50 kmTrail🇺🇸 Cool, United States

Way Too Cool 50K

Saturday, 6 March 2027In 4 months · Start 08:00

A long-running Northern California classic on almost entirely singletrack, with rolling hills and creek crossings in the American River canyon country around Cool.

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Elevation gain

1,400 m

Mountain · ↓ 1,400 m

Start altitude

472 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

5°C

Peaks around 12°C

Entry fee

≈ $215

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Loop

Cut-off: check site

Getting thereFly into SMF (Sacramento), about 54 km from the start

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Course map

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Elevation profile

Mountain: about 1,400 m of climbing and 1,400 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

5°C

Peak during race

12°C

Humidity

70%

Chance of rain

29%

Wind

9 km/h

6 March in past years

Historical averages for 6 March ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 08:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Finish times by age group

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