Chattanooga 50K is the 50.5km trail race at Ultra Trail Chattanooga by UTMB 2027 (Chattanooga, TN, Erlanger Park, United States). The race starts on June 5, 2027 at 07:00 AM. It starts in Chattanooga, TN, Erlanger Park. The time limit is 10 h.
Run easy on the first mountain, then go all out on the second.
The course climbs 1164m+. With 23m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 33% of the distance is uphill, 31% downhill and 36% flat. The longest climb runs 9.3km at an average 4.3% grade (397m of vertical). The longest descent runs 10.4km at an average 3.7% grade (379m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 20.2% over 0.6km. The steepest descent drops at 18.1% over 0.3km. Flat-equivalent effort: 62.2 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 1.7km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is low (index 16 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 16°C to 22°C, with around 22°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 49%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 13% of days around this date.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Chattanooga 50K.
Other distances of Ultra Trail Chattanooga by UTMB 2027Chattanooga 100K (100km)·Chattanooga 20K (20.6km)
Official websitechattanooga.utmb.world
