Black Canyon Ultras 50K is the 52.0km ultra trail at Black Canyon Ultras 2027 (Mayer High School, Spring Valley, United States). The race starts on February 14, 2027 at 07:00 AM. It starts in Mayer High School, 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, 16% of the distance is uphill, 30% downhill and 54% flat. Surface: 75% trail and 21% 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 -2°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.
This page has 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 2027Black Canyon Ultras 100K (99.9km)
Other editions of Black Canyon Ultras 50K2026
Official websitearavaiparunning.com/blackcanyon
