GAP factor 2.2% slower than flat · net elevation 0 m
Decision summary
Lower than 56% of comparable mapped races
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Behind the Rocks Ultra 30K, 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 Behind the Rocks Ultra 30K route has 457 m of ascent, 457 m of descent and an estimated 2.2% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Behind the Rocks Ultra 30K route starts at Behind the Rocks Trail, along the border of the Behind the Rocks Wilderness Study Area, Moab, UT and finishes at Behind the Rocks Trail (same start/finish); finish line nestled just below the La Sal Mountain Range. Underfoot, expect mixed trail: smooth double track, sandy washes, technical doubletrack and challenging singletrack. It passes Behind the Rocks Wilderness Study Area, Navajo Sandstone domes and fins, La Sal Mountain Range and arches and rock formations. Free camping at Mad Moose Base Camp (start/finish) for participants and their family or crew, with sweeping views of the Moab desert.
Its normalised GAP factor is 2.2% slower than a flat course, with about 457 m of total ascent.