50K Races & Routes

Discover 200 50k races and routes for trail runners and hikers across multiple states. Elevation gains range from 21 ft to 19,033 ft. Each route includes elevation profiles, section breakdowns, and difficulty analysis.

Key Takeaways

Total Routes
200
Races / Routes
8 / 192
Distance Range
29.8 mi - 32.2 mi
Elevation Range
21 ft - 19,033 ft
Surface Type
98% Trail
Route NameLocationDistanceElevation GainTypeRace Date
Orcas Island 50kSan Juan County, Washington30.8 mi7,412 ftraceJun 6, 2026
Sun Valley 50kTwisp, Washington30.9 mi5,459 ftraceMay 16, 2027
Lake Sonoma 50kSonoma County, California31.1 mi6,459 ftraceApr 11, 2026
Wy'east Howl 50kHood River County, Oregon31.6 mi6,354 ftraceAug 15, 2026
Finger Lakes 50s 50kBurdett, New York32.0 mi3,075 ftraceJul 4, 2026
Crater Lake LoopChiloquin, Oregon32.2 mi5,044 ftraceSep 19, 2027
Thunderbunny 50k CourseOH30.4 mi1,953 ftrace
Way Too Cool 50KAuburn State Recreation Area, California31.1 mi4,287 ftrace
Aber Falls to Pen-Y-PassGwynedd, Cymru / Wales29.8 mi12,598 ftroute
CDT: Homestake Pass to I-15/Elk Park (MT Sec. 18)MT29.8 mi4,275 ftroute
Los Angeles County: Schabarum-Skyline Trail (CA)Los Angeles County, California29.8 mi5,295 ftroute
[Č] Cesta Dr. J. S. Gutha-JarkovskéhoŽampach, Pardubický kraj29.8 mi3,924 ftroute
[I] HWW Westerwald Etappe 4 (Hachenburg - Fuchskaute)Bad Marienberg (Westerwald), Rheinland-Pfalz29.9 mi2,829 ftroute
X8 RurtalwegLinnich, Nordrhein-Westfalen29.9 mi623 ftroute
Trossachs PathStirling, Alba / Scotland29.9 mi2,564 ftroute
Altmühl Panoramaweg Schlaufe 11 Dollnstein - WellheimUnknown29.9 mi3,930 ftroute
Pine Valley Summit Trail Traverse (UT)Washington County, Utah29.9 mi7,211 ftroute
12 peaks in FeiringNorge29.9 mi5,096 ftroute
Entdecker-Runde Kassel (Germany)Kassel, Hessen29.9 mi1,310 ftroute
Cabana Voina - Vf. Iezeru Mare - Vf. Păpușa - Cabana VoinaUnknown29.9 mi11,577 ftroute
Evropská dálková trasa E10, Česká republikaNečín, Středočeský kraj29.9 mi21 ftroute
Art Loeb TrailNC29.9 mi7,422 ftroute
Eden Valley WalkSevenoaks, England29.9 mi994 ftroute
[Balken] Netphen - LahnhofNaturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge, Nordrhein-Westfalen29.9 mi4,113 ftroute
Seneca Creek Greenway TrailMD29.9 mi679 ftroute
AZT - Passage 19 - Superstition WildernessAZ29.9 mi4,606 ftroute
Wanderweg 318Unknown29.9 mi9,248 ftroute
Across Hawai'i Volcanoes National ParkHawaiʻi County, Hawaii29.9 mi1,413 ftroute
Grüner Punkt, Sächsische SchweizSächsische Schweiz, Sachsen29.9 mi4,587 ftroute
Great Smoky Mountains Peak Loop (NC, TN)Sevier County, Tennessee29.9 mi6,886 ftroute
Lygnern runt (Sweden)Sverige29.9 mi1,888 ftroute
Tour d’OlonneVendée, Pays de la Loire29.9 mi630 ftroute
Ynys Mon - Sustrans Route 8Ynys Môn / Isle of Anglesey, Cymru / Wales29.9 mi1,457 ftroute
Hainich RennstiegNationalpark Hainich, Thüringen30.0 mi2,240 ftroute
Icicle Creek Big LoopOkanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington30.0 mi10,487 ftroute
Polihale to Kalalau LookoutKauaʻi County, Hawaii30.0 mi4,636 ftroute
Trail Verbier St-Bernard - TraverséeDranse (Liddes), Valais/Wallis30.0 mi11,882 ftroute
La Boucle du Diable (QC, Canada)Les Laurentides, Québec30.0 mi2,644 ftroute
Chesterfield Round WalkChesterfield, England30.0 mi3,081 ftroute
[Z] Kejžlice - BatelovPutimov, Kraj Vysočina30.0 mi2,323 ftroute
Pemi LoopNH30.0 mi7,267 ftroute
Forest Brook TrailNJ30.0 mi26 ftroute
Carnasaw Nature TrailOK30.0 mi36 ftroute
30 Mile Horse Trail #817CO30.0 mi26 ftroute
Petit Défi GR® Sud Gâtine (France)Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine30.0 mi3,944 ftroute
Enola Low Grade Trail (PA)Lancaster County, Pennsylvania30.0 mi243 ftroute
[Z] Špindlerův Mlýn - Horní MaršovKrkonošský národní park, Královéhradecký kraj30.0 mi5,182 ftroute
Flammersfeld 6Naturpark Rhein-Westerwald, Rheinland-Pfalz30.1 mi3,257 ftroute
Le Sentier des GabelousPort-Lesney, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté30.1 mi1,788 ftroute
Upper San Leandro Reservoir LoopAlameda County, California30.1 mi5,724 ftroute
Seven Devils Loop tagging Dry Diggins LookoutIdaho County, Idaho30.1 mi5,976 ftroute
Baruther LinieTeltow-Fläming, Brandenburg30.1 mi188 ftroute
The Branford Trail (CT)South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut30.1 mi1,813 ftroute
Ohlone Wilderness Trail (CA)Alameda County, California30.1 mi8,363 ftroute
Nebenweg Schwäbischer Albverein (blauer Balken)Markdorf, Baden-Württemberg30.1 mi2,735 ftroute
FodsporetNæstved Kommune, Region Sjælland30.1 mi215 ftroute
Herzberg HöhenwegNaturpark Knüll, Hessen30.1 mi1,988 ftroute
Cheshi Ancient Road高昌区 قاراھوجا رايونى, 新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی30.1 mi5,305 ftroute
Mini Mineral King Loop (CA)Tulare County, California30.2 mi9,211 ftroute
Teichalmrunde XXLBezirk Bruck-Mürzzuschlag, Steiermark30.2 mi10,152 ftroute
Strzelce - Ząbkowice ŚląskieWzgórza Niemczańskie, województwo dolnośląskie30.2 mi3,230 ftroute
Grand Isle Loop (VT)Grand Isle County, Vermont30.2 mi1,158 ftroute
Boulder Pass TrailMT30.2 mi3,893 ftroute
Gustav WegOrtenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg30.2 mi2,923 ftroute
National Trail (AZ)Maricopa County, Arizona30.2 mi5,548 ftroute
Jakobsweg: Freiberg - Chemnitz (Germany)Mittelsachsen, Sachsen30.2 mi2,061 ftroute
Carquinez Bridge to Bridge Loop (CA)Contra Costa County, California30.2 mi3,141 ftroute
Outer Mountain Loop (TX)Brewster County, Texas30.2 mi6,576 ftroute
Pilgerzell - OberlütterUnknown30.2 mi1,409 ftroute
Foothill Ultimate Ridge LinkupSalt Lake County, Utah30.2 mi8,888 ftroute
[M] Velké Meziřící - ČíchovSvatoslav, Kraj Vysočina30.2 mi3,228 ftroute
Giro del Marguareis (Italy)Cuneo, Piemonte30.2 mi10,281 ftroute
Bayreuther Rundwanderweg (Germany)Bayern30.2 mi4,679 ftroute
McDade Recreational TrailPA30.2 mi682 ftroute
Full Blue JohnWayne County, Utah30.2 mi2,622 ftroute
AVG Alta Via del Golfo (Italy)La Spezia, Liguria30.3 mi6,788 ftroute
Paston WayNorfolk, England30.3 mi1,434 ftroute
Mortimer Trail (United Kingdom)Herefordshire, England30.3 mi4,530 ftroute
Freienohler RundwegMeschede, Nordrhein-Westfalen30.3 mi3,903 ftroute
[Z] Hradisko - ČeřínekRůžená, Kraj Vysočina30.3 mi3,641 ftroute
CCURL - City Creek Ultimate Ridge LinkupSalt Lake County, Utah30.3 mi8,759 ftroute
Kinnekulleleden (Sweden)Sverige30.3 mi1,915 ftroute
Salzsteigweg 909Pöllau am Greim, Steiermark30.3 mi5,527 ftroute
Mount Taylor (NM)Cibola County, New Mexico30.3 mi4,645 ftroute
Cranberry Wilderness Loop (WV)Pocahontas County, West Virginia30.3 mi4,108 ftroute
Phantom Canyon RoadCO30.3 mi23 ftroute
Wind River Peak (WY)Fremont County, Wyoming30.3 mi6,951 ftroute
Mt Williamson (CA)Inyo County, California30.3 mi10,822 ftroute
Mt. McLoughlin Circumnavigation (OR)Jackson County, Oregon30.3 mi3,464 ftroute
ÅsundenledenSverige30.3 mi2,577 ftroute
Campsie Fells 500sStirling, Alba / Scotland30.3 mi6,365 ftroute
Liechtenstein Panoramaweg (Liechtenstein)Liechtenstein30.3 mi6,753 ftroute
Sebago to the Sea Trail (ME)Cumberland County, Maine30.3 mi807 ftroute
Camino real Bogotá - Choachí (T2)Unknown30.4 mi6,055 ftroute
Briloner Kammweg (Germany)Hochsauerlandkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen30.4 mi4,904 ftroute
Dartmoor East to West, Bovey to TavyDevon, England30.4 mi4,631 ftroute
Jakobsweg: Dresden - Freiberg (Germany)Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sachsen30.4 mi2,543 ftroute
Bob Marshall Picnic (NY)Essex County, New York30.4 mi14,170 ftroute
[Ž] Třebíčský okruhTřebíč, Kraj Vysočina30.4 mi3,288 ftroute
GR 55 La VanoiseParc national de la Vanoise (cœur), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes30.5 mi8,093 ftroute
Traversée des Aravis (France)Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes30.5 mi19,033 ftroute
Council Bluff to Brushy Creek LodgeMO30.5 miroute
Sugarloaf thru Ceder CreekLincoln County, Montana30.5 mi8,348 ftroute
Grüner Strich "Weinböhla Hp - Moritzburg - Volkersdorf - Weixdorf"Dippelsdorf, Sachsen30.5 mi1,252 ftroute
Bul-Su-Sa-Do-Buk (South Korea)대한민국30.5 mi11,260 ftroute
Windy Peak Lollipop (WA)Okanogan County, Washington30.5 mi6,299 ftroute
Ruco Pichincha Ultra Trail (Ecuador)Ecuador30.5 mi11,113 ftroute
North Shore Spirit TrailNorth Vancouver, British Columbia30.5 mi892 ftroute
Neuse River TrailNC30.5 miroute
Camino de ChasnaParque Nacional del Teide, Canarias30.5 mi9,442 ftroute
Bryce Canyon Traverse (UT)Garfield County, Utah30.5 mi5,212 ftroute
Gunsight PassGlacier National Park, Montana30.5 mi8,871 ftroute
Gunsight PassGlacier National Park, Montana30.5 mi8,871 ftroute
Outer Mountain LoopTX30.5 mi6,342 ftroute
[M] Liščí hora - ČernožiceKuks, Královéhradecký kraj30.5 mi2,058 ftroute
Spies - EbermannstadtNaturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura, Bayern30.5 mi2,550 ftroute
Tomorrow River Trail (WI)Waupaca County, Wisconsin30.5 mi470 ftroute
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Litherland, England30.5 mi275 ftroute
[Z] Sudoměřice - Mladá VožiceHlasivo, Jihočeský kraj30.6 mi1,202 ftroute
PURL — Provo Ultimate Ridge LinkupUtah County, Utah30.6 mi14,948 ftroute
Solothurn zum Chasseral (Switzerland)Amtei Solothurn-Lebern, Solothurn30.6 mi8,226 ftroute
Mussoorie’s Seven SummitsDhanaulti, Uttarakhand30.6 mi8,753 ftroute
GR de Pays : Villages perchés de Haute Siagne (France)Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur30.6 mi5,644 ftroute
Kulturhistorischer Weg MuschenheimMuschenheim, Hessen30.6 mi1,418 ftroute
CDT: FR 239A TH (NM Sec. 23)NM30.6 mi2,028 ftroute
Nantes Pornic (France)Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire30.6 mi881 ftroute
Bay Area Two Bridges (CA)Marin County, California30.6 mi1,953 ftroute
The Headless Horsemen: Horse to Horse to Horse to Horse (OR)Deschutes County, Oregon30.6 mi3,040 ftroute
[Č] Soutok Svitavy a Svratky - Mikulov (CZ/AT)NPP Pouzdřanská step-Kolby, Jihomoravský kraj30.6 mi2,792 ftroute
Shining Rock Wilderness CircuitHaywood County, North Carolina30.6 mi7,141 ftroute
GR30, Grande Rota das Linhas de Torres Vedras, Lado Este - Serra do Socorro (Portugal)Portugal30.6 mi5,054 ftroute
Catskills Devil Path - the "other" 9 (NY)Greene County, New York30.6 mi11,437 ftroute
Issaquah Alps Grand Traverse (WA)King County, Washington30.6 mi8,575 ftroute
Mongollon RimAZ30.6 mi2,124 ftroute
O'Keefe Rail TrailVictoria30.7 mi1,273 ftroute
Klickitat Trail (WA)Klickitat County, Washington30.7 mi52 ftroute
7 ChurfirstenWahlkreis Toggenburg, St. Gallen30.7 mi15,756 ftroute
Steve Newman Worldwalker Perimeter Trail (OH)Clermont County, Ohio30.7 mi2,213 ftroute
Mt.Mansfield - Camel's Hump Challenge (VT)Chittenden County, Vermont30.7 mi9,452 ftroute
Mount Mansfield > Camel's Hump via Long TrailStowe, Vermont30.7 mi9,452 ftroute
Okanagan Lake LoopWest Kelowna, British Columbia30.7 mi5,940 ftroute
Mataró - Tibidabo (Spain)Maresme, Catalunya30.7 mi6,471 ftroute
Labuan Island Circumnavigation (Malaysia)Bandar Victoria, Labuan30.7 mi747 ftroute
Grüner Balken Raum NeuhausenUnknown30.7 mi2,377 ftroute
Monterey LoopCarmel, California30.8 mi7,763 ftroute
The Highline - Logan's Pass to Waterton LakeFlathead County, Montana30.8 mi4,480 ftroute
Worcestershire Way (United Kingdom)Worcestershire, England30.8 mi5,121 ftroute
Pennypack Trail (Out & Back) (PA)Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania30.8 mi534 ftroute
Boroughs Loop (MA)Middlesex County, Massachusetts30.8 mi2,310 ftroute
Malborough LoopMarlborough, Massachusetts30.8 mi2,310 ftroute
Sentier Félix Batier (France)Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté30.8 mi5,771 ftroute
Geotopweg PottensteinNaturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura, Bayern30.8 mi3,763 ftroute
Glass Mountains Traverse (CA)Mono County, California30.8 mi8,054 ftroute
L-40 Levee TrailFL30.8 miroute
Starnberger See Umrundung (Germany)Landkreis Starnberg, Bayern30.8 mi1,307 ftroute
Bruce Trail, Toronto Section (ON, Canada)Halton Region, Ontario30.8 mi1,797 ftroute
Pacific Crest Trail: Devil's Slide TH to Hwy 10 (CA)Riverside County, California30.8 mi3,973 ftroute
Mad River 50kChelan County, Washington30.8 mi4,726 ftroute
Divide Trail #106MT30.8 mi7,147 ftroute
Birkie Skate TrailWI30.8 mi2,463 ftroute
Cove to Grove Traverse (CA)Riverside County, California30.8 mi5,768 ftroute
Aspen Butte Duathlon from Klamath Falls (OR)Klamath County, Oregon30.8 mi2,418 ftroute
North Sperrins Way (Ulster Way Section)Unknown30.9 mi3,073 ftroute
[M] Kamenárka - BystřičkaRůžďka, Zlínský kraj30.9 mi5,088 ftroute
Weaver WalkEast Staffordshire, England30.9 mi2,365 ftroute
Hilo to Volcano 50K (HI)Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii30.9 mi3,855 ftroute
Coastal Plain TrailWestern Australia30.9 mi1,226 ftroute
West Rim TrailPA30.9 mi3,870 ftroute
Four Seasons Adventure TrailME30.9 mi872 ftroute
Ozark Trail: Current River SectionMO30.9 mi3,009 ftroute
Patapsco Valley State Park Traverse (MD)Howard County, Maryland30.9 mi3,147 ftroute
Gsieser TalblickwegGsies - Valle di Casies, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol30.9 mi4,586 ftroute
Prairie Sunset Trail (KS)Sedgwick County, Kansas30.9 mi477 ftroute
Diament Pienin (Poland)powiat nowotarski, województwo małopolskie30.9 mi6,634 ftroute
Genesee Valley Greenway: Genesee Junction to Mount MorrisNY30.9 mi92 ftroute
Medoc Mountain State Park, Every Single TrailHalifax County, North Carolina31.0 mi5,099 ftroute
Ameland Umrundung (Netherlands)Fryslân31.0 mi314 ftroute
Litton 8 Peaks (United Kingdom)North Yorkshire, England31.0 mi7,465 ftroute
Copper Corridor 50kSuperior, Arizona31.0 mi2,812 ftroute
Allegrippis Trails (PA)Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania31.0 mi3,369 ftroute
Warwick and Stratford LoopWarwickshire, England31.0 mi361 ftroute
Waterberg 4-Day Unguided Hiking TrailOtjozondjupa Region31.0 mi1,961 ftroute
Główny Szlak Warmiński: Olsztyn - Parking Nad Łyną (Poland)powiat olsztyński, województwo warmińsko-mazurskie31.0 mi1,610 ftroute
PCT > Eastside Trail LoopMount Rainier National Park, Washington31.0 mi6,158 ftroute
Attersee (Austria)Bezirk Vöcklabruck, Oberösterreich31.0 mi808 ftroute
New Delhi Ring Road (India)India31.0 mi670 ftroute
Venediger Höhenweg (Austria)Bezirk Lienz, Tirol31.0 mi12,507 ftroute
Powwow Trail (MN)Lake County, Minnesota31.1 mi1,703 ftroute
Chiemgautour (Germany)Landkreis Rosenheim, Bayern31.1 mi11,767 ftroute
Grande Randonnée de Pays du Cambrésis (France)Nord, Hauts-de-France31.1 mi1,400 ftroute
Snoqualmie Valley Trail (WA)King County, Washington31.1 mi1,259 ftroute
Nesodden brygge - Akers brygge (Norway)Norge31.1 mi1,636 ftroute
Umunhum and El Sombroso (CA)Santa Clara County, California31.1 mi5,741 ftroute
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm)Scottish Borders, Alba / Scotland31.1 mi3,698 ftroute
Cold River Loop (NY)Franklin County, New York31.1 mi3,822 ftroute
KANAWHA TRACE 50KWV31.1 mi3,618 ftroute
Wild River Loop (NH)Coös County, New Hampshire31.1 mi9,465 ftroute
Via CapricornSurselva, Graubünden/Grischun/Grigioni31.1 mi10,008 ftroute
Sentiero dei Pellegrini di San Michele ArcangeloParco Nazionale del Gargano, Puglia31.1 mi4,931 ftroute
Nash to AshDavidson County, Tennessee31.1 mi1,802 ftroute

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a 50K race?

A 50K race is approximately 29.8 to 32.3 miles in distance.

What is the average elevation gain?

The average elevation gain is 4,549 feet, with routes ranging from 21 to 19,033 feet.

Can these 50k routes be used for hiking?

Yes. 98% 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 50K races beginner-friendly?

50K 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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