Palisades Ultra Trail Series

• 50 Miles of Mountainous Pain

• 11,000+ ft. Vertical Ft. Elevation Gain 

• 11,000+ ft. Vertical Ft. Elevation Loss

• (21,000+ Vertical Ft. Change)

• Start time 2:00 am on Saturday

• The final cut-off is 16 hours (6:00 pm on Saturday) 

*Prerequisites:  Possessing a healthy appetite for beauty and pain... No "race" prerequisites but this is NOT your grandma's 50-miler... Be prepared for a TOUGH race that many have described as the most difficult 50-miler they have ever done, but their favorite!

 

• Start & Finish at Big Elk Creek YMCA camp located here, the course covers 1 GIANT, 50-mile figure-eight

  • 97% Single Track (zero asphalt, only a few miles of dirt road)

• Cut-offs: There are only 2:

  • ​N. Indian Cr., the final time​, leaving by 11:00 am Saturday morning

  • Big Elk Creek finish, 6:00 pm Saturday evening

• Creek Crossings, there are multiple ones, depending on snowmelt, but none of them are over thigh-deep with the deepest being Big Elk Cr. and a rope is secured during high water years

  • You will have wet feet, you will NEED merino wool socks and shoes that drain well

  • We discourage the use of waterproof shoes as they won't breathe well in the July heat​

• Drop Bag and Crew/Spectator Access at miles 9 and 30, both at  N. Indian Cr. located here

• Aid Stations located at miles 9, 14, 23, 30, 34, 42, 47 for a total of 7 fully-stocked aid station stops

  • Medical personnel will be staffed at most of these locations and have In-Reach GPS units to text back to the medical director​

  • Liquid IV's will not be available

• Filtering Water: We do not recommend drinking from any of the streams without using a water filter. There are multiple points to filter water if needed, except for 2 major stretches: 

  • Quaker Flat/Blowout Canyon has lots of climbing, exposure, and the only possibility of water access​ being along Spring Run (closer to N. Indian Cr.)

  • Dry Canyon is a long dry stretch after leaving Garden Gnome aid station late in the race, so stock up well​

    • A couple of miles up ​Garden Canyon there is a possibility of water access before the canyon turns to the west, this a good place to filter water and top yourself off before your last grueling climb late in the race

• NO PACERS allowed in the Grizzly 50

• Pricing: $175 by Jan. 31 - $195 by Apr. 30 - $220 until registration closes June 30

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