Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 12:00 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Aug 1. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
11 climbs · 11,148 ft totalbiggest firstAid stations as published on the course file
| Aid station | Mile | km |
|---|---|---|
| A Teepee Creek AS | 2.6 | 4.1 |
| A Elk Park AS | 6.0 | 9.6 |
| A Tizer Lakes AS | 12.8 | 20.5 |
| A Elkhorn Town AS | 19.4 | 31.1 |
| A Skyline Mine AS | 25.6 | 41.2 |
| A Guard Station AS | 31.8 | 51.2 |
| A McClellan Creek AS | 46.3 | 74.4 |
| A Start / Finish | 50.1 | 80.7 |
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Conditions typical race-day weather for Aug 1 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Aug 1 ±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 93°F at the start, with a low of 62°.
| Year | Start °F | High point °F | Rain | Wind | Heat index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Aug 1 | 93°/62° | 78°/56° | dry | 12mph | 89° |
Next race day Sat, Aug 7, 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 (8,885 ft).
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About this course
HURL Elkhorn — 2026 covers 50.3 mi (81.0 km) with 11,900 ft of elevation gain through Montana, United States. That is about 236 ft per mile of climbing, and 11,850 ft of descent. The course tops out at 8,894 ft and bottoms out at 5,190 ft. The surface is 65% trail and 27% gravel. There are 8 aid stations on course; the longest stretch between aid is 14.4 mi. The profile has 11 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb to Skyline Mine AS, +2,487 ft over 4.8 mi at 9.7% on average (steepest stretch 23%). Race day is August 1, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 6:09 AM and sets at 9:00 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 79°F and a low of 57°F, with a 16% 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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