Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 6:45 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Sep 12. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
9 climbs · 2,261 ft totalbiggest firstElevation gain, measured two ways
| Source | Gain | vs lidar |
|---|---|---|
| Course file (GPX) | 3,912ft | +27% |
| USGS lidar, 1 m | 3,080ft | 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 24, 2026. The planner still uses the course file.
Conditions typical race-day weather for Sep 12 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Sep 12 ±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 80°F at the start, with a low of 67°.
| Year | Start °F | Rain | Wind | Heat index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sep 12 | 80°/67° | 0.30in | 8mph | 83° |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line.
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About this course
Hocking Hills Trail Run — 2026 covers 31.2 mi (50.2 km) with 3,912 ft of elevation gain through Ohio, United States. That is about 125 ft per mile of climbing, and 3,912 ft of descent. The course tops out at 1,079 ft and bottoms out at 761 ft. The surface is 77% trail, 13% gravel and 10% paved. The profile has 9 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 15.6, +318 ft over 1.0 mi at 5.7% on average (steepest stretch 12%). Race day is September 12, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 7:09 AM and sets at 7:45 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 80°F and a low of 61°F, with a 23% 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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