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Ultras · US · GA

Cruel Jewel 50

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Race dateMay 15, 2027
Start8:00am
Whenin 203 days

Who's going to Cruel Jewel 50?

I'm running itPlan your weeks and your aid station times I'm crewingWhen to leave, where to park, at every stop I'm pacing or cheeringAsk your runner for their Out Here link

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Distance
57.9 miles
Climb
15,000 ft
Descent
15,000 ft
High point
not checked yet
Time limit Our math
28:00:00 The race says “Start Reece Farm Sat, 8:00AM; Finish Camp Morganton cut off Sun, 12:00PM, which is 28 hours after the start”. We worked this out from that.
Aid stations
13
Started
not checked yet
Finished
not checked yet
Finish rate
not checked yet
The course

Where it goes point to point · 13 aid stations · rust marks a stop your crew can reach

A point-to-point trail race through the Chattahoochee National Forest in the North Georgia mountains, from Blairsville to Blue Ridge. The race describes tough, and sometimes technical, single track, steep ascents and even steeper descents, an historic steel bridge over the Toccoa River, the Dragon's Spine, and ferns, old growth poplar and hardwood forest, rocks, roots and ridge lines. All aid stations except Poor Decisions, which is unmanned and water only, are stocked with water, sports drink, Coke, Mountain Dew, ginger ale, sandwiches, cookies, chips, candy, fruit and pickles, and some have simple hot food such as soup, grilled cheese, ramen and broth.

Steep ascents, steeper descents, rocks, roots and ridge lines, with some technical single track. The route also crosses and runs along paved roads, and runners are told to be alert for cars. Black bears, venomous snakes, ground nesting yellow jackets, ticks and poison ivy are on the trail. In May temperatures typically range between 50F and 75F and rain is possible.

The race

What this one is

A point-to-point trail race through the Chattahoochee National Forest in the North Georgia mountains, from Blairsville to Blue Ridge. It is the shorter option beside the Cruel Jewel 100, offered for runners who are not ready for the 100.

Getting in

Getting in Entry, lottery and what the race asks of you before race day.

Lottery
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Lottery opens
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Lottery draw
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Field cap
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Registration
UltraSignup ultrasignup.com
Qualifying
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Minimum age
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Transfers
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Deferrals
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Crew access, pacers and drop bags

The rules that shape your day Anything marked "not checked yet" is a gap in what we hold, never a no from the race.

Crew allowed
Yes dumassevents.com
Vehicles per runner
1 dumassevents.com
Pacers
No dumassevents.com
Muling
not checked yet
Drop bags
Yes dumassevents.com
Cupless
not checked yet
Course marking
Fully Marked dumassevents.com
Night running
not checked yet
Dogs
not checked yet
Headphones
not checked yet
Crew rules
Only ONE car per crew at each aid station. Crews may only use crew accessible aid stations. Crew will NOT park in a manner that will block traffic, trailheads or other cars, and will NOT leave a car parked at the aid station. Runners may not receive aid from or be paced by vehicles on road sections. A crew that violates these rules risks disqualification of their runner. dumassevents.com
Pacer rules
No pacers are allowed. dumassevents.com
Drop bag rules
Bring drop bags with you to the start and they are transported to the proper aid station(s). Bags must be labeled with your name, bib number and drop bag location. If you take the shuttle, bring your drop bags on the bus and leave them at a designated location at Reece Farm. Bags are transported back to Camp Morganton (finish) when the aid station closes, and crew at the aid station may pick them up. There is no size limit on drop bags. dumassevents.com
Cutoff philosophy
not checked yet
Aid stations

Every stop, and what you get there ● yes   ○ no   ? nobody has checked   – does not apply to this race

Mile Station Cutoff Crew access Bag Pacer Med To next
0.00 Reece Farm (start)
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ? ? ? 3.10
3.10 Poor Decisions
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ○ ? ? ? 2.70
5.80 Wolf Creek
NoneSignal wrong?
 10:50am ○ ? ? ? 4.70
10.50 Fire Pit
NoneSignal wrong?
 1:00pm ○ ? ? ? 7.30
17.80 Fish Gap
NoneSignal wrong?
 4:25pm ○ ? ? ? 4.90
22.70 Skeenah Gap
NoneSignal wrong?
 6:45pm ○ ? ? ? 4.90
27.60 Wilscot Gap
NoneSignal wrong?
 9:00pm ● ● ? ? 5.50
33.10 Old Dial Road
NoneSignal wrong?
 11:45pm ● ? ? ? 5.90
39.00 Stanley Gap
NoneSignal wrong?
 2:40am ○ ? ? ? 5.40
44.40 Weaver Creek Road
NoneSignal wrong?
 5:20am ○ ? ? ? 5.00
49.40 Deep Gap
NoneSignal wrong?
 7:50am ○ ? ? ? 5.80
55.20 Deep Gap (Bib Punch)
NoneSignal wrong?
 10:40am ○ ? ? ? 2.70
57.90 Camp Morganton (finish)
NoneSignal wrong?
 12:00pm ● ? ? ? ?
Driving your crew

Getting your people there 2 stops with directions the race published.

Old Dial Road mile 33.10 cutoff 11:45pm

From Wilscot Gap (aid station 6 in the chart): drive South on GA-60 for 2.8 miles. Turn RIGHT onto Dial Road and follow for 2.5 miles. At the intersection with Newport Road, continue straight onto Old Dial Road for 3.4 miles until the intersection with Shallowford Bridge Road.

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Camp Morganton (finish) mile 57.90 cutoff 12:00pm

From Old Dial Road: turn LEFT onto Shallowford Bridge Road and drive 1.3 miles (turning LEFT to cross the Toccoa River over the steel bridge). Turn RIGHT onto Aska Road and drive 5.4 miles. Turn LEFT onto Snake Nation Road and drive 1.1 miles to RIGHT onto Camp Morganton Road. Be cautious of runners on the road between Shallowford Bridge/Stanley Gap Road and Aska Road/Snake Nation Road.

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What it looks like out there

Somebody has been out there with a camera the tables say the climb is long. these say what long feels like.

2 people have been out there with a camera or a microphone.

Social account

Dumass Events on Instagram

Social account
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Dumass Events on Facebook

Social account

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Ultras change. We will tell you when this one does.

Cutoffs move, races get postponed, lotteries open and close. We read the race's own sources and record where every fact came from. Put your email in and we will send you what changed, and where we read it.

No account, and nothing to cancel.

What happens to your email. Nothing else. I do not sell it, and I will not send you anything except this race changing. One click gets you out.

I keep this catalog because the information is scattered and hard to trust. Telling you when it moves is the same job.