Porkies Wilderness Races 2027
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Porkies Wilderness Races 2027 is expected on Saturday 18 September 2027 in Porcupine Mountains (Michigan, United States), date to be confirmed by the organiser. Two distances to choose from: 21.1 and 80.5 km.
The organiser has not published the elevation gain yet.
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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…
2 courses
Course analysis
80.5 km50 mi957 m D+3’140 ft D+
- 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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