166.6 kmTrail🇺🇸 Blue Ridge, United States

Cruel Jewel 100

Friday, 14 May 2027In 7 months · Start 12:00

A noon start from Camp Morganton for 103.5 miles of rugged, often technical Blue Ridge singletrack to Blairsville and back, with about 33,000 ft of climbing; a Hardrock qualifier.

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Elevation gain

10,060 m

Mountain · ↓ 10,060 m

Start altitude

510 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

21°C

Peaks around 23°C

Entry fee

≈ $405

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Out and back

Cut-off: check site

Getting thereFly into TYS (Knoxville/Maryville), about 108 km from the start

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Elevation profile

Mountain: about 10,060 m of climbing and 10,060 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

21°C

Peak during race

23°C

Humidity

57%

Chance of rain

31%

Wind

10 km/h

14 May in past years

Historical averages for 14 May ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 12:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Finish times by age group

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