Arches Ultra 50k is the 50.0km ultra trail at Arches Ultra 2027 (Moab, United States). The race starts on January 30, 2027 at 07:30 AM.
The course climbs 880m+. With 18m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 17% of the distance is uphill, 20% downhill and 64% flat. Surface: 68% trail, 23% smooth, and 9% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 56.4 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 0.4km of pole-friendly terrain.
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 -7°C to 4°C, with around 7°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 20%.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Arches Ultra 50k.
Other distances of Arches Ultra 2027Arches Ultra 50 Mile (81.0km)·Arches Ultra Half Marathon (21.0km)·Arches Ultra 9k (9.0km)
Other editions of Arches Ultra 50k2026
Official websitewww.madmooseevents.com/arches-ultra
