Hood River, OR, United States · Saturday, January 23, 2027

Fixed Distance 50K

Monroe Cross Trail 50 Mile Ultra

115 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.

45.7054° N, 121.5215° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 14 hours 16:48 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 85% of 50K races. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~34 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50Mile) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, January

Daytime high 3°C

Night low -3°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 9 h 19 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for January — NASA POWER, grid elevation 659 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50Mile	34	Preston Berryman · 07:56:23	Addie Green · 07:09:50
2025	50Mile	25	Arron Ocheltree · 08:18:44	Jordyn Osterland · 09:08:18
2024	50Mile	28	Eric Finn · 07:43:05	Michelle Bischof · 08:53:23
2023	50Mile	36	Bill Shires · 07:27:12	Lee Beem · 08:56:38
2022	50Mile	32	Brian Sharbono · 06:13:19	Joanne Fisher · 08:11:41

The field grew 36% between 2025 (25) and 2026 (34). 35% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50Mile) — 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 14 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 50 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Adidas

Terrex Speed Ultra

RunRepeat found the Adidas Terrex Speed Ultra to have a grippy outsole and great lockdown, while iRunFar noted that the shoe works on a variety of trail conditi…

★★★★★ 4.5

La Sportiva

Prodigio Pro

RunRepeat found the La Sportiva Prodigio Pro to have a secure, locked-in fit due to its premium upper, and also praised the shoe's energetic ride, particularly…

$225 ★★★★★ 4.6

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