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51.8 kmTrail🇺🇸 Mayer, United States

Black Canyon 50K

Sunday, 14 February 2027In 4 months · Start 07:00

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The shorter Black Canyon race follows the same historic desert trail downhill from Mayer High School to Black Canyon City, losing twice as much height as it gains.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against aravaiparunning.com.

Elevation gain
610 m
Very hilly · ↓ 1,220 m
Start altitude
1,458 m
above sea level, from terrain data
Temp at start
1°C
Peaks around 11°C
Entry fee
≈ $265
Open entry
Finishers
—
typical year
Course
Point to point
11h cut-off
Getting thereFly into PHX (Phoenix), about 130 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Very hilly: about 610 m of climbing and 1,220 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start
1°C
Peak during race
11°C
Humidity
54%
Chance of rain
7%
Wind
10 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 14 February ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 07:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Course records

Men
3:16:29 · Seth Ruhling (2026)
Women
3:45:09 · Allison Baca (2025)

As of the 2025 season.

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