Utah 115 Mile

The Utah 115 Mile is an uncompromising desert ultra that sends runners on an out-and-back odyssey through the remote high desert wilderness surrounding Kanab, in one of the loneliest corners of the American Southwest. The defining challenge isn't altitude or technical climbing — it's sand. Mile after mile of deep, fine desert sand devours energy and tests resolve in ways no course profile can convey. The route traverses red rock canyons requiring technical scrambles, sweeping desert plateaus, and the otherworldly Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, all woven through terrain that forms the backbone of the legendary Grand to Grand Ultra stage race. Starting and finishing at Old Kanab Elementary School in downtown Kanab, the course averages around 5,840 feet elevation through canyon country including Cave Lakes Canyon, Belly of the Dragon, Hog Canyon, and Parunuweap Canyon. In its inaugural 2025 year, DNF rates ran high and finishing times shocked even experienced ultrarunners — veterans compared the effort to a 200-mile race.