• Ultramarathon
  • 80.5 km
  • Whitewater
  • Sold out

Ice Age Trail 50 Ultramarathon

This race edition

Race date
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Entry options

2027 edition

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

Modelled energy-cost change 2.9% versus flat · net elevation 0 m

Decision summary

Ice Age Trail 50 Ultramarathon at a glance

Route ascent
1,263 m

Lower than 75% of comparable mapped races

Cut-off average pace
8:57/km

12:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.

Evidence depth
41 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Ice Age Trail 50 Ultramarathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Ice Age Trail 50 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 Ice Age Trail 50 Ultramarathon?

The Ice Age Trail 50 Ultramarathon route has 1,263 m of ascent, 1,263 m of descent and an estimated 2.9% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the Ice Age Trail 50 Ultramarathon route go?

The Ice Age Trail 50 Ultramarathon 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 mostly single-track dirt, rocky and tree-rooted trail through pinewoods, hardwood forests and rolling prairie, with Ice Age Trail eskers and incessant 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.

What should runners know on race day for the Ice Age Trail 50 Ultramarathon?

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.

Race character

Scenery

  • Desert
  • Countryside
  • Forest
  • Parkland
  • Lakeside

Atmosphere

  • Wilderness
  • Scenic Tour
  • Competitive

Terrain

  • Beach
  • Trail
Elevation character
Rolling
Technicality
Technical

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Men's course record
5:41:07 (Max King)
Women's course record
6:41:39 (Kaci Lickteig)

Entry requirements

Entry status
Sold out: Sourced entry status says this edition is sold out.
Cut-off
12-hour overall cutoff (6:00 p.m.); must reach AS 8 by 2:00 p.m.
Sold out
Yes
Qualification status
No qualifying standard; registration is open via a first Come scramble that sells out in minutes (effectively a waitlist scramble rather than a lottery).

Race day logistics

Pacers
No
Bag drop
Drop bags allowed: three drop-bag sites for the 50 mile (Start/Finish, Highway 12, Horseriders Camp) and one site for the 50K.
Expo / packet pickup
Packet pickup Friday 3:30-7:00 p.m. at Duesterbeck's Brewing in Elkhorn, or Saturday morning 5:00-9:00 a.m. at the start area; no formal expo.
Medal
50-mile finishers receive a custom locally-designed and cast Ice Age buckle; 500-mile club for runners earning ten 50-mile buckles.

Access and course status

Start
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)

Course facts

Course type
Out And Back
Surface
Mostly single Track dirt, rocky and tree Rooted trail through pinewoods, hardwood forests and rolling prairie, with Ice Age Trail eskers and incessant hills.
Landmarks
Kettle Moraine State Forest, Nordic Trails, Ice Age Trail, Emma Carlin Trails, Horseriders Camp, Highway 12
Notable features
  • Refunds and bib transfers are not allowed under any circumstances
  • registration includes a tech shirt, finisher's award, park pass, BBQ lunch and post-race party
  • Course marked with yellow ground flags
  • ten aid stations (AS 1-10) stocked with water, HEED, soda, PBJ sandwiches, meat sticks, potatoes, oranges, bananas, pickles, cookies, chips, pretzels and candies

How hilly is the Ice Age Trail 50 Ultramarathon?

9%17%48%17%9%
  • Steep descent 9%
  • Descent 17%
  • Flat 48%
  • Climb 17%
  • Steep climb 9%
Total ascent
1,263 m
Net elevation
+0 m
GAP factor
2.9%
Longest climb
720 m at 7.0%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

More race details

Is the Ice Age Trail 50 Ultramarathon flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 2.9% slower than a flat course, with about 1263 m of total ascent.