Date
Sat, 5 Jun 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Old Fort Gateway Trailhead, Old Fort, North Carolina
Old Fort, McDowell County
Countdown
June
The big day out of the three: a 50k single loop with real climbing, about 1,700 m, and a full 11 hours to run it. Plenty of time if you pace it sensibly.
Key facts
0111-hour cutoff for the full loop
02Single loop, so you finish back where you started
Create a free training plan for the Ridge to Rails 50k, Half, & 10k 50 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Old Fort
Distance50km
Total climb1,737m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate44.5 km
Weather
Early-June, Old Fort
28°CTypical high
17°CTypical low
8°CColdest in 20 years
51%Days with rain
Highs around 28°C and lows around 17°C, but it has dropped to 8°C. Rain on 51% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserTanawha Adventures
Websitetanawhaadventures.com
Instagram@tanawha_adventures
Running since2023
Training
Training for the Ridge to Rails 50k, Half, & 10k 50 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 Ridge to Rails 50k, Half, & 10k 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 1,737 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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Get your Ridge to Rails 50k, Half, & 10k 50 km plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
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