Ultra Running Hub Lookout Mountain, GA, United States · Saturday, December 19, 2026
Fixed Distance 50 mi
Lookout Mountain 50 Mile Race
107 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.
What the course asks
Time limit 18 hours
13:30 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 78% of 50 mi races. Measured against 445 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~66 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.
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, December
Daytime high 10°C
Night low 0°C
Rainfall Showers likely
Daylight 9 h 48 m of light
Regional 2001-2020 average for December — NASA POWER, grid elevation 384 m. Not a forecast.
The Aid Station
Course-specific beta from the community
With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.
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 18 h limit puts you out there after dark.
- GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
Course Notes
The Lookout Mountain trail races begin high atop the mountain at the spectacular Covenant College campus.
Similar races
Other 50 mi trail ultras, closest in distance first.