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80.5 kmTrail🇺🇸 La Grange, United States

Ice Age Trail 50

Saturday, 8 May 2027In 6 months · Start 06:00

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One of the oldest US 50-milers, in the Kettle Moraine State Forest: a loop of the wide Nordic ski trails followed by out-and-backs on the rolling, glacier-carved Ice Age Trail over eskers and kettles.

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Facts checked 23 Oct 2026 against iceagetrail50.com, iceagetrail50.com, ultrarunning.com.

Elevation gain
1,600 m
Mountain · ↓ 1,600 m
Start altitude
299 m
above sea level, from terrain data
Temp at start
7°C
Peaks around 15°C
Entry fee
Check site
Open entry
Finishers
—
typical year
Course
Out and back
12h cut-off
Getting thereFly into MKE (Milwaukee), about 59 km from the start

Course map

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

Elevation profile

Mountain: about 1,600 m of climbing and 1,600 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start
7°C
Peak during race
15°C
Humidity
70%
Chance of rain
26%
Wind
12 km/h

8 May in past years

Historical averages for 8 May ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 06:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Finish times by age group

No data yet. We’re collecting age-group results race by race.

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Plan your trip

Searches are set for La Grange and the race weekend.

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Gear for this race

Trail running shoesGrip for the unpaved sectionsHydration vestCarry water and food between aid stationsRunning headlampFor early starts and running into the nightTrekking polesHelp on long, steep climbs

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