DC Peaks 55K is a 56.4 km ultra trail of DC Peaks 2026 in Centerville, United States. The race starts on October 3, 2026 at 07:00 AM. It starts in Centerville and finishes in North Salt Lake.
The course climbs 2377 m+. With 42 m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 45% of the distance is uphill, 36% downhill and 19% flat. The longest climb runs 8.3 km at an average 5.4% grade (446 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 7.7 km at 11.0% (843 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 26.1% over 0.5 km. The steepest descent drops at 26.1% over 0.5 km. Surface: 89% trail and 11% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 73.1 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here — only about 7.4 km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is moderate (index 30 of 100), with 73% of the load in the first half: 2 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 55K.
Other distances of DC Peaks 2026DC Peaks 100 (161 km)·DC Peaks 50 (81.2 km)·DC Peaks 25K (24.2 km)
Other editions of DC Peaks 55K2024
Official websitedcpeaks.com
