Course map, elevation profile & surface
Fly the course
Follow the route over 3D terrain, kilometre by kilometre.
Race-day light
For a 6:10 finish (an estimate) · starting 07:00 3 Oct · dark at the start until km 3.6. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
biggest firstAid stations as published on the course file
| Aid station | km | Mile |
|---|---|---|
| A Balsam Aid Station 1 | 7.1 | 4.4 |
| A Cascades Aid Station 1 | 14.3 | 8.9 |
| A Kinsmen Aid Station | 24.3 | 15.1 |
| A Balsam Aid Station 2 | 31.1 | 19.3 |
| A Cascades Aid Station 2 | 38.0 | 23.6 |
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Conditions typical race-day weather for 3 Oct at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for 3 Oct ±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 12°C at the start, with a low of 3°.
| Year | Start °C | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Oct 3 | 12°/3° | 4.4mm | 17km/h |
Next race day Sat, Oct 2, 2027 · 7:00 AM start
First and last light are civil twilight, the sun 6° below the horizon. The moon is lit as at midnight after the start; headlamp hours count a typical finish from the start while the sun is below civil twilight. Worked out for the start line.
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line.
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About this course
UpRiver Running Fall Races 50K — 2026 covers 48.1 km (29.9 mi) with 620 m (2,034 ft) of elevation gain through Ontario, Canada. That is about 13 m per km of climbing, and 619 m of descent. The course tops out at 302 m and bottoms out at 249 m. The surface is 96% trail. There are 5 aid stations on course; the longest stretch between aid is 10.1 km. Race day is 3 October 2026, starting at 07:00; the sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 19:33. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 15°C and a low of 8°C, with a 36% 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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