Minong, WI, United States · Saturday, May 2, 2026

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Popple Shoot Trail Races

Race completed
87 km Distance
not publishedn/a Climbing
4.4 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 87 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 4.4 as a floor, not a verdict.

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46.1003° N, 91.8238° W© OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 12 hours 8:17 min/km average. Comfortable. Room to walk the climbs and stop at aid. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Among the tightest 50 mi cut-offs we track. Measured against 455 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~16 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (62km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, May

Daytime high 18°C
Night low 6°C
Rainfall Showers likely
Daylight 14 h 21 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for May — NASA POWER, grid elevation 359 m. Not a forecast.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

👟 gear

With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

By UltraHub Expert

Gear for this race

Chosen for 87 km of trail.

  • Trail Running Shoes87 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
  • Race Nutrition87 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
  • Hydration VestsFlask capacity for 87 km, without the bounce.
  • HeadlampsA 12 h limit puts you out there after dark.
  • GPS WatchesBattery life first — a 87 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Adidas

Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra

★★★★★ 4.5

Salomon

Ultra Glide 4

$159.95 ★★★★★ 4.6

Maurten

Gel 100

Hydrogel technology for 25g carbs per gel with minimal GI distress.

$3.5 ★★★★★ 4.7

Salomon

ADV Skin 12

Industry-standard 12L race vest with front flask pockets and minimal bounce.

$180 ★★★★★ 4.8

Petzl

NAO RL

1500-lumen reactive lighting headlamp with 15-hour runtime. Automatic brightness adjustment.

$150 ★★★★★ 4.7

Suunto

Vertical

Titanium GPS watch with solar charging, offline maps, and 140-hour GPS battery.

$630 ★★★★★ 4.5
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Course Notes

The races will be run over a variety of surfaces/terrain including; flat public ATV trail (Wild Rivers Trail), single lane ATV trails and county roads (paved and dirt).

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