Little Rock, AR, United States · Saturday, April 17, 2027

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Ouachita Trail 50 Mile

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.

34.7465° N, 92.2896° 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 ~53 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

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 23°C

Night low 10°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 13 h 06 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for April — NASA POWER, grid elevation 109 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50mi	53	Matt Pruitt · 07:25:31	Sarah Schmidtke · 09:00:05
2025	50mi	37	Kenny Garner · 08:21:38	Sam Pruitt · 09:12:15
2024	50mi	28	Matt Pruitt · 08:16:39	Sarah Mercer · 09:11:58
2023	50mi	40	Jacob Phillips · 08:45:06	Sarah Mercer · 10:02:53
2022	50mi	36	Zac Morgan · 08:32:30	Deanna Doane · 09:41:41
2021	50mi	38	Jeremy Provence · 07:01:12	Laura Kearns · 09:51:27
2019	50mi	49	Jack Daly · 07:27:06	Lori Enlow · 10:37:51
2018	50mi	56	Nick Lewis · 08:16:31	Meghan Lewis · 09:28:44
2017	50mi	40	Justin Walker · 08:25:27	Gia Dawn Madole · 09:05:45
2016	50mi	59	Matt Pruitt · 07:14:04	Alison Jumper · 09:31:42

The field grew 43% between 2025 (37) and 2026 (53). 15% 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.

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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.

Salomon

Ultra Glide 4

$159.95 ★★★★★ 4.6

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

Spring Energy