Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Follow the route over 3D terrain, mile by mile.
Race-day light
For a 9:25 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Sep 12. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
2 climbs · 1,247 ft totalbiggest firstElevation gain, measured two ways
| Source | Gain | vs lidar |
|---|---|---|
| Course file (GPX) | 4,064ft | -11% |
| USGS lidar, 1 m | 4,576ft | reference |
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 23, 2026. The planner still uses the course file.
Aid stations as published on the course file
| Aid station | Mile | km |
|---|---|---|
| A Start - 1 Mile Out & Back then on to the Pinhoti | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| A AS 1 - Pinnacle - mile 7 | 6.9 | 11.1 |
| A AS 2 - Powerline - mile 13 | 11.9 | 19.2 |
| A AS 3 - Bulls Gap - mile 19 | 18.1 | 29.1 |
| A AS 4 - Rebecca Tower - mile 25.5 | 24.2 | 39.0 |
| A AS 5 - Trammell Trailhead - mile 31 | 29.8 | 48.0 |
| A AS 7 - Bills Creek Loop - mile 45.5 | 36.1 | 58.2 |
| A AS 6 - Bills Creek Loop - mile 38 | 42.5 | 68.4 |
| FINISH | 45.7 | 73.6 |
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Conditions typical race-day weather for Sep 12 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Sep 12 ±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
Race-day highs at the start ran from 85° to 86°F, and 2 of 2 race days were wet.
| Year | Start °F | Rain | Wind | Heat index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sep 12 | 86°/70° | 0.39in | 8mph | 92° |
| 2025 Sep 6 | 85°/71° | 0.13in | 12mph | 87° |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line.
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About this course
Rebecca Mountain 50 Mile — 2026 covers 45.7 mi (73.6 km) with 4,064 ft of elevation gain through Alabama, United States. That is about 89 ft per mile of climbing, and 4,536 ft of descent. The course tops out at 1,808 ft and bottoms out at 541 ft. The surface is 82% trail, 11% gravel and 7% paved. There are 8 aid stations on course; the longest stretch between aid is 6.4 mi. The profile has 2 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 5.1, +991 ft over 3.1 mi at 6.0% on average (steepest stretch 19%). Race day is September 12, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 6:26 AM and sets at 6:56 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 85°F and a low of 67°F, with a 37% 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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