50 Mile Races & Routes
Discover 144 50 mile races and routes for trail runners and hikers across multiple states. Elevation gains range from 228 ft to 26,574 ft. Each route includes elevation profiles, section breakdowns, and difficulty analysis.
Key Takeaways
Total Routes
144
Races / Routes
2 / 142
Distance Range
48.5 mi - 50.9 mi
Elevation Range
228 ft - 26,574 ft
Surface Type
100% Trail
| Route Name | Location | Distance | Elevation Gain | Type | Race Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Apple 50 Miler | South Orange, New Jersey | 50.0 mi | 6,955 ft | race | Sep 12, 2026 |
| JFK 50 Mile | Washington County, Maryland | 50.5 mi | 2,756 ft | race | — |
| [Raute3] Bergisch-Märkischer Weg | Velbert, Nordrhein-Westfalen | 48.5 mi | 5,143 ft | route | — |
| Würmsee-Inntal-Weitwanderweg (weiß auf gelb) | Grafing bei München, Bayern | 48.5 mi | 2,693 ft | route | — |
| Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal | Utrecht, Utrecht | 48.5 mi | 288 ft | route | — |
| Yorkshire Three Peaks (United Kingdom) | North Yorkshire, England | 48.5 mi | 10,204 ft | route | — |
| Round Penang Island | George Town, Pulau Pinang | 48.6 mi | 2,507 ft | route | — |
| Sulitelma runt | Sverige | 48.6 mi | 5,914 ft | route | — |
| Silberteich - Hirschfelde (gelber Strich) | Niederoderwitz, Sachsen | 48.6 mi | 3,478 ft | route | — |
| Lechtaler Höhenweg (Austria) | Bezirk Landeck, Tirol | 48.6 mi | 20,218 ft | route | — |
| La Grande Boucle des Hauts Sommets de Saint-Donat (QC, Canada) | Matawinie, Québec | 48.6 mi | 7,874 ft | route | — |
| Highline Trail #31 (NRT) | AZ | 48.6 mi | 5,973 ft | route | — |
| Cheese Country Recreation Trail | WI | 48.6 mi | 677 ft | route | — |
| Sadelinleden | Åland, Landskapet Åland | 48.6 mi | 4,081 ft | route | — |
| Overland Track | Tasmania | 48.6 mi | 6,299 ft | route | — |
| Around Houston 610 Loop | Harris County, Texas | 48.7 mi | 228 ft | route | — |
| Laugavegur & Fimmvorduhals Trail (Iceland) | Ísland | 48.7 mi | 8,562 ft | route | — |
| Rocky Mountain Grand Loop (CO) | Grand County, Colorado | 48.7 mi | 11,650 ft | route | — |
| Mattatuck Trail (CT) | Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut | 48.7 mi | 5,848 ft | route | — |
| Fränkischer Rotwein-Wanderweg | Landkreis Miltenberg, Bayern | 48.7 mi | 4,461 ft | route | — |
| Lake Washington Loop (WA) | King County, Washington | 48.8 mi | 1,564 ft | route | — |
| [Z] Staré Město - Luhačovice | Nedachlebice, Zlínský kraj | 48.8 mi | 3,062 ft | route | — |
| Old Putnam Rail Trail (Brewster to the Bronx, NY) | Westchester County, New York | 48.8 mi | 1,415 ft | route | — |
| Valberter Rundweg (V) | Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge, Nordrhein-Westfalen | 48.8 mi | 4,318 ft | route | — |
| Ozark Trail - Courtois Section | MO | 48.8 mi | 4,679 ft | route | — |
| Entre Lesse et Lomme (Belgium) | Neufchâteau, Luxembourg | 48.9 mi | 11,719 ft | route | — |
| [Ž] Moravský Krumlov - Jaroměřice n.R. | Přírodní park Rokytná, Kraj Vysočina | 48.9 mi | 2,851 ft | route | — |
| Ortenauer Weinpfad | Kappelrodeck, Baden-Württemberg | 48.9 mi | 8,072 ft | route | — |
| Czerwony szlak Przemyśl - Sanok (Poland) | powiat przemyski, województwo podkarpackie | 48.9 mi | 6,795 ft | route | — |
| Raleigh Greenway Loop (NC) | Wake County, North Carolina | 48.9 mi | 2,006 ft | route | — |
| River Tay Way (United Kingdom) | Perth and Kinross, Alba / Scotland | 48.9 mi | 2,282 ft | route | — |
| Wool Towns Walk | Suffolk, England | 48.9 mi | 1,450 ft | route | — |
| Soška pot | Slovenija | 48.9 mi | 5,352 ft | route | — |
| Tour du Dévoluy (France) | Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 48.9 mi | 13,743 ft | route | — |
| Mt Airy Powerlines (OH) | Hamilton County, Ohio | 48.9 mi | 15,424 ft | route | — |
| Mt. Marcy Adirondacks Picnic (NY) | Essex County, New York | 49.0 mi | 6,007 ft | route | — |
| Deus Te Livre | Minas Gerais | 49.0 mi | 12,233 ft | route | — |
| Heideweg | Gardelegen, Sachsen-Anhalt | 49.1 mi | 788 ft | route | — |
| Knobstone Trail (IN) | Washington County, Indiana | 49.1 mi | 8,519 ft | route | — |
| Santa Rosa Traverse (CA) | Riverside County, California | 49.1 mi | 17,854 ft | route | — |
| Tunnel Hill State Trail | IL | 49.1 mi | 930 ft | route | — |
| The Snowdonia Round | Conwy, Cymru / Wales | 49.1 mi | 14,469 ft | route | — |
| Åkulla All In (Sweden) | Sverige | 49.1 mi | 4,711 ft | route | — |
| Etive Munro's Round | Highland, Alba / Scotland | 49.2 mi | 23,832 ft | route | — |
| Via Priula (Italy) | Sondrio, Lombardia | 49.2 mi | 10,121 ft | route | — |
| Fagaras Mountains Ridge (Romania) | România | 49.2 mi | 21,055 ft | route | — |
| Bradford Millennium Way (United Kingdom) | Bradford, England | 49.2 mi | 6,220 ft | route | — |
| Bolton Rotary Way (United Kingdom) | England | 49.2 mi | 4,005 ft | route | — |
| Wanderweg 702 | Stanz im Mürztal, Steiermark | 49.3 mi | 9,040 ft | route | — |
| Dookoła Lubina | Unknown | 49.3 mi | 2,584 ft | route | — |
| AV5T - Alta Via delle Cinque Terre (Italy) | La Spezia, Liguria | 49.4 mi | 8,062 ft | route | — |
| Loop the Lake | Denton County, Texas | 49.4 mi | 2,194 ft | route | — |
| CT Appalachian Trail (CT) | Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut | 49.4 mi | 10,841 ft | route | — |
| Death Valley Rim-to-Rim (CA) | Inyo County, California | 49.4 mi | 18,839 ft | route | — |
| The Derbyshire Portway | Derbyshire, England | 49.4 mi | 6,543 ft | route | — |
| Mt Adams Infinity Loop (WA) | Yakima County, Washington | 49.4 mi | 17,975 ft | route | — |
| Hamilton - Brandford - Cambridge Trails (ON, Canada) | Brant County, Ontario | 49.4 mi | 510 ft | route | — |
| Marialeden | Sverige | 49.5 mi | 1,657 ft | route | — |
| Skyline to the Sea Trail (CA) | Santa Cruz County, California | 49.5 mi | 6,947 ft | route | — |
| Schneewittchenweg, Stadt Lohr a. M. | Naturpark Spessart, Bayern | 49.5 mi | 4,229 ft | route | — |
| Sandstone Trail | Cheshire West and Chester, England | 49.5 mi | 2,945 ft | route | — |
| Breisgauer Weinweg | Unknown | 49.5 mi | 6,824 ft | route | — |
| Traversée des 14 2000 des Bauges (France) | Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 49.6 mi | 26,518 ft | route | — |
| West Sussex Literary Trail | West Sussex, England | 49.6 mi | 2,511 ft | route | — |
| Roter Strich Westlausitz | Kamenz - Kamjenc, Sachsen | 49.6 mi | 3,777 ft | route | — |
| AT: AMC - Connecticut Chapter (CT/NY) | NY | 49.6 mi | 10,675 ft | route | — |
| Adatara - Azuma - Bandai Volcano trail | 日本 | 49.6 mi | 14,585 ft | route | — |
| Cotswold Link | Stratford-on-Avon, England | 49.6 mi | 2,391 ft | route | — |
| Grüner Ring, Hannover (Germany) | Region Hannover, Niedersachsen | 49.6 mi | 675 ft | route | — |
| Westharzquerung | Landkreis Goslar, Niedersachsen | 49.7 mi | 7,053 ft | route | — |
| Gore Range Trail #60 | CO | 49.7 mi | 9,406 ft | route | — |
| Roxen runt | Sverige | 49.7 mi | 2,841 ft | route | — |
| Cavalls del Vent (Spain) | Berguedà, Catalunya | 49.7 mi | 18,470 ft | route | — |
| Porta del Cel | Parc Natural de l'Alt Pirineu, Catalunya | 49.7 mi | 16,150 ft | route | — |
| Mauritius Island Crossing | Vacoas-Phoenix, Plaines Wilhems | 49.7 mi | 3,943 ft | route | — |
| Brocken-Challenge Reverse (Germany) | Landkreis Göttingen, Niedersachsen | 49.7 mi | 3,967 ft | route | — |
| Cottonwood Trail (YT, Canada) | Yukon | 49.7 mi | 5,358 ft | route | — |
| PCT - Oregon Section D | Umpqua National Forest, Oregon | 49.8 mi | 6,467 ft | route | — |
| Römerweg | Unterschmidbach, Niederösterreich | 49.8 mi | 6,556 ft | route | — |
| Szlakem Bojowym Kresowej Brygady Kawalerii z Września 1939 | Lućmierz-Las, województwo łódzkie | 49.8 mi | 873 ft | route | — |
| Wanderweg 603A | Ferlach, Kärnten | 49.8 mi | 10,110 ft | route | — |
| Hills to Sea Trail (ME) | Waldo County, Maine | 49.8 mi | 5,121 ft | route | — |
| Ripon Rowel (United Kingdom) | North Yorkshire, England | 49.9 mi | 3,675 ft | route | — |
| Sentier du Fjord du Saguenay Out-Back | La Haute-Côte-Nord, Québec | 50.0 mi | 9,955 ft | route | — |
| Great Ocean Walk | Victoria | 50.0 mi | 6,167 ft | route | — |
| Ith-Hils Weg (Germany) | Landkreis Hildesheim, Niedersachsen | 50.0 mi | 7,206 ft | route | — |
| State House to State House (MA, RI) | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | 50.0 mi | 1,204 ft | route | — |
| Wantastiquet - Monadnock Trail | NH | 50.0 mi | 8,117 ft | route | — |
| Cranberry Lake 50 (NY) | Saint Lawrence County, New York | 50.0 mi | 4,253 ft | route | — |
| The Sligo Way Ultra | Éire / Ireland | 50.0 mi | 3,826 ft | route | — |
| [M] Jihlava - Pod Hradiskem | Třešť, Kraj Vysočina | 50.0 mi | 3,690 ft | route | — |
| Wanderweg 218 | Totes Gebirge mit Altausseer See, Steiermark | 50.0 mi | 7,148 ft | route | — |
| Telford T50 (United Kingdom) | Telford and Wrekin, England | 50.1 mi | 4,686 ft | route | — |
| Tuscania | Viterbo, Lazio | 50.1 mi | 2,590 ft | route | — |
| Alto de Letras (Colombia) | Tolima | 50.1 mi | 12,805 ft | route | — |
| Götlundaleden (Sweden) | Sverige | 50.1 mi | 1,738 ft | route | — |
| A Round at McCabe Golf Course (TN) | Davidson County, Tennessee | 50.2 mi | 2,428 ft | route | — |
| Svansørund (Germany) | Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein | 50.2 mi | 1,251 ft | route | — |
| Szlak powstania styczniowego | powiat sokólski, województwo podlaskie | 50.2 mi | 1,703 ft | route | — |
| North to South Mississippi | Tate County, Mississippi | 50.2 mi | 768 ft | route | — |
| Butler County Donut Trail (OH) | Butler County, Ohio | 50.2 mi | 1,122 ft | route | — |
| Snake River National Recreation Trail (SRNRT) #102 (ID) | Idaho County, Idaho | 50.2 mi | 9,051 ft | route | — |
| Minnesota River Linkup (MN) | Scott County, Minnesota | 50.2 mi | 1,858 ft | route | — |
| Pilgrimsleden Lidköping - Mariestad | Sverige | 50.2 mi | 2,512 ft | route | — |
| Bronx Perimeter (NY) | Bronx County, New York | 50.2 mi | 1,594 ft | route | — |
| Travessia Boi Preto (Brazil) | Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais | 50.3 mi | 10,088 ft | route | — |
| New Lipchis Way | Unknown | 50.3 mi | 3,015 ft | route | — |
| The Tukson 50 | Pima County, Arizona | 50.3 mi | 6,657 ft | route | — |
| Robles to Wasson Shuffle | Pima County, Arizona | 50.4 mi | 5,337 ft | route | — |
| Cesta Márie Széchy | okres Rimavská Sobota, Banskobystrický kraj | 50.4 mi | 5,836 ft | route | — |
| Austin Trail Medley (TX) | Travis County, Texas | 50.4 mi | 2,018 ft | route | — |
| Bay to Ridge to Skyline to Sea (CA) | San Mateo County, California | 50.4 mi | 6,244 ft | route | — |
| Bondi to Manly Walk | Sydney, New South Wales | 50.4 mi | 4,527 ft | route | — |
| Ojai Valley Loop (CA) | Ventura County, California | 50.4 mi | 8,383 ft | route | — |
| Lake Tewakącac IAT Connector Route (WI) | Sauk County, Wisconsin | 50.5 mi | 6,942 ft | route | — |
| Thorn Point Sespe Loop (CA) | Ventura County, California | 50.5 mi | 8,844 ft | route | — |
| Prospect Park Brooklyn loop (NY) | Kings County, New York | 50.5 mi | 1,569 ft | route | — |
| New River Trail (VA) | Wythe County, Virginia | 50.5 mi | 556 ft | route | — |
| Kaimai North-South Track | Western Bay of Plenty District, Bay of Plenty | 50.5 mi | 8,681 ft | route | — |
| Little Colorado River: Cameron to Salt Trail (AZ) | Coconino County, Arizona | 50.5 mi | 12,622 ft | route | — |
| Trans Cuillin Traverse | Highland, Alba / Scotland | 50.5 mi | 26,574 ft | route | — |
| Allen Davis Round (United Kingdom) | Swansea, Cymru / Wales | 50.5 mi | 5,669 ft | route | — |
| Shenipsit Trail (CT) | Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut | 50.6 mi | 5,359 ft | route | — |
| GTB - Grand Tour du Bressuirais (France) | Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 50.6 mi | 2,230 ft | route | — |
| Brazeau Loop (AB, Canada) | Improvement District No. 12, Alberta | 50.6 mi | 6,844 ft | route | — |
| Mount Carmel Loop (Israel) | מחוז חיפה | 50.6 mi | 8,157 ft | route | — |
| Mödlinger Rundwanderweg | Unknown | 50.6 mi | 9,361 ft | route | — |
| Palos Trail System (IL) | Cook County, Illinois | 50.6 mi | 2,692 ft | route | — |
| Verbindungsweg Bischofsgrün-Wunsiedel | Unknown | 50.6 mi | 3,839 ft | route | — |
| AnnCham (France) | Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 50.6 mi | 12,751 ft | route | — |
| Resurrection Pass High Route (AK) | Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska | 50.7 mi | 21,847 ft | route | — |
| Northern Glacier Loop | Glacier National Park, Montana | 50.7 mi | 11,567 ft | route | — |
| Northern Glacier Loop | Babb, Montana | 50.7 mi | 11,568 ft | route | — |
| Löwenweg (HWGHV) | Breitenbach, Hessen | 50.7 mi | 6,391 ft | route | — |
| Bartram Trail #164 - South | GA | 50.7 mi | 10,185 ft | route | — |
| Three Castles And An Iron Masters House (UK) | East Sussex, England | 50.7 mi | 4,465 ft | route | — |
| Selma to Montgomery | Lowndes County, Alabama | 50.7 mi | 1,292 ft | route | — |
| Marin High 5 (CA) | Marin County, California | 50.7 mi | 10,600 ft | route | — |
| Millers Way (UK) | Westmorland and Furness, England | 50.8 mi | 3,528 ft | route | — |
| Squaw Peak 50 Mile Trail Run Route Unsupported | Utah County, Utah | 50.8 mi | 9,070 ft | route | — |
| For the Watch - Czech/Slovak Border (Czechia, Slovakia) | Moravskoslezský kraj | 50.8 mi | 8,973 ft | route | — |
| Kyoto Isshu Trail | 日本 | 50.9 mi | 11,911 ft | route | — |
| Lake to Lake | Les Laurentides, Québec | 50.9 mi | 10,537 ft | route | — |
| Tegernsee Ultra Trail | Landkreis Miesbach, Bayern | 50.9 mi | 14,081 ft | route | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a 50 Mile race?
A 50 Mile race is approximately 48.5 to 51.0 miles in distance.
What is the average elevation gain?
The average elevation gain is 6,931 feet, with routes ranging from 228 to 26,574 feet.
Can these 50 mile routes be used for hiking?
Yes. 100% of these routes are on trail surfaces, making them suitable for both trail running and hiking. The terrain analysis and elevation profiles help hikers plan their adventures just as effectively as runners.
Are 50 Mile races beginner-friendly?
50 Mile race difficulty varies widely. Use the elevation gain and terrain analysis to assess each route. Races with lower elevation gain relative to distance and higher runnable percentages tend to be more beginner-accessible.
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