Pittsburgh, PA, United States · Saturday, June 19, 2027

Fixed Distance 50K

Rachel Carson Trail Challenge

276 days away

60 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

3.0 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 60 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 3.0 as a floor, not a verdict.

40.4406° N, 79.9959° W© OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 15 hours 15:00 min/km average. Generous. Walkable throughout for most of the field. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. More forgiving than 78% of 50K races. Measured against 1007 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~511 Large. Rarely out of sight of another runner.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (37mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, June

Daytime high 26°C

Night low 15°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 15 h 04 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for June — NASA POWER, grid elevation 332 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 60 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes60 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition60 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration VestsFlask capacity for 60 km, without the bounce.
HeadlampsA 15 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS WatchesBattery life first — a 60 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Salomon

Sense Ride 5

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