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Ultras · CA · AB

Iron Legs Mountain Races

50 Mile
On the calendar
The date is set. Entry has not opened. Registration opens December 10, 2026.
Race dateAugust 7, 2027
Duration1 day
Start6:00am
Whenin 285 days
First held2009

Who's going to Iron Legs Mountain Races?

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Distance The race
50 Mile
Climb
13,780 ft
Descent Our math
10,577 ft We worked this out from what the race prints.
High point
not checked yet
Time limit Our math
20:00:00 The race says “Race start: Paddy’s Flats 6am ... Race end Paddy’s Flats 2am: the 6am start and the 2am race end give 20 hours”. We worked this out from that.
Aid stations
9
Started
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Finished
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Finish rate
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The course

Where it goes loop · 9 aid stations · rust marks a stop your crew can reach

Course line from the race's own GPX. Source file. Year of this file not known.

A tough 50 miler with a lot of climbing, up and along Moose Mountain on mostly single track. The race believes no other 50 miler in Canada has more elevation gain.

The race

What this one is

Mountain races on the trails near Bragg Creek in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, run each August: a 100km, a 50 mile (also a 2 or 3 person relay), a 60km and a night-time 25km. The 50 mile, 60km and 100km start together at 6am from Paddy’s Flats Group Campground. The course climbs Powderface Ridge, Ford Knoll and Moose Mountain on single track, with views of the Canadian Rockies. Entry is capped at 200 runners.

For 2025 the start and finish moved from Station Flats to Paddy’s Flats Group Campground, because Alberta Parks was redeveloping the Station Flats day use area. The date moved from August 9 to August 16 that year to fit the campground booking.

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
200 ironlegs.ca
Registration
UltraSignup ironlegs.ca
Qualifying
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Minimum age
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Transfers
No ironlegs.ca
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 ironlegs.ca
Vehicles per runner
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Pacers
Yes ironlegs.ca
Muling
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Drop bags
Yes ironlegs.ca
Cupless
Yes ironlegs.ca
Course marking
Fully Marked ironlegs.ca
Night running
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Dogs
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Headphones
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Crew rules
Crew can meet runners at any aid station but not outside aid station areas. Aid stations 5 and 6 are only reached by walking about a mile from the upper Moose parking lot. A Kananaskis Conservation Pass is needed to park. ironlegs.ca
Pacer rules
Pacers are allowed starting at Moose Packers Aid Station 6, one pacer at a time. All pacers need to sign a waiver and pick up a bib at package pickup or the start/finish area. ironlegs.ca
Drop bag rules
Drop bags go to Elbow Aid Station 2 and Powderface Aid Station 4. Drop them off at race check-in. ironlegs.ca
Cutoff philosophy
The cut-offs are for runner and volunteer safety. A runner who misses the Pneuma junction or Moose Packers Aid Station 5 cut-off is sent to the finish and ranked for the 60km. Racers who drop down in distance are still eligible for awards if they are in the top three. ironlegs.ca
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
? Start: Paddy’s Flats Group Campground
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Powderface (Aid Station 1)
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ○ ? ? ?
? Elbow (Aid Station 2)
NoneSignal wrong?
 11:30am ● ● ? ? ?
? Ford Creek (Aid Station 3)
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ○ ? ? ?
? Powderface (Aid Station 4)
NoneSignal wrong?
 5:00pm ● ● ? ? ?
? Pneuma-Sulphur Springs junction
NoneSignal wrong?
 5:00pm ? ? ? ? ?
? Moose Packers In (Aid Station 5)
NoneSignal wrong?
 6:30pm ● ○ ? ? ?
? Moose Packers Out (Aid Station 6)
NoneSignal wrong?
 8:00pm ● ○ ● ? ?
? Finish: Paddy’s Flats
NoneSignal wrong?
 2:00am ? ? ? ? ?
Driving your crew

Getting your people there 7 stops with directions the race published.

Start: Paddy’s Flats Group Campground

From Bragg Creek, head south to the Hwy 22 and Hwy 66 T junction. Turn right (west) on Hwy 66 for approx. 16km. Go over the Elbow River and pass Fullerton and Allen Bill parking lots and the Station Flats parking area. Paddy’s Flats is approximately 2.3km from Station Flats. Crew can park in the parking lot or along the access road. Please follow parking marshal directions.

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Powderface (Aid Station 1)

From Paddy’s Flats, turn left (west) on Hwy 66. Drive 6km. Powderface parking lot is on the right just after the winter gate. Minimal parking. Crews may wish to park along the Hwy or across from the parking lot and walk over.

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Elbow (Aid Station 2) cutoff 11:30am

From Powderface parking lot, turn right (west) onto Hwy 66. Drive 8.3km. Park along the roadside at Elbow. The aid station is on the road at the junction between Hwy 66 and Powderface Road.

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Ford Creek (Aid Station 3)

Pass by the Elbow aid station and proceed down the gravel Powderface Road for 6.9km. This is a single lane gravel road with steep ups and downs. Use at your own risk. Park along the roadside at the Ford Creek aid station. Crews may find it easiest to travel 0.5km further to find a turn-around spot.

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Powderface (Aid Station 4) cutoff 5:00pm

Turn back from Ford Creek Aid Station and pass through Elbow Aid Station. Head east back to Powderface parking lot. 15.2km.

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Moose Packers In (Aid Station 5) cutoff 6:30pm

From Powderface parking lot, turn left (east) onto Hwy 66. Travel 5km to Moose Mountain Road. Turn left and head up Moose Mtn. Road for 7.1km. This is a gravel road and best suited for AWD vehicles – use at your own risk. The road divides halfway up – stay left on the main road. The trailhead is located at the top of the road where the road should be gated beyond. Park here and walk up to the Moose Mtn. trailhead; crews must walk approx. 1.2km to the aid station. Long, steep descent to the aid station.

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Finish: Paddy’s Flats cutoff 2:00am

Head back down Moose Mountain Road 7.1km. Turn left (east) onto Hwy 66 and proceed back to Paddy’s Flats 800m. Turn right into the Paddy’s Flats group campsite area.

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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.