Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 6:20 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Oct 3. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
2 climbs · 410 ft totalbiggest firstAid stations as published on the course file
| Aid station | Mile | km |
|---|---|---|
| Start / Finish | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| A Homestead Aid | 11.4 | 18.4 |
| A Cattail Creek Aid | 27.3 | 44.0 |
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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 83°F at the start, with a low of 50°.
| Year | Start °F | Rain | Wind | Heat index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Oct 3 | 83°/50° | dry | 11mph | 80° |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line.
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About this course
The Bear Chase 50K — 2026 covers 31.0 mi (49.9 km) with 1,827 ft of elevation gain through Colorado, United States. That is about 59 ft per mile of climbing, and 1,827 ft of descent. The course tops out at 5,794 ft and bottoms out at 5,459 ft. The surface is 96% trail and 4% paved. There are 2 aid stations on course; the longest stretch between aid is 15.9 mi. The profile has 2 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 9.9, +207 ft over 0.7 mi at 5.7% on average (steepest stretch 12%). Race day is October 3, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 6:59 AM and sets at 6:41 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 71°F and a low of 45°F, with a 21% 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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