The Basics
Distances & Elevation
50K — 33.3 mi / 53.6 km · 4,000 ft gain · high point 736 ft · 9-hour limit · closes 4:00 PM.
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Marathon — 26.1 mi / 41.9 km · 2,150 ft gain · high point 990 ft ·Â
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Half Marathon — 13.8 mi / 22.1 km · 1,300 ft gain · high point 623 ft ·Â
Timing & Start
Wave starts at Wilder Ranch State Park: 50K at 7:00 AM, Marathon at 7:05 AM, and Half Marathon at 7:15 AM. All three races finish at the same line.
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Race-day windows: The projected first and last finishers are 10:53 AM–5:00 PM for the 50K, 10:07 AM–2:55 PM for the Marathon, and 8:51 AM–11:23 AM for the Half Marathon. Official cutoffs have not yet been set.
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Aid & Signage
Aid stations: AS1 Four Mile Beach serves all three races in both directions. AS2 Panther Beach serves the 50K and Marathon. AS3 Davenport serves the 50K and the Marathon turnaround. AS4 Cotoni–Coast Dairies serves the 50K only.
Projected aid windows are AS1 7:22 AM–3:34 PM, AS2 7:50 AM–2:38 PM, AS3 8:04 AM–2:00 PM, and AS4 8:12 AM–1:38 PM. Carry the nutrition and hydration you need between stations.
Strictly follow the designated trail markers. No off-trail running is permitted to protect the fragile coastal ecosystem and wildlife.
Wild Coast
Route Highlights
Wild Coast 50K — Race profile: Wilder Ranch State Park · start 7:00 AM · race date TBD
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33.3 mi / 53.6 km · 4,000 ft elevation gain · high point 736 ft · 10-hour time limit · course closes at 5:00 PM.
A coastal ultra from Wilder Ranch State Park to the Cotoni–Coast Dairies hills and back. The course climbs Wilder Ridge Loop and Enchanted Loop, drops through Baldwin Loop to Four Mile Beach, then follows the North Coast Rail Trail past Panther Beach to Davenport. After crossing Highway 1, runners complete the 8.7-mile Newest Coastal National Monument, Cotoni–Coast Dairies loop before returning along the coast and finishing on the Ohlone Bluff and Old Cove Landing trails.
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Aid stations: AS1 Four Mile Beach at miles 5.4 and 27.7 · AS2 Panther Beach at miles 9.4 and 24.6 · AS3 Davenport at miles 11.3 and 22.5 · AS4 Cotoni–Coast Dairies at miles 12.6 and 21.3.
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Wild Coast Marathon — Race profile: Wilder Ranch State Park · start 7:05 AM · race date TBD
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26.1 mi / 41.9 km · 2,150 ft elevation gain · high point 990 ft · 7-hour 50-minute time limit · course closes at 2:55 PM.
Wilder Ranch climbs, the Rail Trail and the bluffs. The Marathon climbs Twin Oaks and Eucalyptus Loop to the summit spur, descends through Enchanted and Baldwin Loop to Four Mile Beach, follows the North Coast Rail Trail to the Davenport turnaround at mile 14.4, and returns along the coast and bluff loops to finish at Wilder Ranch.
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Aid stations: AS1 Four Mile Beach at miles 8.3 and 19.5 · AS2 Panther Beach at miles 12.4 and 16.4 · AS3 Davenport at mile 14.4.
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Wild Coast Half Marathon — Race profile: Wilder Ranch State Park · start 7:15 AM · race date TBD
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13.8 mi / 22.1 km · 1,300 ft elevation gain · high point 623 ft · 4-hour 8-minute time limit · course closes at 11:23 AM.
A Wilder Ranch loop with ocean views from start to finish. The Half climbs Wilder Ridge Loop and Twin Oaks, descends through Eucalyptus, Enchanted and Baldwin Loop to Four Mile Beach, turns at the Rail Trail junction, and finishes along the Ohlone Bluff and Old Cove Landing trails.
Aid station: AS1 Four Mile Beach at miles 5.4 and 7.4.
