Quincy, WA, United States · Saturday, April 10, 2027

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Ancient Lakes 50 Mile Trail Run

192 days away

80 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

4.0 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 80 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 4.0 as a floor, not a verdict.

47.2343° N, 119.8525° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 14 hours 10:30 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. About average for a 50 mi. Measured against 471 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~51 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, April

Daytime high 15°C

Night low 2°C

Rainfall Dry — rain unlikely

Daylight 13 h 17 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for April — NASA POWER, grid elevation 576 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50mi	51	Jake Logar · 09:17:25	Mel Trammell · 08:25:57
2025	50mi	36	Edward Murphy · 07:25:59	Emily Keddie · 08:35:15
2024	50mi	42	David Dierdorff · 07:49:49	Kayla Dierdorff · 09:06:16
2023	50mi	24	Jake Head · 07:52:11	Emily Keddie · 09:31:20
2022	50mi	37	Benjamin Rauk · 08:06:08	Audrey Lawrence · 08:40:50
2021	50mi	38	Zach Davis · 08:09:43	Noelle Bittner · 09:45:52

The field grew 42% between 2025 (36) and 2026 (51). 27% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

👟 gear

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

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Gear for this race

Chosen for 80 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes 80 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 80 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 80 km, without the bounce.
Headlamps A 14 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.