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Tahoe 200 aid stations and cutoffs

One 200.4 mile loop around Lake Tahoe, mostly on the Tahoe Rim Trail, with 105 hours to get back to Stateline.

June 21 to 25, 2027 Lake Tahoe, Nevada and California

The Tahoe 200 circles Lake Tahoe on a single loop, starting and finishing at Heavenly Stagecoach Lodge in Stateline, Nevada. Most of it follows the Tahoe Rim Trail. It leaves the trail now and then for an aspen meadow or a small lake, and once for a long swing west to Wrights Lake and Loon Lake. Destination Trail, the organizer, calls it the first 200 mile single-loop mountain race in the United States. The original full loop came back in 2026 and is the course for 2027.

The runner manual says cell service won't be readily available on most of the course, and a device with the course GPX is mandatory gear: you show it, and that you can use it, at check-in. The course itself is on the organizer's CalTopo map, where you can download the GPX. The map here draws that course and marks every aid station, so download it before you leave home if you're driving between crew stops. GPS still shows where you are without a signal.

This is an unofficial guide: Goat Maps isn't affiliated with Tahoe 200 Endurance Run. Check the official site before you enter or race.

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Tahoe 200 courses

CourseDistanceClimbingStartTime limit
200 Mile200.4 mi (323 km)32,093 ft (9,782 m)Mon, Jun 21, 9:00 AM105 h

Tahoe 200 200 Mile

Clockwise around Lake Tahoe from Stateline, by Armstrong Pass, Loon Lake, Tahoe City and Spooner Summit.

Distance
200.4 mi (323 km)
Climbing
32,093 ft (9,782 m)
Start
Mon, Jun 21, 9:00 AM
Time limit
105 h

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The first 10 miles are a loop that brings you back to the lodge for the Heavenly grab-and-go. From there the course heads south over Armstrong Pass and around the south end of the lake through Housewife Hill and Sierra at Tahoe, then west to Wrights Lake and Loon Lake, the western end of the loop. It comes back east over Barker Pass, crosses the north shore through Tahoe City, Brockway Summit and Village Green, and runs down the east side by Spooner Summit to the finish. The manual puts the climbing at 32,093 feet.

Most stretches between aid stations are 15 to 19 miles. The longest is Stephen Jones Memorial to Tahoe City, 19.4 miles, and Village Green to Spooner Summit, at 18.7 miles, has the most climbing of any section, 3,716 feet. The manual warns some sections may have no water to refill from, so carry enough for the whole gap and some extra.

Wrights Lake, Barker Pass and Brockway Summit are the sleep stations, with tent or canopy space, pads and blankets, and a six hour limit. Every aid station has medical staff, and the full ones cook hot food to order.

aid stations

miWhereCutoff
0Heavenly Stagecoach Lodge (start, Heavenly aid and finish) Crew, Drop bag
10Heavenly Stagecoach Lodge (start, Heavenly aid and finish) Crew, Drop bagMon 1:45 PM
26Armstrong Pass Mon 9:45 PM
43.2Housewife Hill Drop bagTue 6:45 AM
52.2Sierra at Tahoe Crew, Drop bagTue 11:30 AM
70.7Wrights Lake (sleep station) Drop bagTue 9:30 PM
87.6Loon Lake Crew, Drop bag, PacersWed 6:30 AM
103.1Barker Pass (sleep station) Drop bagWed 2:30 PM
110.6Stephen Jones Memorial Drop bagWed 6:00 PM
130Tahoe City Crew, Drop bag, PacersThu 4:30 AM
148.6Brockway Summit (sleep station) Crew, Drop bag, PacersThu 2:30 PM
163.6Village Green Crew, Drop bag, PacersThu 10:00 PM
182.3Spooner Summit Drop bagFri 8:00 AM
200.4Heavenly Stagecoach Lodge (start, Heavenly aid and finish) Crew, Drop bagFri 6:00 PM
Pines and granite along the shore of Lake Tahoe on a late summer day
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Getting an entry

Entry is by lottery on UltraSignup. Sign-up runs for two weeks, with a card on file that's charged only if you're drawn. Once the field is full, everyone else goes on the waitlist in the order they entered, and runners are invited off it by email as spots open. The waitlist usually closes about a month before the race. For the 2026 race the lottery sign-up ran June 13 to 28, 2025.

The 2027 race is sold out, and joining its waitlist costs nothing until you accept a spot. Entry is $1,795, or $1,894.23 with taxes and fees, and registration closes on May 15. Payment plans are available if you set one up before you register, with a $100 fee. You must be 18 on race day.

The other way in is the Triple Crown of 200s: one registration for Tahoe in June, Bigfoot in August and Moab in October, which skips the three lotteries and costs $300 less than entering each race on its own.

Getting to Stateline

Clear turquoise water and boulders at Sand Harbor on the Nevada shore of Lake Tahoe, beside a boardwalk
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Heavenly Stagecoach Lodge is at 375 Quaking Aspen Lane in Stateline, Nevada. U.S. Route 50 runs through Stateline, west to Sacramento and east to Carson City. Reno and Sacramento are the nearest airports, and the organizer recommends Reno.

Runners park in the lodge's lower lot and can leave the car there overnight for the whole race. Check-in is on Sunday, June 20, from 1:00 to 3:30 PM, with a mandatory medical check, GPS check and gear check, then the runner meeting from 4:00 to 5:00 PM. On race morning you can drop off the last drop bags from 6:00 to 8:30 AM and pick up your SPOT tracker between 7:00 and 8:45 AM, before the 9:00 AM start.

Crewing and pacing

Crews can meet runners only at the six crew access aid stations: the lodge (start, Heavenly at mile 10 and the finish), Sierra at Tahoe, Loon Lake, Tahoe City, Brockway Summit and Village Green. Each runner gets one crew vehicle with the pass handed out at check-in. It can't be longer than 20 feet or wider than 8.5 feet, and trailers aren't allowed. Time your arrival with the live tracking to no more than half an hour before your runner, leave when they leave, and don't camp at aid stations.

Drive to Loon Lake by Icehouse Road: crews aren't allowed on Wrights Lake Road. At Tahoe City you park at the Transit Center and walk 0.2 miles, and at Brockway Summit you park in the designated area and walk 0.6 miles.

Pacers can start at Loon Lake, mile 87.6, and join or leave only at crew access stations, one at a time. A pacer carries the same mandatory gear as a runner and can't carry anything for you. You don't need a crew or a pacer, and many runners finish with neither.

Weather and what to carry

Lake Tahoe from the air at sunrise, with snow on the peaks behind the shore
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June at Lake Tahoe Airport, in South Lake Tahoe, averages highs around 72°F and lows around 38°F, by NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals. The manual warns that temperatures on the course can run from 10°F to 90°F and have dropped as low as 7°F, and the race has seen heat, rain, hail and snow.

Mandatory gear, carried the whole way, includes a hooded jacket, a long sleeve insulating layer, pants or tights that cover your legs, gloves, a hat or buff, a headlamp with spare batteries, a whistle, a phone, a device with the course GPX and 500 calories kept for emergencies. The race provides the SPOT tracker, an emergency blanket and a wag bag: all human waste is packed out to the next aid station.

Tahoe 200 aid stations and GPS coordinates

For crews and spectators: each place on the map in decimal degrees, latitude first. Paste them into any map app or add them as waypoints in Goat Maps.

  • Heavenly Stagecoach Lodge (start, Heavenly aid and finish)

    38.96107, -119.88593

  • Armstrong Pass

    38.83051, -119.90041

  • Housewife Hill

    38.79596, -120.01778

  • Sierra at Tahoe

    38.80072, -120.08097

  • Wrights Lake (sleep station)

    38.84800, -120.23897

  • Loon Lake

    38.98226, -120.31479

  • Barker Pass (sleep station)

    39.07662, -120.23305

  • Stephen Jones Memorial

    39.11393, -120.15854

  • Tahoe City

    39.16445, -120.14735

  • Brockway Summit (sleep station)

    39.25748, -120.08087

  • Village Green

    39.24127, -119.94491

  • Spooner Summit

    39.10374, -119.89581

Tahoe 200 FAQ

When is the Tahoe 200 in 2027?

It starts at 9:00 AM on Monday, June 21, 2027, at Heavenly Stagecoach Lodge in Stateline, and the 105 hour cutoff falls at 6:00 PM on Friday, June 25. Check-in is the day before, Sunday, June 20.

Is the Tahoe 200 a Western States or Hardrock qualifier?

It's on the Hardrock qualifier list, which counts 2025 and 2026 finishes for the 2027 Hardrock lottery and 2026 finishes for 2028; 2027 finishes weren't listed yet. It's also on Western States' list of qualifying races, where a 2026 finish counts for the 2027 lottery and a 2027 finish for 2028. Western States only counts a finish under 100 hours, though, five hours inside the race's own cutoff.

Can you have a pacer on the Tahoe 200?

Yes, from Loon Lake at mile 87.6 to the finish. Pacers join and leave only at crew access aid stations (Loon Lake, Tahoe City, Brockway Summit and Village Green), one at a time, and carry the full mandatory gear.

Is there cell service on the Tahoe 200 course?

Not much. The runner manual says cell service won't be readily available on most of the course. The SPOT tracker updates your position about every seven minutes, and the organizer warns it can lag or jump, so crews shouldn't count on it to the minute.

Where do you sleep on the Tahoe 200?

At the three sleep stations: Wrights Lake (mile 70.7), Barker Pass (mile 103.1) and Brockway Summit (mile 148.6). Each has tent or canopy space with camp pads and blankets, sleep is limited to six hours, and the beds are for runners first.

Is there a shorter race at the Tahoe 200?

The Tahoe 100K is a separate race with its own entry, on June 19 and 20, 2027, also from Stagecoach Lodge: about 62 miles with 11,498 feet of climbing, 3 aid stations and a 24 hour cutoff. This page covers only the 200.

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Updated . An unofficial guide, from the organizer's published information. Coordinates from the organizer's course and OpenStreetMap contributors. Photos from Unsplash. Organize a race? We help with course files.