Where can I find the Med Bow Rail Marathon & Half Marathon route map?
Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.
Official course linksMed Bow Rail Marathon & Half Marathon
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Med Bow Rail Marathon & Half Marathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 10:40/km
- Typical conditions
- 60/100
- Evidence depth
- 42 verified facts
7:30:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
Med Bow Rail Marathon & Half Marathon has known course details for its marathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 42.2 km
- Terrain
- Trail, Gravel
- Scenery
- Countryside, Forest, Lakeside, Mountain
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Med Bow Rail Marathon & Half Marathon?
The Med Bow Rail Marathon & Half Marathon is described as gently rolling.
Where does the Med Bow Rail Marathon & Half Marathon route go?
The Med Bow Rail Marathon & Half Marathon route starts at Pelton Creek Trailhead, Medicine Bow National Forest (7 a.m. start) and finishes at Lake Owen Trailhead, Medicine Bow National Forest. Underfoot, expect the Rail Trail is mostly a packed gravel, 10-foot-wide path, with short segments of singletrack around Lake Owen and one paved highway crossing (Highway 230). It passes Medicine Bow Rail Trail, Lake Owen, Pelton Creek Trailhead, Lincoln Gulch Trailhead and Medicine Bow National Forest. Marathoners board a shuttle bus from Lake Owen at 5:45 a.m. to reach the point-to-point start at Pelton Creek.
What should runners know on race day for the Med Bow Rail Marathon & Half Marathon?
Drop-off for clothing/gear is available at the first aid station. 5.
Race character
Scenery
- Countryside
- Forest
- Lakeside
- Mountain
Atmosphere
- Wilderness
- Destination
- Community
Terrain
- Trail
- Gravel
- Elevation character
- Gently Rolling
- Technicality
- Non Technical
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Women's course record
- 3:18:42 (Lillie Romeiser Rogers)
- Field size
- Limited to a total of 200 runners due to limited parking at the trailheads.
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Cut-off
- All racers must cross the finish line by 2:30 p.m., giving marathoners 7.5 hours and half marathoners 6.5 hours.
Race day logistics
- Aid stations
- 5
- Bag drop
- Drop-off for clothing/gear is available at the first aid station.
- Expo / packet pickup
- No expo; in-person registration and packet pickup are held Friday 5-7 p.m. at Bond's Brewing in Laramie.
- Medal
- Completion/finisher medals to all finishers of both the marathon and half marathon, plus special trophy awards and age-group awards (1st, 2nd, 3rd male and female in each distance).
- Finisher tee
- Race t-shirt to participants; t-shirt size availability is not guaranteed for entries after July 14.
Access and course status
- Start
- Pelton Creek Trailhead, Medicine Bow National Forest (7 a.m. start).
- Finish
- Lake Owen Trailhead, Medicine Bow National Forest.
Course facts
- Course type
- Point To Point
- Surface
- The Rail Trail is mostly a packed gravel, 10 Foot Wide path, with short segments of singletrack around Lake Owen and one paved highway crossing (Highway 230).
- Landmarks
- Medicine Bow Rail Trail, Lake Owen, Pelton Creek Trailhead, Lincoln Gulch Trailhead, Medicine Bow National Forest, fire scars, green timber
- Notable features
- Marathoners board a shuttle bus from Lake Owen at 5:45 a.m. to reach the point-to-point start at Pelton Creek
- the half marathon needs no shuttle as it starts and finishes at Lake Owen
- The marathon covers the Rail Trail end-to-end, passing through five fire scars of varied ages, plenty of green timber, and lots of habitat variety, with five fully staffed aid stations mostly at trailheads
- Aid stations provide water, Gatorade, and minimal food, primarily Honey Stinger products
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 19°CTypical temperature
- 22 kphTypical wind
- 1 mmTypical rainfall
- 60Favourability /100