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  • Half Marathon
  • 21.1 km
  • Baraboo
  • Event weekend starts
  • Past event

Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Half Marathon

This race edition

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Edition status
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Entry options

2026 edition

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Decision summary

Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Half Marathon at a glance

Typical conditions
46/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
24 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

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Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Half Marathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Half Marathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

Where does the Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Half Marathon route go?

The Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Half Marathon route starts at Devil's Lake State Park area, Baraboo, Wisconsin 53913. Underfoot, expect mixed trail surfaces: single-track, gravel road, grass, paved bike path, campground/golf-course cart paths and some off-trail sections; the 50 Mile course breaks down roughly 50% gravel, 32% dirt and 19% paved, with around 89% narrow trail. It passes Devil's Lake, quartzite bluffs, Devil's Lake State Park and campground. Part of the long-running Dances with Dirt trail series (organised by RF Events / Running Fit, race director Chris Fairchild).

What should runners know on race day for the Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Half Marathon?

Marked course with aid stations; all entries include aid on course.

Race character

Scenery

  • Parkland
  • Lakeside
  • Forest

Atmosphere

  • Community
  • Wilderness

Terrain

  • Road
  • Trail

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size
Small trail event, roughly 100-1,000 participants across all distances (recent marathon fields under 100 finishers).

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.

Race day logistics

Medal
All entries include a finisher medal.
Finisher tee
All entries include a custom technical gender-specific fit t-shirt.
On-course music
Marked course with aid stations; all entries include aid on course.

Access and course status

Start
Devil's Lake State Park area, Baraboo, Wisconsin 53913.

Course facts

Course type
Loop
Surface
Mixed trail surfaces: single Track, gravel road, grass, paved bike path, campground/golf Course cart paths and some off Trail sections; the 50 Mile course breaks down roughly 50% gravel, 32% dirt and 19% paved, with around 89% narrow trail.
Landmarks
Devil's Lake, quartzite bluffs, Devil's Lake State Park, campground
Notable features
  • Part of the long-running Dances with Dirt trail series (organised by RF Events / Running Fit, race director Chris Fairchild)
  • promoted as featuring "the most dramatic aid station location in the world"
  • All entries include a post-race barbecue bash with food and a brew
  • overall awards to the top three male and female in every distance, with age-group awards three deep in all five-year male/female age groups
  • Routed through Devil's Lake's ice-age glacial landscape of quartzite bluffs around the lake, with lots of terrain variation from wide grassy trails to rocky/rooty single-track and paved campground stretches

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 23°CTypical temperature
  • 16 kphTypical wind
  • 3 mmTypical rainfall
  • 46Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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