Hungerford Trail Race 50 Mile

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.

43.6981° N, 85.4837° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~31 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2025 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, September

Daytime high 23°C

Night low 11°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 12 h 02 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for September — NASA POWER, grid elevation 276 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	50mi	31	Brian Schafer · 07:57:32	Kristi Allen · 09:13:13
2024	50mi	36	Travis Reid · 07:34:55	Erica Aikman · 07:53:30
2023	50mi	35	Jameson Kloeckner · 06:49:05	Sophia Perrelli · 09:57:31
2022	50mi	39	Travis Reid · 07:12:47	Teri Garrelts · 09:54:39
2021	50mi	33	Nick Knuth · 08:05:36	Robyn Lalonde · 09:02:04
2020	50mi	45	David (Dave) Carta · 07:19:45	Sarah Sandborn · 08:12:20
2019	50mi	30	Tobias Krumm · 06:46:05	Emily van Tol · 08:31:41
2018	50mi	35	Sam Dangc · 07:26:39	Brandy Shumaker · 08:45:13
2017	50mi	31	Kenny Slocum · 06:26:48	Kimberley van Delst · 08:45:18
2016	50mi	19	Shelby Pankratz · 07:25:17	Laura Waldo · 09:35:21

The field shrank 14% between 2024 (36) and 2025 (31). 39% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 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 80 km almost certainly means running into the night.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.