Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 2:55 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Sep 13. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
5 climbs · 1,390 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 89°F at the start, with a low of 69°.
| Year | Start °F | Rain | Wind | Heat index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sep 13 | 89°/69° | 0.16in | 12mph | 91° |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line.
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About this course
Sorta Mountain Stage Race Trail Half Marathon — 2026 covers 13.0 mi (20.9 km) with 2,202 ft of elevation gain through Indiana, United States. That is about 170 ft per mile of climbing, and 2,210 ft of descent. The course tops out at 969 ft and bottoms out at 543 ft. The surface is 100% trail. The profile has 5 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 3.0, +372 ft over 1.9 mi at 3.7% on average (steepest stretch 22%). Race day is September 13, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 7:24 AM and sets at 7:57 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 83°F and a low of 62°F, with a 17% 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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