Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 13:25 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Aug 14 · headlamp mi 56–the finish. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
11 climbs · 14,226 ft totalbiggest firstAid stations as published on the course file
| Aid station | Mile | km |
|---|---|---|
| Start - South Moat Trailhead | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| A Bartlett Experimental Forest Aid | 16.2 | 26.1 |
| A Sawyer River Aid | 30.8 | 49.6 |
| A Hancock Notch Aid | 39.8 | 64.0 |
| A Osceola Aid | 46.8 | 75.3 |
| Finish | 55.8 | 89.7 |
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Conditions typical race-day weather for Aug 14 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Aug 14 ±3 days at the start line; a wet day has 1 mm of rain or more. Historical weather from Open-Meteo.
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Past editions
On race day it reached 74°F at the start, with a low of 51°.
| Year | Start °F | High point °F | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Aug 14 | 74°/51° | 59°/41° | dry | 10mph |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line and the course high point (4,318 ft).
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About this course
Jigger Johnson Ultras 50 Mile — 2026 covers 55.8 mi (89.8 km) with 15,312 ft of elevation gain through New Hampshire, United States. That is about 274 ft per mile of climbing, and 14,573 ft of descent. The course tops out at 4,318 ft and bottoms out at 699 ft. The surface is 72% trail, 16% gravel and 8% paved. There are 4 aid stations on course; the longest stretch between aid is 16.2 mi. The profile has 11 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 17.7, +2,638 ft over 4.4 mi at 11.3% on average (steepest stretch 44%). Race day is August 14, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 5:48 AM and sets at 7:52 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 78°F and a low of 59°F, with a 34% 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 29, 2026Added to the catalog
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