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

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Leona Divide 50 Mile Run

199 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.

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

What the course asks

Time limit 13 hours 9:45 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 79% of 50 mi races. Measured against 471 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~81 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

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 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	50mi	81	Nick Stice · 08:04:38	Maria Chinita · 10:59:42
2025	50mi	88	Harshil Shah · 08:17:23	Melissa Flores · 09:49:14
2024	50mi	90	Michael Eastburn · 07:25:28	Anne Delmarre · 10:49:13
2023	50mi	85	Makai Clemons · 07:09:53	Brianna Pagan · 09:34:01
2022	50mi	84	Michael Eastburn · 07:18:03	Katherine Song · 08:34:17
2021	50mi	9	Joshua Moore · 09:16:33	Jill Thompson · 08:34:47
2019	50mi	97	Wyatt Million · 07:18:54	Jian (Stella) Springer · 09:28:08
2018	50mi	118	Peter Dawson · 07:06:06	Ellen Kenney · 08:33:15
2017	50mi	98	Rene Dorantes Ocampo · 07:36:10	Rachel Ragona · 08:18:10
2016	50mi	147	Jesse Haynes · 07:08:10	Rachel Ragona · 08:11:17

The field shrank 8% between 2025 (88) and 2026 (81). 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.

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