Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 7:25 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Sep 12. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
11 climbs · 5,961 ft totalbiggest firstConditions typical race-day weather for Sep 12 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Sep 12 ±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 74°F at the start, with a low of 48°.
| Year | Start °F | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sep 12 | 74°/48° | 0.14in | 13mph |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line.
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About this course
Virgil Crest Ultras 50K — 2026 covers 33.2 mi (53.4 km) with 7,474 ft of elevation gain. That is about 225 ft per mile of climbing, and 7,474 ft of descent. The course tops out at 2,126 ft and bottoms out at 1,243 ft. The profile has 11 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 1.9, +883 ft over 1.7 mi at 10.0% on average (steepest stretch 23%). Race day is September 12, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 6:42 AM and sets at 7:22 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 71°F and a low of 54°F, with a 34% 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 29, 2026Added to the catalog
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