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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Behind the Rocks Ultra, 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 is described as hilly. The course listing puts the climb at 1,574 m.
The Behind the Rocks Ultra 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.