Dances with Dirt - Hell 50M Ultra

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.

42.4348° N, 83.9849° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 12.25 hours 9:11 min/km average. Comfortable. Room to walk the climbs and stop at aid. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Tighter than 84% of 50 mi races. Measured against 471 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~12 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

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, June

Daytime high 25°C

Night low 14°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 15 h 15 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for June — NASA POWER, grid elevation 267 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50mi	12	Carlee Stimpfel · 06:45:07	Angela Carron · 10:52:14
2025	50mi	19	Nolan Till · 08:25:35	Beth Bauer · 09:09:19
2024	50mi	18	Jesus Vasquez · 09:33:33	Josephine Weeden · 10:10:23
2023	50mi	9	Tyler Murray · 09:55:42	Kendell Myers · 12:06:35
2022	50mi	17	Anders Bowman · 08:17:24	Christy Booth · 10:51:09
2021	50mi	14	Dominic Kootsillas-Conybeare · 08:29:06	Barb MacKey · 10:40:09
2019	50mi	15	Dominic Conybeare · 09:40:16	Erin Young · 08:43:46
2018	50mi	22	Kevin Conte · 09:00:32	Sarah Diaz · 11:06:26
2017	50mi	13	James Baetz · 08:52:29	Melissa Kennedy · 11:10:56
2016	50mi	16	Jonathan Hastings · 07:55:21	Michelle Magagna · 08:30:01

The field shrank 37% between 2025 (19) and 2026 (12). 17% 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.

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 A 12.25 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.