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Lost Coast — 2026Trail race course34.4mi6,398ftJan 4

Lost Coast — 2026

Race day · Jan 4, 2026 · by Run Pacifica

Race almanac: 1 year of race-day weather
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Course map, elevation profile & surface
Distance
34.4mi
Elev gain
6,398ft
Elev loss
6,398ft
High point
3,044ft
Low point
336ft
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Race-day light

In the dark
2%
Sunrise
7:39am
Sunset
5:04pm
Headlamp from
The start

For a 7:50 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Jan 4 · dark at the start until mi 0.7. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.

Climbs

6 climbs · 5,379 ft totalbiggest first
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Conditions typical race-day weather for Jan 4 at the start
Typical high
49°F
Typical low
38°F
Chance of rain
69%
2025 high
49°F

Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Jan 4 ±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 47°F at the start, with a low of 43°.

YearStart °FHigh point °FRainWind
2026 Jan 447°/43°42°/38°1.07in15mph

race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line and the course high point (3,045 ft).

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About this course

Lost Coast — 2026 covers 34.4 mi (55.4 km) with 6,398 ft of elevation gain. That is about 186 ft per mile of climbing, and 6,398 ft of descent. The course tops out at 3,044 ft and bottoms out at 336 ft. The profile has 6 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 21.3, +1,546 ft over 3.8 mi at 7.7% on average (steepest stretch 17%). Race day is January 4, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 7:39 AM and sets at 5:04 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 49°F and a low of 38°F, with a 69% 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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