Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 6:50 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Oct 3 · dark at the start until mi 0.4. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
12 climbs · 3,488 ft totalbiggest firstElevation gain, measured two ways
| Source | Gain | vs lidar |
|---|---|---|
| Course file (GPX) | 4,739ft | -18% |
| USGS lidar, 1 m | 5,782ft | 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 Oct 3 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Oct 3 ±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 71°F at the start, with a low of 56°.
| Year | Start °F | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Oct 3 | 71°/56° | dry | 10mph |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line.
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About this course
Shawnee Trail Runs 50K — 2026 covers 31.9 mi (51.3 km) with 4,739 ft of elevation gain through Ohio, United States. That is about 149 ft per mile of climbing, and 4,739 ft of descent. The course tops out at 1,283 ft and bottoms out at 633 ft. The surface is 78% trail, 13% gravel and 9% paved. The profile has 12 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 13.7, +423 ft over 1.4 mi at 5.9% on average (steepest stretch 24%). Race day is October 3, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 7:31 AM and sets at 7:14 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 77°F and a low of 57°F, with a 19% 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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