Porkies Wilderness Races 2026

19.09.2026Porcupine Mountains (United States)

Pacing, fueling and crew sheet for the course you pick

80.550 km mi

50 milelongest of 2 courses

At a glance

Porkies Wilderness Races 2026 took place on Saturday 19 September 2026 in Porcupine Mountains (Michigan, United States). Two distances to choose from: 21.1 and 80.5 km.

The organiser has not published the elevation gain yet.

The 2027 edition is expected on Saturday 18 September 2027, date to be confirmed by the organiser. On Kliva, plan your pacing and nutrition for free, then send the plan to your watch.

The ‘Porkies’ are an area of wilderness and solitude, where most of what you'll hear is your footsteps, the sounds of wildlife, and flowing waters. Porcupine Mountains State Park covers 60,000 acres…

From the organiser

2 courses

21.1km13.1mi
324 m D-1’063 ft D-
Heavy Half Marathon
19.09.
No index
GPX
80.5km50mi
999 m D-3’278 ft D-
50 mile
19.09. · 7 aid stations
No index
GPX

Course analysis

80.5 km50 mi957 m D+3’140 ft D+

90effort kmⓘ80.5 km on the map · feels like 90 km50 mi on the map · feels like 90 km

D+: 957 m3’140 ft
D−: 999 m3’278 ft
Max alt.: 589 m1’932 ft
Steepest: 8%

Segments

Elevation profile: 50 mile

185 m – 589 m607 ft – 1’932 ft

Terrain

Aid station by aid station

Terrain, climb and cutoff between each aid station.

Start → Speaker's Aid 1 km 0 → 7km 0 → 4.3
7 km4.3 mi · +52 m171 ft · −43 m141 ft
Speaker's Aid 1 → LOTC Aid (main) km 7 → 28.5km 4.3 → 17.7
21.5 km13.4 mi · +212 m696 ft · −83 m272 ft
LOTC Aid (main) → LOTC Crew Space km 28.5 → 30.1km 17.7 → 18.7
1.6 km1 mi · +61 m200 ft · −3 m10 ft
LOTC Crew Space → GovCorner Aid km 30.1 → 36.8km 18.7 → 22.8
6.7 km4.1 mi · +159 m522 ft · −265 m869 ft
GovCorner Aid → Summit Peak Aid km 36.8 → 52.9km 22.8 → 32.9
16.1 km10 mi · +396 m1’299 ft · −159 m522 ft
Summit Peak Aid → Little Carp Aid km 52.9 → 60.4km 32.9 → 37.5
7.5 km4.7 mi · +42 m138 ft · −164 m538 ft
Little Carp Aid → Speaker's Aid 1 km 60.4 → 75.9km 37.5 → 47.2
15.5 km9.6 mi · +37 m121 ft · −233 m764 ft
Speaker's Aid 1 → Finish km 75.9 → 80.5km 47.2 → 50
4.6 km2.8 mi · +40 m131 ft · −51 m167 ft

Elevation figures are measured by Kliva on the course trace. Cutoffs are the organiser's.

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