DC Peaks 100 is a 161 km ultra trail of DC Peaks 2026 in Salt Lake City, United States. The race starts on October 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM. It starts in Salt Lake City and finishes in North Salt Lake. The time limit is 36 h.
The course climbs 6361 m+. With 40 m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 38% of the distance is uphill, 39% downhill and 23% flat. The longest climb runs 8.3 km at an average 5.4% grade (446 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 7.9 km at 8.0% (627 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 33.9% over 0.5 km. The steepest descent drops at 26.1% over 0.5 km. Surface: 77% trail, 12% smooth, and 8% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 200.9 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here — only about 15.1 km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is high (index 68 of 100), with 50% of the load in the first half: 5 critical descents, the last of them run on already damaged legs. Downhill-specific preparation and a controlled early pace pay off here.
This page has the interactive elevation profile, gradient matrix, pacing and nutrition planner and weather climatology for DC Peaks 100.
Other distances of DC Peaks 2026DC Peaks 50 (81.2 km)·DC Peaks 55K (56.4 km)·DC Peaks 25K (24.2 km)
Official websitedcpeaks.com
