DC Peaks 50 is a 81.2 km ultra trail of DC Peaks 2024 in Kaysville, United States. The race starts on October 5, 2024 at 05:00 AM. It starts in Kaysville and finishes in North Salt Lake.
The course climbs 3197 m+ and descends 3107 m−. With 39 m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 40% of the distance is uphill, 39% downhill and 21% flat. The longest climb runs 8.3 km at an average 5.4% grade (446 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 7.8 km at 8.1% (630 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 33.4% over 0.2 km. The steepest descent drops at 26.1% over 0.5 km. Surface: 79% trail, 14% smooth, and 7% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 103.2 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here — only about 6.9 km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is moderate (index 44 of 100), with 47% of the load in the first half: 3 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.
This page has the interactive elevation profile, gradient matrix, pacing and nutrition planner and weather climatology for DC Peaks 50.
Other distances of DC Peaks 2024DC Peaks 55K (56.4 km)·DC Peaks 25K (24.2 km)
Other editions of DC Peaks 502026
Official websitedcpeaks.com
