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SOB Brand Mark

50K

SOB 50k Overview

Date

Sat. July 13, 2024

Start Time

7:00 am

Time Limit

10 hours

Field Limit

300

Elevation Change

~4200 feet

Race Morning Packet Pick-up

Begins at 6:15am in the Mt. Ashland Lodge

Cost

$100 before March 31st, and $125 thereafter

Qualifier

SOB 50k = 2 UTMB points

Drop Bags

Drop bags will be available at Siskiyou Gap Aid Station which you will pass twice at mile 9 and mile 22. Be advised that the drop bags will be picked up for the return to the finish area at approximately 2:30 pm.  Please keep them to the size of a shoe box.

Cutoffs

The cut-off times below are in effect for the 50K course. Runners must exit the aid station by the cut-off times listed or they will be pulled from the event by the aid station captains. Aid station captains have the final word. Runners crossing the finish line after the final cut-off will not be scored in the results. Cut off times apply to the return course after the turnaround.

SOB 50K COURSE

From the start at the Mt. Ashland Ski Area parking lot, the course heads west to a junction with fire road 40S15 (.4 miles) before intersecting with the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). The course then heads along the PCT to the Willamette Meridian aid station. From the aid station, the trail climbs to a saddle with views of beautiful Mt. Shasta, the peaks of the Marble Mountain wilderness and Mt. Eddy. The trail continues to another gap and then descends through Long John Saddle to the Siskiyou Gap aid station. If you left a drop bag for delivery, this is where you will find it.

The next 3.4 miles will climb on Road 20 (dirt/gravel) to Wrangle Gap, then back on the PCT and on to the Jackson Gap aid station which is now located where the PCT crosses road 40S01. From here it’s a short distance up the road to the intersection with Road 20 and the actual Jackson Gap, the highest point on the course at 7100 feet. Prominent peaks at this gap include Mt. Shasta, Mt. Ashland, Preston Peak (Siskiyou Wilderness), Red Buttes, and Mt. McLoughlin and the Crater Lake rim to the north.

Leaving Jackson Gap, the course heads due north on Road 20 for 2.1 miles to Wrangle Gap, meets with the PCT and follows the trail around Big Red Mountain to the Siskiyou Gap aid station (3.4 miles). From Siskiyou Gap, the return is the same route as going out.

50k Course Map1 50k Course Map2
Mileage
Section
Total
Drop Bag
Cut-off

Start line to Willamette Meridian AS

5.0

5.6

Willamette Meridian AS to Siskiyou Gap AS

3.5

9.1

Yes

Siskiyou Gap AS to Jackson Gap AS

6.5

15.6

11:30 am

Jackson Gap AS to Siskiyou Gap AS

6.5

22.0

Yes

1:20 pm

Siskiyou Gap AS to Willamette Meridian

3.5

25.5

3:00 pm

Willamette Meridian AS to Finish

5.5

31.0

Yes

Finish by 5:00 pm



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