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Hashawha Hills — 2026Trail race course15.4mi2,533ftFeb 28

Hashawha Hills — 2026

Race day · Feb 28, 2026 · by VHTRC

Race almanac: 1 year of race-day weather
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Course map, elevation profile & surface
Distance
15.4mi
Elev gain
2,533ft
Elev loss
2,546ft
High point
820ft
Low point
538ft
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Race-day light

In the dark
0%
Sunrise
6:44am
Sunset
5:59pm
Headlamp from
Not needed

For a 3:20 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Feb 28. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.

Climbs

1 climb · 223 ft totalbiggest first
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Elevation gain, measured two ways

SourceGainvs lidar
Course file (GPX)2,533ft+25%
USGS lidar, 1 m2,030ftreference

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 24, 2026. The planner still uses the course file.

Conditions typical race-day weather for Feb 28 at the start
Typical high
48°F
Typical low
30°F
Chance of rain
39%
2025 high
47°F

Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Feb 28 ±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 60°F at the start, with a low of 33°.

YearStart °FRainWind
2026 Feb 2860°/33°dry10mph

race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line.

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About this course

Hashawha Hills — 2026 covers 15.4 mi (24.8 km) with 2,533 ft of elevation gain. That is about 165 ft per mile of climbing, and 2,546 ft of descent. The course tops out at 820 ft and bottoms out at 538 ft. The profile has 1 sustained climb; the only one is the climb from mi 10.7, +223 ft over 1.3 mi at 3.3% on average (steepest stretch 18%). Race day is February 28, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 6:44 AM and sets at 5:59 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 48°F and a low of 30°F, with a 39% 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 13, 2026Added to the catalog
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