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Moab 240 Endurance Run

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Entry has closed for this year. Destination Trail's own race calendar lists the event as "2026 Moab 240 (SOLD OUT)" with only waitlist registration open; UltraSignup shows general registration for the 2026 event closed Sept 1, 2026.
Race dateOctober 9-13, 2026
Duration5 days
When7 days ago
First held2017

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Distance 241.8 miles
Climb 31,696 ft
Descent 31,892 ft
High point 10,500 ft
Time limit 112:00:00
Aid stations 18
Started not checked yet
Finished not checked yet
Finish rate not checked yet
The course

Where it goes loop · 18 aid stations

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

A single, continuous 241.8-mile loop starting and finishing at Sun Outdoors Arches Gateway in Moab, through desert canyons, slickrock, the Lockhart Basin, and the Abajo and La Sal Mountains.

The race

What this one is

A single 240-ish mile loop starting and finishing in Moab, Utah, crossing desert canyons and slickrock, the Lockhart Basin, and the Abajo and La Sal Mountains, flanked by Canyonlands and Arches National Parks.

Created in 2017 in memory of ultra runner Stephen Jones, who first dreamed of a single-loop 200-miler beginning and ending in Moab and died in an avalanche in early 2016. Destination Trail and Jones's family also created a Utah State University recreation-management internship scholarship in his name.

Getting in

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

Lottery
Yes docs.google.com
Lottery opens
Jan. 3, 2026 docs.google.com
Lottery draw
Jan. 20, 2026 docs.google.com
Field cap
not checked yet
Registration
UltraSignup ultrasignup.com
Qualifying
No qualifying race is required; entry is by lottery (registration Jan 3-18, 2026; draw Jan 20, 2026) open to anyone 18+ on race day. The manual calls it a 'graduate level' event and recommends (does not require) prior ultra-distance and fastpacking experience. docs.google.com
Minimum age
18 docs.google.com
Transfers
Yes docs.google.com
Deferrals
not checked yet
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 docs.google.com
Vehicles per runner
1 docs.google.com
Pacers
Yes, from mile 67.80 docs.google.com
Muling
Not allowed docs.google.com
Drop bags
Yes docs.google.com
Cupless
not checked yet
Course marking
Fully Marked docs.google.com
Night running
Yes docs.google.com
Dogs
not checked yet
Headphones
not checked yet
Crew rules
Crew contact only at designated crew-access aid stations, and only within that station's cutoff time; crew must leave when their runner leaves. One crew vehicle per runner, no longer than 20' and no wider than 8.5', no RVs outside that size, no trailers of any kind. Crew must park on durable surfaces only (never on vegetation), display the Moab 240 Crew Vehicle Access Pass (one issued per runner at check-in), use live tracking to arrive no more than ~30 minutes before their runner, and leave once their runner departs. No overnight crew camping at aid stations. Amasa Back (mi 16.8) has NO crew vehicle access at all as of 2025/2026 -- crew must use a free shuttle (~15 min, runs 7:00am-2:00pm, every ~30 min) from a gravel lot between the start and the AArchway Inn. Shay Mountain (mi 114.2) and Monticello Lake (mi 126.4) crew access is split at random into a Green Group (Shay) and Yellow Group (Monticello) about 4 weeks before the race; each crew may only park/crew at its assigned station (either may still drop off/pick up pacers at the other). docs.google.com
Pacer rules
Pacing begins at Indian Creek (mile 67.8); a runner may have only one pacer at a time. Pacers may join/leave the course only at crew-access aid stations, must be on foot (no bikes or motorized aid), must carry the same mandatory gear as runners plus their own GPX navigation, must wear a pacer bib, and may not carry (mule) a runner's gear, food or water. A pacer unable to keep up must stop at the next crew-access aid station. Indian Creek itself is pacer-drop-off only (no crew access/crewing there). docs.google.com
Drop bag rules
Optional per station. Max size 16in x 24in x 10in; no coolers; no unsecured bins. Must be labeled with runner name, bib number, and aid station name(s). Destination Trail is not responsible for loss, damage, or delayed delivery. Not mailed after the event -- runners who drop out or finish very fast may need to personally retrieve bags from later, still-open aid stations; unclaimed bags at the finish are donated or disposed of. docs.google.com
Cutoff philosophy
Non-stop, single continuous clock from the 6:00am Friday start; runners must leave each aid station before its posted cutoff. A DNF (not a penalty) is given for finishing after the 112-hour cutoff, missing any aid-station cutoff, arriving at a station exactly at its cutoff, or returning to crew after a station's cutoff. Buckles are awarded only to official finishes inside the 112-hour limit; a runner who leaves the last aid station on time but finishes late gets an unofficial finish (print and glass, no buckle). docs.google.com
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 Start ? ● ● ○ ? 8.30
8.30 Hidden Valley ? ○ ○ ○ ● 8.50
16.80 Amasa Back 1:00pm ● ● ○ ● 12.30
29.10 Base Camp 6:30pm ○ ○ ○ ● 4.40
33.50 Lockhart H2O ? ○ ○ ○ ○ 20.00
53.50 The Oasis 4:30am ○ ○ ○ ● 14.30
67.80 Indian Creek 10:30am ○ ● ● ● 13.80
81.60 The Island 4:30pm ○ ● ○ ● 14.90
96.50 Bridger Jack 11:59pm ○ ● ○ ● 17.70
114.20 Shay Mountain 9:00am ● ● ● ● 12.20
126.40 Monticello Lake 3:00pm ● ● ● ● 17.40
143.80 Dry Valley
None · spotty cell service
 10:30pm ● ● ● ● 13.90
157.70 The Needles 5:00am ○ ● ○ ● 13.40
171.10 Road 46 10:30am ● ● ● ● 17.30
188.40 Pole Canyon
8,100 ft
 6:30pm ○ ● ○ ● 14.30
202.70 Geyser Pass 3:30am ● ● ● ● 20.90
223.60 Porcupine Rim 1:30pm ○ ● ○ ● 18.20
241.80 Finish 10:00pm ● ● ? ? ?
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.

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

Forum thread

Tips for the Moab 240

Forum thread
Forum thread

David Goggins just finished the Moab 240 :240 miles of pure suffering, conquered once again.

Forum thread
Photo gallery

Moab 240 | 2024 Edition

Photo gallery
Written race report

Race Report: Moab 240

Written race report
Written race report

Running the Moab 240

Written race report
Written race report

Race Report - 2021 Moab 240 Mile Endurance Run

Written race report
Written race report

Moab 240 Part 1: The First 120 miles

Written race report
Written race report

Moab 240 Race Report

Written race report

+ 20 more.

All (28) Documentary (4) Race report (1) Written race report (8) Crew or pacer's account (1) Interview (1) Photo gallery (1) Podcast (8) Forum thread (2) Livestream (1) Official channel (1)

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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.