Course Description

Enjoy some of the best trails and scenery Davis County, Utah has to offer. The DC Peaks 50 is a point to point ultra marathon that will have you breathing heavy through a big smile. This 50 mile race is fun! It starts at East Mountain Wilderness Park in Kaysville and takes you on an adventure of trails (71%), service roads (24%), and 2.5 miles of paved road. You’ll hit a sweet climb on the Great Western Trail, go through some of the most popular hiking trails in Mueller Park, and end at Tunnel Springs Park in North Salt Lake. We guarantee it beats lying on the couch all day! It’s a tough course with approx 11,000’ of vertical gain and 8,637’ of descent - it’s designed to take you along trails with the best views in the area. The start line has an elevation of 4,888’. The average elevation of this race is 6,604’. This race was designed by ultra runners who felt Davis County needed a 50 miler. Many things make this course badass - A great course, fantastic people, live footage of the race on YouTube, and live runner tracking. See you kids in October!


5:00am start time
Cutoff - Leave Mueller Park by 5:30pm





In 2023 we are starting the brand new DC Peaks 50K! The 50K is an awesome way to enjoy most of the beautiful trails that make up the 50 miler. This race starts off with a nice, tough climb to Bountiful Peak and then you come bombing back down one of our favorites trails called Zig Zag. You then finish the race like the 50 miler by making your way to Mueller Park and up our fan favorite trail towards the Jacob's Hill Aid Station and then down to the finish line at Tunnel Springs Park! If 50 miles isn't quite your cup of tea then come enjoy running these beautiful trails that make up the 55K!
The start time is 7AM at an LDS Church: 270 300 E, Centerville, UT 84014

Aid Stations

Start - East Mountain Wilderness Park
Elevation: 4888’’
Time: 5:00 AM
Crew Access: Yes and great cell service
GPS Coordinates: 41.046708524930935, -111.90470225204356

Aid Station 1: Francis Peak (Actually about 1.5 north of the towers)
Mile: 13.7
Elevation: 9,160’
Total gain from start: Approx. 6,000’
Crew: No crew access here and very spotty cell service.

Aid Station 2: Farmington Canyon- DROP BAG 1
Mile: 19.8
Elevation: 7227’
Total gain from Francis: 234’ Total loss from Francis: 1,933’
Crew: No crewing here. Very little, if any cell service. You can access this spot via Farmington Canyon road, but we ask that crew stay away from this spot. Vehicles up there create a bunch of dust and would likely be driving and parking right where runners will be. Luckily, crew members will be able to watch the LIVE YouTube feed of the race. This will be the first drop bag location. Take drop bags to the start of the race and put your bag(s) in the back of the two marked trucks.

Aid Station 3: Bountiful Peak
Mile: 25.0
Elevation: 9,061’
Total gain from start: 8,118’ Halfway!
Total gain from #2 1,884’
Crew: No crew. Spotty cell service. Same deal as Farmington Canyon. There is dirt road access here, but we’d like to keep it as clear as possible for our runners and aid station staff.
Congratulations! You’ve done 75% of the climbing by the halfway point.

Aid Station 4: Zig Zag- Pacer Start 1
Mile: 32.8
Elevation: 4,596’
Total loss from #3: 4,465’
Full Aid Station: Food and drinks. 40.92023949854915, -111.86428599371109
Parking lot: 40.92233231548414, -111.86621215631112
Crew: YES! Perfect cell service. This is a great spot for crew to come cheer on their runners. The aid station is just up to the right a bit from the parking lot. To get here take the Parrish Lane exit in Centerville and head east towards the mountains. This is the first pacer pickup area. Pacers, please check in with the aid station crew and get your bib.

Aid Station 5: Mueller Park- Pacers Start 2
Mile: 37.5
Elevation: 5,128’
Total gain from #4 676’
Crew: Great access here. Full Aid Station. Last spot for pacers to join the dance.. Pacers must check in PRIOR to their racer arriving. All runners must LEAVE this location by 5:30pm.
40.86652507694296, -111.84251594841393
Cell Service: Certain carriers don’t seem to work at the Mueller Park aid station. Verizon seems to be pretty good.

Aid Station 6: Jacob’s Hill
Mile: 47
Elevation: 6,164’’
Total gain from #5: Aprox ,1,500’
Crew: No access
This is part of the new trail system. Beautiful single track trails will take you to the finish.


Finish: Tunnel Springs Park
Mile: 51.8
Elevation: 5,200’
Total Gain from Jacob’s Hill: Aprox 523’

1080 Eaglepointe Dr, North Salt Lake, UT 84054
40.8224688319372, -111.9025625868369

Cancelation Policy

We do not offer refunds or bib transfers.  However, if you are unable to start the race, upon written request, you may defer your race entry to the following year.

Pacers and Drop Bags

Pacers are only allowed to be at mile 32.8 AS #4-Zig Zag and mile 37.5 AS#5 - Mueller Park. These are easiest and most accessible aid stations to accompany you. Pacers must sign in and wear Pacer bib.

Drop Bags can be turned in at start line. There will be two black trucks marked with which aid station the drop bag will be taken to. Please clearly mark your bag with name and bib number! We will only be providing drop bags at AS #2-Farmington Canyon and AS#5 - Mueller Park.

We allow crew access to all aid stations. You cannot drive to AS 6


No pacers for the 55k

Race Date & Pricing

Saturday, October 7, 2023

$99 October 3 - October 31, 2022
$169 November 1 - February 28, 2023
$189 March 1, 2023 - October 1, 2023

Event's current local time: 7:06 PM MT