Is crew access allowed on the Moab 240 course?

Yes, crew access is allowed on the Moab 240 course. 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).

Are drop bags allowed on the Moab 240 course?

Yes, drop bags are allowed on the Moab 240 course. 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.

Are pacers allowed on the Moab 240 course?

Yes, pacers are allowed on the Moab 240 course. A pacer may join starting at mile 67.8. 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).

What is the cutoff time for the Moab 240 course?

The overall time limit for the Moab 240 course is 112 hours from the start. 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).

Ultras · US · UT

Moab 240 Endurance Run

Full

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

Whenin 48 days

First held2017

Official website Entry Aid stations

Free, and always will be. NavRun makes money from race-day planning for runners who want it, never from this. Ultras change constantly, sometimes the morning of. Always confirm with the race director and the official website before you rely on anything here.

Distance 241.8M

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

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, 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

Mile	Station	Cutoff	Crew	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	●	●	?	?	?

Add to this page

What you know every one of these is read by a person before it changes anything

Ran this race? Tell the next runner what you know.

Nobody sees it until we have read it. No account, no sign-in.

Which distance? Leave blank if it applies to the whole race.

Which stop? Leave blank if it is not about one particular stop.

Give it a short title: Optional. Something like “Cal Street, mile 62 to 78”.

What do you wish someone had told you? Write it the way you would say it to someone at the start line.

Were you there? Optional, and it decides nothing. It only tells the next runner where this is coming from.

What year? Optional.

Your email: Optional, and never shown on the page. Only so we can ask you a question about this note.

Website: Leave this field blank.

See something wrong or out of date? Suggest an edit.

This changes nothing on the page on its own. Somebody checks it against the race first.

Which detail? Optional. Filled in for you when you start from a specific line on the page.

What does the page say now? Copy it as it appears, so we can find it.

What should it say? The corrected value.

How do you know? Required. Where it came from: the race email, the runner manual, what you saw on the day.

A link that shows it: Optional.

Or a photo of it: Optional. A screenshot or a photo of the sign works.

Were you there? Optional, and it decides nothing.

What year? Optional.

Your email: Optional, only so we can come back to you about this correction.

Which distance? Leave blank if it is about the whole race.

Which stop? Leave blank if it is not about one particular stop.

Website: Leave this field blank.

Have the GPX? Send us the link.

We want the address of the file the race publishes, not the file. We download it from there so the page can say where the line came from.

Are you the race director? Get in touch and we'll make it right.

We read every one of these and we write back. Every fact here carries the source it came from, and the way a wrong one gets fixed is a person checking it against what you tell us.

Where this came from. Every fact on this page records its source and when we last checked it: 410 sources for this race. Hover a source link to read the sentence it came from.

50% of what we track for a course is filled in. The rest says "not checked yet" rather than guessing.

See something wrong or out of date? Suggest an edit
Ran this race? Tell the next runner what you know
Are you the race director? Get in touch and we'll make it right.
Anything else: [email protected]

Running this one?

NavRun builds your pacing from your own training, then turns it into a plan your crew can follow: when to leave and where to park.

Start free