Mountain landscape with green shrubbery in the foreground, rocky terrain, and distant mountains under a partly cloudy sky.
Golden outline of a wolf against a black background.

Enjoy 240 miles of beautiful terrain as you travel through desert, canyons, slick rock, and two mountain ranges — all while surrounded by Canyonlands and Arches National Park.

A desert landscape with large red rock formations and mesas under a partly cloudy sky.

COURSE DETAILS:

LOCATION: Moab, UT

MILES: 239.66 miles, begins and ends

ELEVATION GAIN: 31,564’

ELEVATION LOSS: 31,564’

AID STATIONS:

  • 15 full aid stations

  • 5 sleep stations

CUTOFF: 117 hour

This event takes place on National Forest Lands.

Photography by Jason Peters Sarah Attar & Anastasia Wilde

Logo for the Western States Endurance Run featuring a black mountain lion on a rock, with text indicating 100 miles, one day, and the race name, along with red text for the 2026 qualifying race.
Person hiking on a rocky desert trail surrounded by large red rock formations under a cloudy sky.
A landscape with rock formations on a mesa, lit by sunrise or sunset, with layered distant cliffs and a sky with soft pastel colors.
Scenic view of red rock formations and mesas in a desert landscape under a partly cloudy sky with green sparse vegetation in the foreground.
A woman trail running in a desert landscape with red rocks and sparse green vegetation.
Two hikers walking on a long dirt road through a desert landscape with sparse vegetation and distant hills under partly cloudy sky.
A man in athletic clothing crossing a finish line, greeted by a crowd of people with outstretched arms forming a tunnel on a sunny day.