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32:00:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Pinhoti 100 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 Pinhoti 100 Ultramarathon is described as mountainous. The course listing puts the climb at 4,267 m.
The Pinhoti 100 Ultramarathon route starts at Pine Glen Campground in the Choccolocco Management Area, northeast of Heflin, Alabama; gun start 6:00 AM CST Saturday, November 7, 2026 and finishes at Lake Howard on the Sylaward Trail in Sylacauga, Alabama. Underfoot, expect 83 miles of singletrack trail, 17 miles of jeep road and 2 miles of pavement. It passes Talladega National Forest, Pinhoti National Recreation Trail, Cheaha Mountain (2,408 ft, highest point in Alabama), Choccolocco Management Area and Sylaward Trail. Course distance is about 100.38 miles.
Multiple crew-accessible drop-bag aid stations along the course (including around the mile-55 area) where runners can stage headlamps, dry or warm clothing and spare shoes; crews may assist only at designated aid stations. Pacers are permitted; pacers must wear the official Pacer Bib at all times and notify aid-station personnel when starting and stopping.