°.
| Year | Start °F | High point °F | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Oct 11 | 58°/52° | 54°/48° | 1.00in | 13mph |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line and the course high point (2,310 ft).
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About this course
Green Monster Trail Challenge — 2026 covers 32.0 mi (51.4 km) with 6,709 ft of elevation gain through Pennsylvania, United States. That is about 210 ft per mile of climbing, and 6,709 ft of descent. The course tops out at 2,316 ft and bottoms out at 1,188 ft. The surface is 72% trail, 20% gravel and 2% paved. The profile has 10 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 0.0, +1,043 ft over 2.4 mi at 8.2% on average (steepest stretch 27%). Race day is October 11, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 7:18 AM and sets at 6:36 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 62°F and a low of 46°F, with a 31% 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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