Lake Hughes, CA, United States · Saturday, April 17, 2027

Fixed Distance 50K

Leona Divide 50 km Run

199 days away

50 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

2.5 est Grit · Entry level

Calculated from 50 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 2.5 as a floor, not a verdict.

34.6720° N, 118.4371° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 13 hours 15:36 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. More forgiving than 80% of 50K races. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~97 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, April

Daytime high 22°C

Night low 6°C

Rainfall Dry — rain unlikely

Daylight 13 h 05 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for April — NASA POWER, grid elevation 786 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50km	97	Mason Osgood · 04:15:42	Madeline Ogle · 04:11:25
2025	50km	117	Curt Stephan · 04:26:27	Philippa Richter · 05:02:45
2024	50km	141	Oscar Ponteri · 05:03:36	Gabrielle Lieber · 06:10:28
2023	50km	130	Austin Janisch · 05:14:08	Taelor Smith · 05:48:18
2022	50km	109	Timothy Reed · 03:50:52	Lauren Coury · 04:38:54
2021	50km	31	Nicholas Allen · 04:27:09	Sandra Woodruff · 05:27:08
2019	50km	170	Rob Krar · 03:53:01	Lauren Schweitzer · 05:21:23
2018	50km	220	Timothy Reed · 03:17:47	Christine Shaw · 04:28:05
2017	50km	260	Kris Brown · 03:39:53	Stephanie Weigel · 05:05:36
2016	50km	250	Christopher Kollar · 03:53:03	Diona Fulton · 04:37:34

The field shrank 17% between 2025 (117) and 2026 (97). 36% 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 50 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes 50 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 50 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 50 km, without the bounce.
Headlamps A 13 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 50 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Salomon

Sense Ride 5

RunRepeat found the Salomon Sense Ride 5 to have immaculate lockdown and a smooth and stable ride, making it confident on moderate trails and steep downhills. I…

★★★★★ 4.5

Adidas

Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra

RunRepeat found the Adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra to be perfect for midfoot and forefoot strikers, while iRunFar noted that the shoe feels incredibly effici…

★★★★★ 4.5

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