Course map, elevation profile & surface
Typical finish
from 2024 results · 40 finishers · Results via UltraSignup
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Race-day light
For a 8:10 finish (typical) · starting 7:00 AM May 15. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
6 climbs · 3,911 ft totalbiggest firstConditions typical race-day weather for May 15 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for May 15 ±3 days at the start line; a wet day has 1 mm of rain or more. Historical weather from Open-Meteo.
Race almanac 2 years of this race
Past editions
One edition with results on file: in 2024, 40 of 40 starters finished (100%). Race-day highs at the start ran from 72° to 75°F, and none of 2 race days was wet.
| Year | Starters | Finishers | Finish rate | Winner | Median | Last | Start °F | High point °F | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 May 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75°/49° | 63°/36° | dry | 12mph |
| 2024 May 4 | 40 | 40 | 100% | 6:00 | 8:09 | 12:24 | 72°/49° | 62°/40° | dry | 12mph |
Next race day Sat, May 15, 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.
Results from UltraSignup; race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line and the course high point (7,425 ft).
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About this course
Pine Trail Run 50K — 2027 covers 32.4 mi (52.1 km) with 4,778 ft of elevation gain. That is about 148 ft per mile of climbing, and 4,826 ft of descent. The course tops out at 7,428 ft and bottoms out at 5,325 ft. The profile has 6 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 10.4, +1,736 ft over 7.7 mi at 4.2% on average (steepest stretch 32%). Race day is May 15, 2027, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 5:25 AM and sets at 7:21 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 75°F and a low of 50°F, with a 10% 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
- Oct 21, 2026Added to the catalog
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