Bryce Canyon Ultras

The 30k starts at the mouth of Proctor Canyon and climbs 700 ft. over 2 miles on doubletrack up to Proctor Canyon aid station (mile 2.7).

From there, the route heads southeast for 1.6 miles toward Blue Fly aid station (mile 4.3). After Blue Fly aid, the course will head west on a rugged doubletrack road. This will be mostly downhill for a little over 4 miles before coming to the Badger Creek aid station (mile 8.6).

From there you will take a right running along forest service road 109. This will be a nice doubletrack road for the next 4 miles. It will be a steady climb with about 1,500 ft. of elevation gain. You will peak out around mile 12 where it will begin the nice steady downhill for the remainder of the course. We will have a water only station set up at the FS road 601 junction (mile 13.8).

You will jump onto a nice downhill singletrack section for the next 3 miles bringing you into the Proctor Canyon aid station one last time (mile 16.8). From it is all downhill for 2.1 miles to the finish line at the bottom of the canyon

The 60k starts at the mouth of Proctor Canyon and climbs 700 ft. over 2 miles on doubletrack up to Proctor Canyon aid station (mile 2.7).

From there, the route heads southeast for 1.6 miles toward Blue Fly aid station (mile 4.3). After Blue Fly aid, the course heads inland on a doubletrack that heads northeast on a gradual downhill slope to Johnson Hollow Water Station (mile 11). Runners will continue on for another 3 miles to an aid station near the East Fork of the Sevier River in the center of the plateau. 

From East Fork Aid (mile 13.6), you’ll continue northwest on doubletrack that takes you back towards the edge of the plateau.

After the aid station at Coyote Hollow Trailhead (mile 19.9), runners hop on the famous Thunder Mountain Trail. The first 4 miles of this trail climb up and down a series of about a dozen small ridges, each with about a hundred feet of climb and descent. It then steeply drops through a series of hoodoos on what is likely the most photographed section of the course. This section of trail can also be a bit slippery on the steeper sections, as there is often a tiny gravel layer that sits on top of the hard pack trail and can cause runners to lose their footing.

When the Thunder Mountain trail T’s into the Grandview Trail (approximately mile 25.7), take a left and head south about 2 miles to the Thunder Mountain Water Station. After, runners will continue for another 2 miles to the Hillsdale Canyon aid station (mile 30.1). 

Although this appears to be a comparatively mild section along the bottom of the plateau, this terrain is relentless with constant ups and downs- there is still over 800 ft. of climbing! The next section is similar, climbing over a series of small ridges in the foothills that ends up being more than a thousand feet of climbing over 7 miles to Proctor Canyon aid station (mile 35.6). From here, it is all downhill to the finish line at the bottom of the canyon.

The 50 miler starts at the mouth of Proctor Canyon and climbs 700 ft. over 2 miles on doubletrack up to Proctor Canyon aid station (mile 2.7). 

From there, the route follows the Grandview Trail south for 3 miles on singletrack, climbing an additional 1,000 ft. to an unmanned water station (mile 5.7), where the route then breaks off the Grandview Trail and doubles back, heading north to the Blue Fly aid station (mile 9.3) up onto the rim of the plateau. There is approximately 800 ft. of vertical gain and loss over this section through a gorgeous hoodoo amphitheater.

After Blue Fly aid, the route heads inland on a doubletrack that heads northeast on a gradual downhill slope to Johnson Hollow Water Station (mile 16.2). Runners will continue on for another 3 miles to an aid station near the East Fork of the Sevier River in the center of the plateau. 

From East Fork Aid (mile 18.8), you’ll continue northwest on doubletrack that takes you back towards the edge of the plateau. 

After the aid station at Coyote Hollow Trailhead (mile 25), runners hop on the famous Thunder Mountain Trail. The first 4 miles of this trail climb up and down a series of about a dozen small ridges, each with about a hundred feet of climb and descent. It then steeply drops through a series of hoodoos on what is likely the most photographed section of the course. This section of trail can also be a bit slippery on the steeper sections, as there is often a tiny gravel layer that sits on top of the hard pack trail and can cause runners to lose their footing. 

When the Thunder Mountain Trail T’s into the Grandview Trail (approximately mile 31), take a right and head north to the Red Canyon aid station (mile 32.9). From here runners will head out for a 5 mile loop on the spectacular Golden Wall Trail. There is about 1,400 ft. of climbing and descent on this section. 

After passing through Red Canyon aid station a second time (mile 38.6), the route heads south along the Grandview Trail 5 miles to an aid station in Hillsdale Canyon (mile 44). 

Although this appears to be a comparatively mild section along the bottom of the plateau, this terrain is relentless with constant ups and downs- there is still over 800 ft. of climbing! 

The next section is similar, climbing over a series of small ridges in the foothills that ends up being more than a thousand feet of climbing over 7 miles to Proctor Canyon aid station (mile 49.7). From here, it is all downhill to the finish line at the bottom of the canyon.

The 100 miler starts at the mouth of Proctor Canyon and climbs 700 ft. over 2 miles on doubletrack up to Proctor Canyon aid station (mile 2.7). 

From there the route will continue on for 1.6 miles to the Blue Fly aid station (mile 4.3). After Blue Fly aid, the route heads inland on a doubletrack that heads northeast on a gradual downhill slope to Johnson Hollow water station (mile 11) then continues on for another 3 miles to an aid station near the East Fork of the Sevier River in the center of the plateau. From East Fork aid (mile 13.6), you’ll continue northwest on doubletrack that takes you back towards the edge of the plateau.

After the aid station at Coyote Hollow trailhead (mile 19.9), runners hop on the famous Thunder Mountain Trail. The first 4 miles of this trail climbs up and down a series of about a dozen small ridges, each with about a hundred feet of climb and descent. It then steeply drops through a series of hoodoos on what is likely the most photographed section of the course. This section of trail can also be a bit slippery on the steeper sections, as there is often a tiny gravel layer that sits on top of the hard pack trail and can cause runners to lose their footing.

When the Thunder Mountain trail T’s into the Grandview Trail (approximately mile 25.7), take a left and head south to the Thunder Mountain water station 27.9) about 2 miles.

After the Thunder Mountain water station you will continue on for another 2 miles to the Hillsdale Canyon aid station (mile 30.2). Although this appears to be a comparatively mild section along the bottom of the plateau, this terrain is relentless with constant ups and downs- there is still over 800 ft. of climbing!

The next section is similar, climbing over a series of small ridges in the foothills that ends up being more than a thousand feet of climbing over 7 miles to Proctor Canyon aid station (mile 35.9).

From there the route follows the Grandview Trail south for 3 miles on singletrack past an unmanned water station (mile 38.5) and then continues on for nearly 7 miles and over 3,000 ft. of climbing through one of the most remote and rugged sections of the course to Blubber Creek aid station (mile 45.4), offering runners their first views from the rim of the Paunsaugunt Plateau.

The route then continues south along the Grandview Trail, staying above the rim for just over 7 miles to Kanab Creek aid station (mile 52.8). This section is mixed singletrack and doubletrack with some amazing views and approximately 1,700 feet of gain and an equal amount of descent. 

From here, runners continue on singletrack along the rim for just under 2 miles with some of the best views of the course, then head inland on doubletrack for 3 more miles on a gradual descent to Straight Canyon aid station (mile 57.8). 

Runners exit the aid station on the main road for a half mile, then take a right along a rolling singletrack trail through Mill Valley for just over a mile to face a brutal 1,500 ft. climb over the next 3 miles up to the high point and crowning overlook of the course at Pink Cliffs water-only station (mile 62.6). 

From here, runners will continue on a nice downhill descent (approximately 900 ft.) to the Crawford Pass aid station & turn-around point (mile 67.7).

Runners will turn around and start climbing back toward Pink Cliffs water-only station (mile 72.7), then onto Straight Canyon pass 2 (mile 77.5), Kanab Creek pass 2 (mile 82.5), Blubber Creek pass 2 (mile 89.9), and the unmanned water-only station (mile 95.9).

From there, the route follows the Grandview Trail north on singletrack back to the Proctor Canyon aid Station (mile 99.4). After the final aid station, it’s all downhill to the finish line at the bottom of the canyon (mile 102.1).