Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 6:55 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Oct 1. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
4 climbs · 3,836 ft totalbiggest firstConditions typical race-day weather for Oct 1 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Oct 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 65°F at the start, with a low of 52°.
| Year | Start °F | High point °F | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Oct 1 | 65°/52° | 56°/45° | 0.15in | 7mph |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line and the course high point (5,302 ft).
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About this course
Yuba Gold — 2025 covers 31.0 mi (49.9 km) with 5,393 ft of elevation gain. That is about 174 ft per mile of climbing, and 3,317 ft of descent. The course tops out at 5,303 ft and bottoms out at 2,127 ft. The profile has 4 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 16.3, +2,698 ft over 9.2 mi at 5.6% on average (steepest stretch 77%). Race day is October 1, 2025, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 7:01 AM and sets at 6:47 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 75°F and a low of 52°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
- Oct 13, 2026Added to the catalog
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