Black Canyon Ultras 50K is the 52.0km ultra trail at Black Canyon Ultras 2026 (Spring Valley, United States). The race starts on February 15, 2026 at 07:00 AM. It starts in Spring Valley and finishes in Deep Canyon Ranch, Black Canyon City. The time limit is 11 h.
The course climbs 611m+. With 12m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 15% of the distance is uphill, 30% downhill and 55% flat. Surface: 76% trail and 20% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 57.5 FlatKM.
The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.
Quad damage risk is low (index 12 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from -1°C to 7°C, with around 6°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 20%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 5% of days around this date.
923 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Seth Ruhling (United States) in 3:16:29. Women's winner: Jane Maus (United States) in 3:47:04.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Black Canyon Ultras 50K.
Other distances of Black Canyon Ultras 2026Black Canyon Ultras 100K (99.0km)
Other editions of Black Canyon Ultras 50K2027
Official websitearavaiparunning.com/blackcanyon
