How hilly is the Lake Macbride Trail Races (formerly Hawkeye 50K & 25K), Solon Ultramarathon?
The Lake Macbride Trail Races (formerly Hawkeye 50K & 25K), Solon Ultramarathon is described as rolling.
Lake Macbride Trail Races (formerly Hawkeye 50K & 25K), Solon Ultramarathon
This race edition
- Race date
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- Race timezone
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- Edition status
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Entry options
2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
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Decision summary
Lake Macbride Trail Races (formerly Hawkeye 50K & 25K), Solon Ultramarathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 10:48/km
- Typical conditions
- 44/100
- Evidence depth
- 39 verified facts
9:00:00 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
Lake Macbride Trail Races (formerly Hawkeye 50K & 25K), Solon Ultramarathon has known course details for its ultramarathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 50 km
- Terrain
- Trail
- Scenery
- Parkland, Lakeside, Forest, Coastal, Countryside
Quick answers
What runners ask first
Where does the Lake Macbride Trail Races (formerly Hawkeye 50K & 25K), Solon Ultramarathon route go?
The Lake Macbride Trail Races (formerly Hawkeye 50K & 25K), Solon Ultramarathon route starts at Lake Macbride Spillway parking area, Lake Macbride State Park, Solon, IA and finishes at Lake Macbride Spillway parking area (after final Spillway crossing). Underfoot, expect mixed trail: crushed limestone, single track, prairie, and snowmobile trails; nearly all on trails, avoiding major road/highway sections. It passes Lake Macbride, Macbride Spillway, Macbride Dam, North Shore Trail and North Snowmobile trails. Successor to the long-running Hawkeye 50K & 25K, rebranded as the Lake Macbride Trail Races with a new course, new name and new time of year (mid-summer).
What should runners know on race day for the Lake Macbride Trail Races (formerly Hawkeye 50K & 25K), Solon Ultramarathon?
Four aid stations per loop: Opie Road, Start/Finish, University Trails, and Anglers Point. 4.
Race character
Scenery
- Parkland
- Lakeside
- Forest
- Coastal
- Countryside
Atmosphere
- Community
- Scenic Tour
Terrain
- Trail
- Elevation character
- Rolling
- Technicality
- Moderate
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Field size
- Capped at 175 combined runners across both distances in year one.
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
- Cut-off
- 4:00PM cutoff (9 hours from the 7:00AM 50K start).
- Qualification status
- Open trail ultra with no qualifying standard; entry by open registration with a field cap and waitlist.
Race day logistics
- Aid stations
- Four aid stations per loop: Opie Road, Start/Finish, University Trails, and Anglers Point.
- Expo / packet pickup
- Packet pickup Friday July 17, 5:00-7:00PM at Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City, or race morning 6:00-7:30AM at the Spillway parking area.
- Medal
- Finishers receive a commemorative bib; entry includes a T-shirt and aid station/start-finish provisions.
- Finisher tee
- Entry includes a T-shirt.
Access and course status
- Start
- Lake Macbride Spillway parking area, Lake Macbride State Park, Solon, IA.
- Finish
- Lake Macbride Spillway parking area (after final Spillway crossing).
Course facts
- Course type
- Loop
- Surface
- Mixed trail: crushed limestone, single track, prairie, and snowmobile trails; nearly all on trails, avoiding major road/highway sections.
- Landmarks
- Lake Macbride, Macbride Spillway, Macbride Dam, North Shore Trail, North Snowmobile trails, Anglers Point, University Trails, Opie Road
- Notable features
- Successor to the long-running Hawkeye 50K & 25K, rebranded as the Lake Macbride Trail Races with a new course, new name and new time of year (mid-summer)
- Loop course hugging the shore of Lake Macbride
- crosses the dam at the Spillway twice per loop, with a technical North Snowmobile-trail section and a varied South Loop of single track, prairie and hills. 50K is two loops, 25K is one loop
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 22°CTypical temperature
- 15 kphTypical wind
- 5 mmTypical rainfall
- 44Favourability /100