Where can I find the Promise Land 50K Ultramarathon route map?
Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.
Official course linksPromise Land 50K Ultramarathon
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
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
Promise Land 50K Ultramarathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 12:00/km
- Typical conditions
- 87/100
- Evidence depth
- 40 verified facts
10:00:00 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
Promise Land 50K 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, Gravel
- Scenery
- Mountain, Countryside, Forest, Riverside, Island
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Promise Land 50K Ultramarathon?
The Promise Land 50K Ultramarathon is described as mountainous. The course listing puts the climb at 2,256 m.
Where does the Promise Land 50K Ultramarathon route go?
The Promise Land 50K Ultramarathon route starts at Promise Land Youth Camp, between Bedford and Big Island, Virginia, off Highway 122 and finishes at Promise Land Youth Camp, between Bedford and Big Island, Virginia (same as start). Underfoot, expect mixed trail and dirt road: grassy soft roads, dirt roads and mountain single track. It passes Overstreet Road, Glenwood Horse Trail, Cornelius Creek Trail, White Tail Trail and Apple Orchard Falls Trail. the third race in the Lynchburg Ultra Series and the Blue Ridge Trail Series, directed by ultrarunning legend Dr.
Race character
Scenery
- Mountain
- Countryside
- Forest
- Riverside
- Island
Atmosphere
- Wilderness
- Competitive
Terrain
- Trail
- Gravel
- Elevation character
- Mountainous
- Technicality
- Moderate
- Source-stated ascent
- 2,256 m
- Net elevation
- 0 m
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 4:25:55
- Women's course record
- 4:58:34
- Field size
- 350 runner limit
- Field cap
- 350
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
- Cut-off
- 10-hour overall time limit; must reach Sunset Fields (11.9 mi) before 9:15 am and Cornelius Creek Trailhead (23.9 mi) by 12:45 pm (7:45 hours)
- Qualification status
- No qualifying standard or lottery; open entry by mail In application, capped at 350 runners.
Race day logistics
- Medal
- All sub-10-hour finishers receive a special award; first ten male and first ten female finishers and age-group masters categories receive special awards.
- Finisher tee
- Patagonia running shorts awarded to all sub-10-hour finishers; Patagonia and Drymax are race sponsors.
Access and course status
- Start
- Promise Land Youth Camp, between Bedford and Big Island, Virginia, off Highway 122
- Finish
- Promise Land Youth Camp, between Bedford and Big Island, Virginia (same as start)
Course facts
- Course type
- Loop
- Surface
- Mixed trail and dirt road: grassy soft roads, dirt roads and mountain single track
- Landmarks
- Overstreet Road, Glenwood Horse Trail, Cornelius Creek Trail, White Tail Trail, Apple Orchard Falls Trail, Sunset Fields
- Notable features
- The 25th Annual Promise Land 50K (2026)
- the third race in the Lynchburg Ultra Series and the Blue Ridge Trail Series, directed by ultrarunning legend Dr. David Horton
- Distance is 50 kilometers 'plus a little more' (hence the '++')
- early 5:30 a.m. start with a big bonfire and free pizza for runners the Friday night before
- The course crosses up and over the Blue Ridge mountains twice
- described by the organiser as a 'Spectacular Course'. Five aid stations, two of which (Cornelius Creek Trail Junction and Sunset Fields) are passed twice for aid at seven points
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 9°CTypical temperature
- 21 kphTypical wind
- 1 mmTypical rainfall
- 87Favourability /100