Date
Sun, 1 Nov 2026
Start
07:00
Venue
Point Lookout on Carroll Road, Green Ridge State Forest, Little Orleans, Maryland
Little Orleans, Allegany County
Countdown
November
A proper trail ultra on a small stage: 53 km out and back with 1,642 m of climbing, and aid stations you pass twice so you can plan your day around them.
Key facts
0110-hour cutoff for the full 53 km
027 aid stations, three visited twice, plus a midpoint oasis
03Out-and-back course, so you pass the same aid stops on the return
Create a free training plan for the Fire on the Mountain 53 km
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The course
The route
Little Orleans
Distance53km
Total climb1,642m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate50.1 km
Weather
Early-November, Little Orleans
15°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-7°CColdest in 20 years
25%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -7°C. Rain on 25% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the Fire on the Mountain 53 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Fire on the Mountain 53 km plan targets
Typical sessions
53 km with 1,642 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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