Zion Ultras aid station map

The organizer gives 96.9 miles and 10,481 feet of climbing. After Wire Mesa and Gooseberry Mesa you come off the mesa by the Mondo Z Cut, past the cliffs of Red Bull Rampage, and cross the Virgin Desert to Highway 9. Across the highway is Smith Mesa, the longest sustained climb on the course. The Flying Monkey Trail down from it is rocky and technical, harder still in the dark, with a big drop where a fixed rope helps you down. Then come Dalton Wash, where you may get your feet wet, and the slickrock around Guacamole, before you cross Highway 9 again and climb the Mondo Z Cut back to the ranch.

The map pins Wire Mesa, Virgin Desert, Virgin BMX and Guacamole. The organizer also lists Mondo Z (miles 23, 34.6 and 91.7), Gooseberry (30.8), Virgin Dam (51.5) and Smith Mesa (59.7), which aren't on this map yet. The longest gap is 9.4 miles, Smith Mesa to Virgin BMX.

The 100K follows the 100 mile to the Virgin Desert aid station at mile 42.9, with a short out-and-back to Crazy Jug Point on Gooseberry Mesa. There the courses split. You head for the Virgin River dam area and the Highway 9 corridor, then into the town of Virgin on paved roads and ATV tracks, before the climb back up the Mondo Z Cut. It's 60.3 miles with 5,646 feet of climbing.

Mondo Z (miles 23, 34.6 and 55), Gooseberry (30.8) and Virgin Dam (44.6) are on the organizer's table but not on the map. Virgin Dam to Mondo Z III is 10.4 miles, the longest stretch without aid.

The 60K is 39.7 miles with 3,075 feet of climbing. It loops Wire Mesa, runs desert singletrack near Grafton, then climbs onto Gooseberry Mesa for the rim trails above the Virgin River, including the out-and-back to Crazy Jug Point. A dirt road takes you home.

Its stations after Wire Mesa are Mondo Z (miles 23 and 34.6) and Gooseberry (30.8), which aren't on the map yet.

The 30K is 18.1 miles with 1,621 feet of climbing. A dirt road along the edge of the Smithsonian Butte Wilderness takes you to Wire Mesa. You loop the mesa, then run singletrack near Grafton before the dirt road back. The Wire Mesa aid station is at miles 8 and 15.3.

The half is 12.9 miles with 1,179 feet of climbing, the shortest way onto the Wire Mesa singletrack. You pass the Wire Mesa aid station at mile 2.8 and again at 10.1, after the loop.