Bears Ears 50mi Ultra Race

Race completed

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.

37.8714° N, 109.3429° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~80 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50km) — 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 29°C

Night low 12°C

Rainfall Dry — rain unlikely

Daylight 14 h 47 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for June — NASA POWER, grid elevation 2068 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50km	80	Peter Davidson · 05:32:49	Kylie Breeze · 06:40:59
2026	50mi	36	Berrett Bentley · 07:58:05	Sarah House · 10:02:00
2025	50km	57	Sergio Abarca · 06:04:53	Sarah Bradley · 07:40:43
2025	50mi	29	Brydon Anderson · 09:22:32	Shana Sutherland · 11:41:59
2024	50km	79	Calvin Seneker · 06:42:54	Madison Andersen · 07:09:43
2024	50mi	50	Damon Chavez · 07:34:01	Erin Park · 08:40:59
2023	50km	102	Ethan Kirk · 04:36:56	Mckendree Hickory · 05:25:28
2023	50mi	39	Jonathan Foote · 10:15:36	Michelle Geib · 11:23:12
2022	50km	52	Zachary Holtkamp · 05:13:11	Lauren Coury · 06:05:34
2022	50mi	38	Dave Chew · 09:37:24	Caroline Weiler · 09:51:51

43% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50km) — 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.

By UltraHub Expert

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 80 km almost certainly means running into the night.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.