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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • Ultramarathon
  • 100 km
  • Bandera
  • Event dates –
  • Open entry

HOKA Bandera Endurance Trail Race Ultramarathon

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2027 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

Modelled energy-cost change 3.5% versus flat · net elevation -23 m

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Data current as of

Decision summary

HOKA Bandera Endurance Trail Race Ultramarathon at a glance

Route ascent
1,711 m

Lower than 62% of comparable mapped races

Typical conditions
90/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
44 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

HOKA Bandera Endurance Trail Race Ultramarathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for HOKA Bandera Endurance Trail Race Ultramarathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

How hilly is the HOKA Bandera Endurance Trail Race Ultramarathon?

The HOKA Bandera Endurance Trail Race Ultramarathon route has 1,711 m of ascent, 1,734 m of descent and an estimated 3.5% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the HOKA Bandera Endurance Trail Race Ultramarathon route go?

The HOKA Bandera Endurance Trail Race Ultramarathon route starts at Group Lodge (Race Hub), Hill Country State Natural Area, Bandera, TX and finishes at Group Lodge (Race Hub), Hill Country State Natural Area, Bandera, TX. Underfoot, expect trail. It passes Hill Country State Natural Area, Group Lodge, Equestrian aid station, Chapas and Boyles. Six aid stations: Lodge (start/finish), Equestrian, Chapas, Boyles, Nachos and YaYa.

What should runners know on race day for the HOKA Bandera Endurance Trail Race Ultramarathon?

6. Pacers allowed for 100K runners after the first loop; runners aged 60+ may have a pacer for the entire race.

Race character

Scenery

  • Countryside
  • Forest

Atmosphere

  • Wilderness
  • Competitive
  • Scenic Tour

Terrain

  • Trail
Elevation character
Hilly
Technicality
Very Technical

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Men's course record
7:45:40 (Hans Troyer)
Women's course record
8:59:34 (Courtney Dauwalter)

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
Cut-off
100K: last lap cutoff Sat 8:00 pm, course closed Sun 8:30 am. 50K/25K: course closed Sun 7:00 pm.
Qualification status
Bandera 100K is a Western States 100 qualifying race: completing the 100K within 18 hours earns entry to the Western States lottery.

Race day logistics

Aid stations
6
Pacers
Pacers allowed for 100K runners after the first loop; runners aged 60+ may have a pacer for the entire race.
Medal
Finisher medal awarded to all finishers
Finisher tee
Finisher shirt for those registered by December 1; later registrants receive race swag (trucker hats, neck gaiters, water bottles or past-year shirts)

Access and course status

Start
Group Lodge (Race Hub), Hill Country State Natural Area, Bandera, TX
Finish
Group Lodge (Race Hub), Hill Country State Natural Area, Bandera, TX

Course facts

Course type
Laps
Surface
Trail
Landmarks
Hill Country State Natural Area, Group Lodge, Equestrian aid station, Chapas, Boyles, Nachos, YaYa
Notable features
  • Six aid stations: Lodge (start/finish), Equestrian, Chapas, Boyles, Nachos and YaYa. Full hot and cold food/drink at Lodge, Equestrian and Chapas
  • basic food and drinks at Boyles, Nachos and YaYa
  • The main loop is a full 50K lap
  • the 100K is 2 full laps, the 50K is 1 full lap, and the 25K is a half lap

How hilly is the HOKA Bandera Endurance Trail Race Ultramarathon?

10%15%48%18%9%
  • Steep descent 10%
  • Descent 15%
  • Flat 48%
  • Climb 18%
  • Steep climb 9%
Total ascent
1,711 m
Net elevation
−23 m
GAP factor
3.5%
Longest climb
1,300 m at 6.4%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 10°CTypical temperature
  • 19 kphTypical wind
  • 1 mmTypical rainfall
  • 90Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, within the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

More race details

Is the HOKA Bandera Endurance Trail Race Ultramarathon flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 3.5% slower than a flat course, with about 1711 m of total ascent.

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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