How hilly is the Wild Azalea Trail Challenge Ultramarathon?
The Wild Azalea Trail Challenge Ultramarathon is described as rolling. The course listing puts the climb at 500 m.
Wild Azalea Trail Challenge 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
Wild Azalea Trail Challenge Ultramarathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 10:26/km
- Typical conditions
- 75/100
- Evidence depth
- 35 verified facts
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
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
Wild Azalea Trail Challenge Ultramarathon has known course details for its ultramarathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 80.5 km
- Terrain
- Trail
- Scenery
- Countryside, Forest, Lakeside, Riverside
Quick answers
What runners ask first
Where does the Wild Azalea Trail Challenge Ultramarathon route go?
The Wild Azalea Trail Challenge Ultramarathon route starts at Wild Azalea Trail, Woodworth trailhead end (50-mile and bike start/finish at the main start area); registration/packet base at 2006 MacArthur Drive, Alexandria, LA 71301 and finishes at Valentine Lake / Valentine Lake Campground area, Kisatchie National Forest. Underfoot, expect singletrack forest trail (well-maintained and mapped, with half-mile markers). It passes Valentine Lake, Wild Azalea Trail, Woodworth trailhead, Kisatchie National Forest and Evangeline Ranger District. Deliberately old-school, no-frills trail event run each January.
What should runners know on race day for the Wild Azalea Trail Challenge Ultramarathon?
Self-service aid boxes placed along the Wild Azalea Trail approximately every 4 miles, stocked with water, Gatorade and snacks.
Race character
Scenery
- Countryside
- Forest
- Lakeside
- Riverside
Atmosphere
- Wilderness
- Scenic Tour
Terrain
- Trail
- Elevation character
- Rolling
- Technicality
- Moderate
- Source-stated ascent
- 500 m
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Field size
- Mass-start trail event with separate staggered starts per distance (50-mile 6:00am, ultra/bike 8:00am, 13-mile/10K 9:00am); no published field cap.
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
- Cut-off
- Overall cut-off for all races is 8:00 pm; 14-hour limit for the 50-mile.
- Qualification status
- No qualifying standard; open Registration trail ultra.
Race day logistics
- Bag drop
- Self-service aid boxes placed along the Wild Azalea Trail approximately every 4 miles, stocked with water, Gatorade and snacks.
- Medal
- All finishers receive a WAT race medal.
- Finisher tee
- All finishers receive a finisher's t-shirt; 50-mile finishers also receive a logo coffee mug.
Access and course status
- Start
- Wild Azalea Trail, Woodworth trailhead end (50-mile and bike start/finish at the main start area); registration/packet base at 2006 MacArthur Drive, Alexandria, LA 71301.
- Finish
- Valentine Lake / Valentine Lake Campground area, Kisatchie National Forest.
Course facts
- Course type
- Point To Point
- Surface
- Singletrack forest trail (well Maintained and mapped, with half Mile markers).
- Landmarks
- Valentine Lake, Wild Azalea Trail, Woodworth trailhead, Kisatchie National Forest, Evangeline Ranger District, Castor Creek
- Notable features
- Deliberately old-school, no-frills trail event run each January
- aid boxes (self-service) rather than full aid stations
- Lower sections run through hardwoods and lazy creeks
- higher sections become hillier among the Longleaf Pines that grace the path to the finish
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 14°CTypical temperature
- 23 kphTypical wind
- 2 mmTypical rainfall
- 75Favourability /100