Palisades Ultra Trail Series

• 100 Miles of Mountainous Pain

• 22,000+ ft. Vertical Ft. Elevation Gain 

• 22,000+ ft. Vertical Ft. Elevation Loss

• (40,000+ Vertical Ft. Change)

• Start time 6:00 am on Friday

• The final cut-off is 36 hours (6:00 pm on Saturday) 

*Prerequisites: Completed a verifiable 100k race in the previous 2 years or sub 12-hour 50 mile race, in addition to possessing a healthy appetite for beauty and adventure. 

 

• Start & Finish at Big Elk Creek YMCA camp located here, the course covers 2 GIANT 51-mile figure-eight loops: Loop #1 is clock-wise, loop #2 is run counter-clockwise

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

• Cut-offs: There are 4:​

  • N. Indian Cr., leaving by 11 pm Friday Night

  • Big Elk Creek (halfway point) leaving by 2:00 am Saturday morning

  • 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 Bags & Crew/Spectator Access are at the start/finish at Big Elk and N. Indian Cr. located here. Mile 50 is Big Elk Creek start/finish and the rest are at N. Indian: miles 21, 42, 60, and 81.​

  • Any crew offering aid outside of aid station locations will result in an automatic disqualification for their runner

  • Cell phone coverage is limited, with partial coverage at the YMCA Camp and good coverage along the highway, while N. Indian Cr. has no coverage ​

    • Runners will have cell coverage along various points ​on the Quaker Flats section and a little bit in Blowout Canyon. A good rule of thumb is that whenever you can see the Palisades Resivor you will have cell coverage for Verizon users

• Pacer access allowed at all drop bag points after mile 42, (at N. Indian Cr. Aid Station) and required to wear a "PACER" bib.

  • Each 100-miler entrant is allowed 1 pacer bib and it can be picked up during packet pickup.

  • While your pacer is pacing you (not before or after) they are allowed full access to aid station food and drink. 

  • Pacers cannot hike in for you to pick them up at any of the wilderness aid stations, they can only be picked up at N. Indian or Big Elk Cr. 

• Aid Stations located at miles 8, 16, 20, 26, 36, 41, 50, 59, 63, 73, 80, 84, 92, 97 for a total of 14 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

• Pre-Race Communication: We make frequent updates on social media (so please follow us) but will also send out critical communication over email

• Pricing: $270 by Jan. 31  - $295 by Apr. 30 - $320 until registration closes June 30

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