Free. You can start with nothing.
A single out-and-back from Open Space Brewing through Fort Bayard and the Fort Bayard trail network, onto the Continental Divide Trail, to a turnaround at Sapillo Campground, then back to the start. It starts at the same time as the 100 mile and shares the same cutoff of 6:00 PM Sunday.
Single track trails, rocky and rolling jeep trails and dirt roads, with long climbs onto the Continental Divide Trail. The race says the area can reach the 80s in the day and fall below freezing at night in October, with rain, wind and snow possible. Cell service is spotty and absent in most canyon bottoms.
The Gila 100 and Gila 50 are out-and-back trail races in the Gila National Forest in southwest New Mexico. Both start at Open Space Brewing in Santa Clara near Fort Bayard, climb through the Fort Bayard trail network onto the Continental Divide Trail and turn around at Sapillo Campground. The 50 mile is that out-and-back once; the 100 mile is the same out-and-back twice. Both courses close 36 hours after the 6:00 AM start.
The 2026 race is the third annual Gila 100 and 50.
| Mile | Station | Cutoff | Crew access | Bag | Pacer | Med | To next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 |
Start / Finish
NoneSignal wrong?
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? | ● | ? | ? | ? | 5.00 |
| 5.00 |
Big Tree Trailhead
None · basic first aid · Signal wrong?
|
? | ○ | ○ | ? | ● | 9.50 |
| 14.50 |
Signal Peak
None · basic first aid · Signal wrong?
|
? | ○ | ○ | ? | ● | 6.50 |
| 21.00 |
Aztec
None · basic first aid · Signal wrong?
|
? | ○ | ○ | ? | ● | 6.50 |
| 27.50 |
Sapillo
None · basic first aid · Signal wrong?
|
10:00pm | ● | ● | ? | ● | 5.50 |
| 33.00 |
Aztec
None · basic first aid · Signal wrong?
|
2:00am | ○ | ○ | ? | ● | 6.50 |
| 39.50 |
Signal Peak
None · basic first aid · Signal wrong?
|
7:00am | ○ | ○ | ? | ● | 9.50 |
| 49.00 |
Big Tree Trailhead
None · basic first aid · Signal wrong?
|
2:00pm | ○ | ○ | ? | ● | 5.00 |
| 54.00 |
Start / Finish
None · basic first aid · Signal wrong?
|
6:00pm | ● | ? | ? | ● | ? |
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