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Ultras · US · GA

The Georgia Jewel

Jewel 18 · 18.6M
Registration open
As checked in August 2026: the Jewel 18 was sold out with a waitlist; Jewel 100 (14 spots), Jewel 50 (10 spots) and Jewel 35 (14 spots) still showed availability. Registration for all distances closes 2026-09-13 at 11:59 PM ET.
Race dateSeptember 19, 2026
Start8:30am
Whenin 28 days
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Distance 18.6M
Climb 3,300 ft
Descent not checked yet
High point 1,823 ft
Time limit 6:00:00
Aid stations 4
Started not checked yet
Finished not checked yet
Finish rate not checked yet
The course

Where it goes point to point · 4 aid stations

Course line from the race's own GPX. Source file.

Point-to-point from the Snake Creek Hwy 136 Trailhead to the Dalton Convention Center, covering the final section of the Jewel 100/50/35 courses. Course page: "begins at Snake Creek Gap and follows the Pinhoti Trail toward Dalton... sustained climbs, narrow trail, and quiet miles", finishing through the Rock Garden and Stover Creek.

Cut-off pace note: "Must keep a 19min: 21sec mile pace." All-daylight course (start 8:30 am, cutoff 2:30 pm). Marketed as an entry point: "a true trail challenge" for "first-time trail runners and seasoned athletes alike." The official Outdoor Active GPX for this course measures 17.89 mi versus the published 18.6 mi and 677 m (2,221 ft) of ascent versus the published ~3,300 ft, the same mapped-route shortfall pattern as the other three courses.

The race

What this one is

A trail race on the Pinhoti Trail through northwest Georgia, offering 100, 50, 35 and 18 mile distances that share one trail corridor and converge on a single finish in Dalton. Homepage: "The Georgia Jewel is a trail race built on care for the land, the miles, and the people who move through them."

Current race directors Franklin and Jenny Baker "took on" the race in 2016; the site does not state a founding year, and a runner's own 2018 race-recap video ("My Georgia Jewel 2018 Race Recap - First Ultra, First Ultra DNF") shows the race already existed by 2018. An old URL indexed by the Wayback Machine, georgiajewel.com/2019-utmb-qualifier, shows the race was a UTMB qualifier at least as of 2019; no current UTMB/ITRA status is published for 2026, so itra_points and utmb_running_stones are left null rather than assumed from that old page.

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 georgiajewel.com
Qualifying
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Minimum age
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Transfers
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Deferrals
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Crew, 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 georgiajewel.com
Vehicles per runner
1 georgiajewel.com
Pacers
not checked yet
Muling
not checked yet
Drop bags
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Cupless
Yes docs.google.com
Course marking
Fully Marked docs.google.com
Night running
No docs.google.com
Dogs
not checked yet
Headphones
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Crew rules
Crew rules: crew support only at designated aid stations, never at John's Mtn, Stover, or Powerlines. One car tag per runner, one vehicle per runner per crew spot. $5 parking fee at Dry Creek. Aid received anywhere outside a designated crew point is a disqualification: "if you receive aid anywhere other than our designated crew points you'll be disqualified... we mean this with our whole hearts." georgiajewel.com
Pacer rules
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Drop bag rules
not checked yet
Cutoff philosophy
"Runner health and safety is our first priority. Sometimes that means helping you make the choice of living to fight another day. We calculate aid station cut-offs differently than overall time. There are sections we know you'll need to run at a faster pace, to make-up for a tougher section. Please pay attention to the specific AS cut-offs and DO NOT average the overall allocated time." docs.google.com
Aid stations

Every stop, and what you get there ● yes   · no   ? nobody has checked

Mile Station Cutoff Crew Bag Pacer Med To next
0.00 Snake Creek 8:30am ? ? ? ? 7.20
7.20 Stover 10:32am ? ? ? ? 8.20
15.40 Powerlines 1:17pm · · ? ? 3.20
18.60 Dalton Convention Center 2:30pm ? ? ? ? ?
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