Is crew access allowed on the 50 Miler course?

Yes, crew access is allowed on the 50 Miler course. Crew and spectators are welcome at all aid stations except the start line at Mazama View Trailhead and County Line. Only one crew vehicle per runner, a single passenger vehicle with no RVs, buses or trailers. Crew must stay within a 100 yard radius of a crew accessible aid station and may not consume aid station food or drink. There is no internet or cell coverage in the area, so print the crew guide in advance.

Are drop bags allowed on the 50 Miler course?

Yes, drop bags are allowed on the 50 Miler course. One drop bag per aid station per runner, smaller than a 20L daypack, water resistant and durable. Label it in advance with first name, last name and bib number. Bags are not returned to the staging area until the aid station shuts down after the sweepers arrive. Drop bags are at Hamaker, Big Bend and Woodruff.

Are pacers allowed on the 50 Miler course?

No, pacers are not allowed on the 50 Miler course.

Rogue Gorge 50 Miler 2026: Cutoffs, Start Time

The course

Where it goes point to point · 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 point-to-point run downstream along the rim of the Upper Rogue Wild & Scenic River, 99% singletrack. The first 30 miles are mostly fast, gently rolling trail with a net descent. The last 20 are less hilly on wider trail, with smooth dirt, technical basalt lava rock and some roots. Runners ride a shuttle bus to the start and turn around at River Bridge.

The race

What this one is

Trail races along the Upper Rogue Wild & Scenic River in the Southern Oregon Cascades, based at Union Creek. A 50 miler and a 50K run point to point on Saturday, and a half marathon and a 12K run from Union Creek on Sunday. The route follows the Rogue Gorge Trail and the Upper Rogue River Trail past waterfalls, Takelma Gorge and Natural Bridge, where the river disappears into a lava tube.

Getting in

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

Lottery: not checked yet

Lottery opens: not checked yet

Lottery draw: not checked yet

Field cap: not checked yet

Registration: UltraSignup daybreakracing.com

Qualifying: not checked yet

Minimum age: not checked yet

Transfers: No daybreakracing.com

Deferrals: No daybreakracing.com

Running, crewing, pacing or still deciding

How NavRun helps with Rogue Gorge Three stations with a clock on each.

You are running it

You reach Big Bend, mile 25.2, before its 1:30pm cutoff, and you already knew that this morning.

An arrival time for all 7 stations, worked out from your own training.

Start free →

You are crewing it

You park at Hamaker Meadow, and you are standing there when they come in.

One link from your runner, with the stop and the window they arrive in.

You are deciding

You find out Rogue Gorge is months of work away, not years, and you enter.

Put in a race you have already run. NavRun shows you where this one sits from where you are.

No account needed →

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 daybreakracing.com

Vehicles per runner: 1 daybreakracing.com

Pacers: No daybreakracing.com

Muling: not checked yet

Drop bags: Yes daybreakracing.com

Cupless: Yes daybreakracing.com

Course marking: Fully Marked daybreakracing.com

Night running: not checked yet

Dogs: Not allowed daybreakracing.com

Headphones: not checked yet

Crew rules: Crew and spectators are welcome at all aid stations except the start line at Mazama View Trailhead and County Line. Only one crew vehicle per runner, a single passenger vehicle with no RVs, buses or trailers. Crew must stay within a 100 yard radius of a crew accessible aid station and may not consume aid station food or drink. There is no internet or cell coverage in the area, so print the crew guide in advance. daybreakracing.com

Pacer rules: The event permit does not allow pacers. daybreakracing.com

Drop bag rules: One drop bag per aid station per runner, smaller than a 20L daypack, water resistant and durable. Label it in advance with first name, last name and bib number. Bags are not returned to the staging area until the aid station shuts down after the sweepers arrive. Drop bags are at Hamaker, Big Bend and Woodruff. daybreakracing.com

Cutoff philosophy: Cutoff times indicate when a runner must leave the aid station. daybreakracing.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	Mazama View Trailhead NoneSignal wrong?	?	○	?	?	?	9.30
9.30	Hamaker Meadow NoneSignal wrong?	?	●	●	?	?	7.80
17.10	County Line NoneSignal wrong?	?	○	○	?	?	8.10
25.20	Big Bend NoneSignal wrong?	1:30pm	●	●	?	?	7.10
32.30	Natural Bridge NoneSignal wrong?	?	●	○	?	?	3.20
35.50	Woodruff Bridge NoneSignal wrong?	?	●	●	?	?	4.00
39.50	River Bridge NoneSignal wrong?	5:00pm	●	○	?	?	4.00
43.50	Woodruff Bridge (second pass) NoneSignal wrong?	6:00pm	●	●	?	?	7.20
50.70	Union Creek Day Use Picnic Shelter NoneSignal wrong?	8:00pm	●	?	?	?	?

Driving your crew

Getting your people there 5 stops with directions the race published.

Hamaker Meadow mile 9.30

From Union Creek (15.5 miles, 20 minutes drive time): Depart Union Creek heading on Hwy 62 Northbound for approximately 1.3 miles. Continue STRAIGHT onto Hwy 230 for 12.2 miles. Turn RIGHT onto the gravel Forest Road 6530 and follow straight for 1.0 miles. Turn RIGHT on Forest Road 800 just passed the road bridge over the river and follow for 0.4 miles. Veer RIGHT onto Forest Road 810. Continue on this dirt road into the Hamaker Meadow for 0.7 miles. Park off the roadway and walk to the aid station at the footbridge over the river.

Parking. Park off the roadway and walk to the aid station at the footbridge over the river.

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Big Bend mile 25.20 15 min drive from the stop before cutoff 1:30pm

From Hamaker Aid Station (14 miles / 15 min. drive time): Depart the aid station and drive back to Hwy 230 on the main 6530 forest road. Turn LEFT on Hwy 230 southbound for 11.2 miles. Turn RIGHT onto Forest Rd 6510 (Hersberger Rd) and follow straight for 0.9 miles. From Union Creek (3.1 miles / 5 min. drive time): Depart Union Creek on Hwy 62 northbound for approximately 1.3 miles, continue STRAIGHT onto Hwy 230 northbound for 0.9 miles, turn LEFT onto Forest Road 6510 (Hersberger Rd) and follow straight for 0.9 miles.

Parking. Crew parking is in the large rock quarry area on the left, or along one side of the 6510 road past the aid station spur road. Do not park before the aid station spur road, as you will block the race course. Watch for runners crossing the road.

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Natural Bridge mile 32.30 10 min drive from the stop before

From Big Bend Aid Station (5 miles / 10 minute drive time): Depart Big Bend on 6510 road for 0.9 miles to Hwy 230. Turn RIGHT on Hwy 230 for 0.9 miles. Continue STRAIGHT for road to become Hwy 62. Follow Hwy 62 for 2.4 miles. Turn RIGHT into Natural Bridge road entrance for 0.4 miles. Veer LEFT at the fork past Natural Bridge Campground. Continue for 0.3 miles to Natural Bridge Day Use Area parking. The aid station is a 100 yard walk down the paved trail by the river.

Parking. Natural Bridge Day Use Area parking; the aid station is a short walk down the paved trail toward the river.

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Woodruff Bridge mile 35.50

From Natural Bridge Aid Station (6 miles / 7-8 minutes travel time): Depart Natural Bridge for Hwy 62 southbound for 4.6 miles. Turn RIGHT onto Hwy 62 southbound for 3.5 miles. Turn RIGHT onto Forest Road 68 (Abbott Ck Rd), follow for 1.8 miles. From Union Creek (6.4 miles / 9 min drive time): Depart Union Creek on Hwy 62 southbound for 4.6 miles. Turn RIGHT onto Forest Road 68 (Abbott Ck Rd), follow for 1.8 miles.

Parking. Parking is limited and only available along the road shoulder of Forest Road 68. Do not park in front of the trail crossing of the road. Watch for runners crossing the road.

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River Bridge mile 39.50 10 min drive from the stop before cutoff 5:00pm

From Woodruff Bridge Aid Station (5 miles / 10 minutes travel time): Depart Woodruff Bridge Picnic Area eastbound on Forest Road 68 for 1.8 miles to Hwy 62. Turn RIGHT onto Hwy 62 southbound for 2.2 miles. Turn RIGHT onto Forest Road 6210 (River Rd), follow for 1.0 mile. Turn RIGHT into River Bridge Campground.

Parking. Parking is limited at the trailhead. Additional parking on the south side of Forest Road 6210 in a large circular dirt lot. Do not park inside River Bridge Campground.

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Same race, other lines

Other distances and other years

Other distances: 50K (31.1 miles)
Half Marathon (13.4 miles)
12K (7.5 miles)

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.

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

Social account

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Social account

Daybreak Racing Facebook page

Social account

These are other people's work and we link straight to them. Watching costs nothing and needs no account. More of them: every race we hold, on film.

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.

Were you out there? Say which stops a text got out from.

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

What year? Were you there?

Optional, and it decides nothing.

Your phone company:

Which stops did a text get out from?

Leave a stop blank if you did not try, or do not remember.

50 Miler

50K

Half Marathon

Union Creek Day Use Picnic Shelter mile 0.0
Yes
No
Woodruff Bridge mile 7.3
Yes
No
Union Creek Day Use Picnic Shelter mile 13.4
Yes
No

Your email:

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Seen a course preview or a film of this one? Send it over.

Somebody watches it before it goes anywhere near this page. What we are after is footage of this course, on the ground. If it would be just as true of any other race, it is not this.

What does it show that the page cannot? Required. A line is plenty. Where the climbs are, what the footing does, what the last twenty miles look like.

Were you there? Optional, and it decides nothing.

What year? Optional.

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

Where is it? A YouTube link, a race report, a photo gallery, whatever it is.

What kind of thing is it?

Who made it? Optional, and we credit them on the page.

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.

Rogue Gorge

Who's going to Rogue Gorge?

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

What this one is

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

How NavRun helps with Rogue Gorge Three stations with a clock on each.

The rules that shape your day Anything marked "not checked yet" is a gap in what we hold, never a no from the race.

Every stop, and what you get there ● yes ○ no ? nobody has checked – does not apply to this race

Getting your people there 5 stops with directions the race published.

Other distances and other years

Somebody has been out there with a camera the tables say the climb is long. these say what long feels like.

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

Which stops did a text get out from?

50 Miler

50K

Half Marathon

Ultras change. We will tell you when this one does.