Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 3:25 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Aug 15. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
3 climbs · 700 ft totalbiggest firstConditions typical race-day weather for Aug 15 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Aug 15 ±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 87°F at the start, with a low of 70°.
| Year | Start °F | Rain | Wind | Heat index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Aug 15 | 87°/70° | dry | 6mph | 87° |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line.
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About this course
MD Heat Trail Race — 2026 covers 16.1 mi (26.0 km) with 1,686 ft of elevation gain through Maryland, United States. That is about 104 ft per mile of climbing, and 1,687 ft of descent. The course tops out at 453 ft and bottoms out at 171 ft. The surface is 97% trail, 2% gravel and 2% paved. The profile has 3 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 6.3, +281 ft over 1.8 mi at 3.0% on average (steepest stretch 16%). Race day is August 15, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 6:21 AM and sets at 8:04 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 84°F and a low of 70°F, with a 64% 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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