Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 6:30 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Sep 13. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
8 climbs · 2,485 ft totalbiggest firstConditions typical race-day weather for Sep 13 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Sep 13 ±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 70°F at the start, with a low of 60°.
| Year | Start °F | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sep 13 | 70°/60° | 0.43in | 8mph |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line.
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About this course
Pisgah Mountain Trail Races 50K — 2026 covers 30.3 mi (48.8 km) with 4,229 ft of elevation gain through New Hampshire, United States. That is about 140 ft per mile of climbing, and 4,233 ft of descent. The course tops out at 1,385 ft and bottoms out at 799 ft. The surface is 75% trail, 21% paved and 3% gravel. The profile has 8 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 6.0, +389 ft over 1.6 mi at 4.6% on average (steepest stretch 18%). Race day is September 13, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 6:28 AM and sets at 7:05 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 74°F and a low of 53°F, with a 24% 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
- Sep 3, 2026Added to the catalog
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