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Zion
Apr 10, 2027WS
Qualifier status per the 2026 lists
Founded in 2012, the Zion Ultras 100 is a 96.9-mile loop starting and finishing at Ruby Rider Ranch in Apple Valley — threading Wire Mesa, Gooseberry Mesa, and the Virgin Desert on a mix of singletrack, slickrock, and exposed desert trail, with 10,481 feet of gain between 3,442 and 5,442 feet elevation. The course includes a fixed-rope descent on the technical Flying Monkey Trail and water crossings in Dalton Wash. A 36-hour cutoff and mandatory headlamp for overnight running define the experience in Utah's high desert.
The numbers
Race statistics
- Distance
- 100 mi
- Vertical gain
- 11,500 ft
- Course
- Loop
- Unique miles
- 74 mi
- Entry fee
- $395
- Lottery
- No
- Sub-24 hr
- 8%
- Avg finishers
- 148
115 ft / mi
of finishers
per year
◈ From the runners