Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 6:50 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Aug 1. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
8 climbs · 4,609 ft totalbiggest firstElevation gain, measured two ways
| Source | Gain | vs lidar |
|---|---|---|
| Course file (GPX) | 6,374ft | +17% |
| USGS lidar, 1 m | 5,469ft | 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 24, 2026. The planner still uses the course file.
Conditions typical race-day weather for Aug 1 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Aug 1 ±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 85°F at the start, with a low of 55°.
| Year | Start °F | Rain | Wind | Heat index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Aug 1 | 85°/55° | dry | 7mph | 84° |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line.
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About this course
Rodeo Valley Trail Run — 2026 covers 30.6 mi (49.3 km) with 6,374 ft of elevation gain through California, United States. That is about 208 ft per mile of climbing, and 6,367 ft of descent. The course tops out at 906 ft and bottoms out at 18 ft. The surface is 47% gravel, 39% trail and 14% paved. The profile has 8 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 0.0, +778 ft over 3.8 mi at 3.9% on average (steepest stretch 19%). Race day is August 1, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 6:14 AM and sets at 8:20 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 76°F and a low of 56°F, with a 0% 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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