Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 20:15 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Sep 20 · headlamp mi 63–the finish. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
1 climb · 525 ft totalbiggest firstElevation gain, measured two ways
| Source | Gain | vs lidar |
|---|---|---|
| Course file (GPX) | 3,142ft | +53% |
| USGS lidar, 1 m | 2,059ft | 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 26, 2026. The planner still uses the course file.
Conditions typical race-day weather for Sep 20 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Sep 20 ±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 77°F at the start, with a low of 51°.
| Year | Start °F | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Sep 20 | 77°/51° | dry | 10mph |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line.
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About this course
Ultra Fest — 2025 covers 100.0 mi (160.9 km) with 3,142 ft of elevation gain. That is about 31 ft per mile of climbing, and 3,142 ft of descent. The course tops out at 2,661 ft and bottoms out at 1,877 ft. The profile has 1 sustained climb; the only one is the climb from mi 50.0, +525 ft over 17.7 mi at 0.6% on average (steepest stretch 13%). Race day is September 20, 2025, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 6:50 AM and sets at 7:08 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 63°F and a low of 48°F, with a 30% 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
- Oct 13, 2026Added to the catalog
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