Behind the Rocks Ultra 30k is the 30.0km trail race at Behind the Rocks Ultra 2026 (Moab, United States). The race starts on March 28, 2026.
The course climbs 520m+. With 17m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 22% of the distance is uphill, 19% downhill and 59% flat. Surface: 53% smooth, 22% trail, and 21% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 34.2 FlatKM.
The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.
There is too little runnable descent to damage the quads: plan the race around climbing and fuelling.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 3°C to 15°C, with around 11°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 27%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 1% of days around this date.
138 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Joshua Perkins (United States) in 2:11:54. Women's winner: Corinna Pena-Johnson (United States) in 2:35:38.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Behind the Rocks Ultra 30k.
Other distances of Behind the Rocks Ultra 2026Behind the Rocks Ultra 50 Mile (80.0km)·Behind the Rocks Ultra 50k (50.0km)·Behind the Rocks Ultra 10 Mile (16.0km)
