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New River Trail Races 100k — 2027Trail race course62.8mi615ftApr 10

New River Trail Races 100k — 2027

Race day · Apr 10, 2027 · by SWVA Running

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Course map, elevation profile & surface
Distance
62.8mi
Elev gain
615ft
Elev loss
620ft
High point
2,318ft
Low point
1,964ft
Surface
90% gravel
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Race-day light

In the dark
0%
Sunrise
6:58am
Sunset
7:54pm
Headlamp from
Not needed

For a 12:35 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Apr 10. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.

Elevation gain, measured two ways

SourceGainvs lidar
Course file (GPX)615ft-48%
USGS lidar, 1 m1,175ftreference

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 25, 2026. The planner still uses the course file.

Conditions typical race-day weather for Apr 10 at the start
Typical high
63°F
Typical low
42°F
Chance of rain
39%
2025 high
53°F

Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Apr 10 ±3 days at the start line; a wet day has 1 mm of rain or more. Historical weather from Open-Meteo.

Race almanac the sky on race day

Next race day Sat, Apr 10, 2027 · 7:00 AM start

First lightsunrise 6:58 am
6:32am
Last lightsunset 7:54 pm
8:20pm
Moonwaxing crescent, up until 12:27 am
20% lit

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.

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About this course

New River Trail Races 100k — 2027 covers 62.8 mi (101.1 km) with 615 ft of elevation gain. That is about 10 ft per mile of climbing, and 620 ft of descent. The course tops out at 2,318 ft and bottoms out at 1,964 ft. The surface is 90% gravel and 10% paved. Race day is April 10, 2027, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 6:58 AM and sets at 7:54 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 63°F and a low of 42°F, with a 39% 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. Sep 10, 2026Added to the catalog
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