2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Modelled energy-cost change 4.1% versus flat · net elevation -0 m
Decision summary
Lower than 67% of comparable mapped races
14:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Minnesota Voyageur Trail 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.
The Minnesota Voyageur Trail Ultramarathon route has 1,484 m of ascent, 1,484 m of descent and an estimated 4.1% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Minnesota Voyageur Trail Ultramarathon route starts at Carlton Munger Trailhead, Carlton, Minnesota (new start/finish for 2026, the same trailhead long used for the Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon) and finishes at Carlton Munger Trailhead, Carlton, Minnesota (out-and-back finishes where it starts). Underfoot, expect rugged, varied woodland singletrack with roots, rocks and other hazards; the out-and-back runs from Carlton through Jay Cooke State Park and northeast over difficult, rough woodland trails toward Duluth and back. It passes Jay Cooke State Park, Swinging Bridge, St. Louis River dalles, Lake Superior overlooks and Power Lines. Crosses the iconic Swinging Bridge over the dalles of the St.
Drop bags available at designated aid stations along the out-and-back course. 8.
Its normalised GAP factor is 4.1% slower than a flat course, with about 1484 m of total ascent.