Volcanic 50 25K — 2026 — Course Map, Elevation Profile & Aid Stations

Course map, elevation profile & surface

Distance

14.6mi

Elev gain

3,266ft

Elev loss

3,266ft

High point

4,885ft

Low point

2,513ft

Surface

78% trail

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Race-day light

In the dark

Sunrise

5:51am

Sunset

8:40pm

Headlamp from

Not needed

For a 3:15 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Aug 1. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.

Climbs

3 climbs · 2,516 ft totalbiggest first

Pick a climb to find it on the profile and the map.

Elevation gain, measured two ways

Source	Gain	vs lidar
Course file (GPX)	3,266ft	+12%
USGS lidar, 1 m	2,925ft	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 23, 2026. The planner still uses the course file.

Aid stations as published on the course file

Aid station	Mile	km
A AS 1	6.1	9.9
A AS 2	11.1	17.9
Start/Finish	14.6	23.5

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Conditions typical race-day weather for Aug 1 at the start

Typical high

80°F

Typical low

54°F

Chance of rain

2025 high

76°F

Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Aug 1 ±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 61°F at the start, with a low of 50°.

Year	Start °F	High point °F	Rain	Wind
2026 Aug 1	61°/50°	53°/42°	0.11in	7mph

Next race day Sat, Aug 7, 2027 · 7:00 AM start

First lightsunrise 5:58 am

5:25am

Last lightsunset 8:32 pm

9:06pm

Moonfirst quarter, up until 10:42 pm

41% lit

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 and the course high point (4,885 ft).

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About this course

Volcanic 50 25K — 2026 covers 14.6 mi (23.5 km) with 3,266 ft of elevation gain through Washington, United States. That is about 224 ft per mile of climbing, and 3,266 ft of descent. The course tops out at 4,885 ft and bottoms out at 2,513 ft. The surface is 78% trail and 22% gravel. There are 2 aid stations on course; the longest stretch between aid is 6.1 mi. The profile has 3 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 0.0, +2,064 ft over 4.0 mi at 9.9% on average (steepest stretch 40%). Race day is August 1, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 5:51 AM and sets at 8:40 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 80°F and a low of 54°F, with a 7% 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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