2027 edition
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Modelled energy-cost change 1.5% versus flat · net elevation 1 m
Decision summary
Lower than 31% of comparable mapped races
4:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Ice Age Trail 50 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.
The Ice Age Trail 50 Half Marathon route has 235 m of ascent, 234 m of descent and an estimated 1.5% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Ice Age Trail 50 Half Marathon route starts at Nordic trailhead adjacent to the Nordic Trail parking lot, N9084 County Road H, Whitewater, WI 53190 (roughly 1.5 miles north of La Grange on Highway H). Underfoot, expect two-loop counter-clockwise course on very wide, scenic, runnable Nordic ski trails through hardwoods, pine plantations, open meadows and kettle moraine terrain with hills. It passes Kettle Moraine State Forest, Nordic Trails, Ice Age Trail, Emma Carlin Trails and Horseriders Camp. registration includes a tech shirt, finisher's award, park pass, BBQ lunch and post-race party.
Drop bags allowed: three drop-bag sites for the 50 mile (Start/Finish, Highway 12, Horseriders Camp) and one site for the 50K. False. Refunds and bib transfers are not allowed under any circumstances.
Its normalised GAP factor is 1.5% slower than a flat course, with about 235 m of total ascent.