The route
Canyons 100 Mile
Next edition22-25 April 2027
160.4 km from the course's high point, China Wall Trailhead, down to Auburn — just 5,435 m of climbing.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 160.4 km
- Elevation gain
- 5,435 m
- Highest point
- 1,528 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 10
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The route in numbers
Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from the organiser's.
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Reading the route
The course's highest point comes right at the start: from there, the race drops almost without a break all the way to Auburn, through canyons and river crossings.
The gun goes off at noon at China Wall Trailhead, already at the top of the route. After a short climb in the opening stretch, the profile does nothing but lose elevation, on trails cut through the California canyons.
The route passes Michigan Bluff, then the town of Foresthill, before crossing the American River near Ruck-a-Chucky. It comes back past No Hands Bridge, then the town of Cool, on the last canyon stretch.
The finish is in Auburn, at the end of a route that drops almost the whole way. 35 hours separate the start from the finish cutoff.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
03 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
The relief of the course, from China Wall Trailhead to Auburn, takes shape as contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your finisher name and time go in the cartouche, in A4, A3 or A2.
Shipped from our workshop in Le Bouscat
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Official information
- Illustrative route redrawn by Plotrek from public data: the course announced by the organiser and OpenStreetMap paths. It is not the official course of the event.
- Altitudes: terrain model AWS Terrain Tiles
- Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Figures and text: Plotrek
- Plotrek is not a partner of, or affiliated with, the race organiser.