The Cruel Jewel 100 is a 103.54 mile foot race deep with in the beautiful Chattahoochee National Forest of the North Georgia Mountains. It consists of 94 miles of trails, 10 miles of mountain roads, and 20 aid stations. Along your journey from Blue Ridge to Blairsville and back, you will experience tough, and sometimes technical, single track trails, ferns and old growth poplar trees, steep ascents and even steeper descents, an historic steel bridge spanning the Toccoa River, the Dragon's Spine, lush green hardwood forests, rocks, roots and ridge lines ... all of which will be passed before you reach your final destination. And as a bonus we have thrown in 33,000 feet of gain and 33,000 feet of loss just to keep it interesting !! The Cruel Jewel 100 is laid out for tough and experienced trail runners; therefore, there will be qualifications and requirements to be eligible for entry and strict cut off times at all aid stations put in place for your safety. This event starts at NOON on FRIDAY, MAY 16 2025 at Camp Morganton Please see website for a list of qualifying races for race eligibility.
Live tracking and bib assignments will be shared here and on social media the week of the race
Cruel Jewel 100 is a Western States 100 qualifier.
Another reason you can't resist being a DUMAss!!
The 2027 runners manual will be available late spring 2027 and can be downloaded from our website. https://dumassevents.com/cruel-jewel-100/
May 14, 2027
Distance — 160.9K
Type — Running
12:00
$385.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Blue Ridge.
Learn more about the host city, Blue Ridge.
Blue Ridge is a city in Fannin County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,253. The city is the county seat of Fannin County and the largest city in the county.
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All-time top performances and historical records for Cruel Jewel 100.
| Place | Name | Year | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Ben Quatromoni | '24 | 21:41:31 | |
| 🥈 | Canyon Woodward | '21 | 22:36:05 | |
| 🥉 | Kyle Moss | '23 | 23:03:44 | |
| 4 | Kris Tyson | '21 | 23:21:43 | |
| 5 | Joey Miller | '22 | 23:40:42 | |
| 6 | Nickademus de la Rosa | '16 | 23:57:48 | |
| 7 | Cedric Chavanne | '23 | 24:06:52 | |
| 8 | Jonathan Ibach | '21 | 24:10:56 | |
| 9 | Peter Mortimer | '24 | 24:12:12 | |
| 10 | Michael Manganello | '24 | 24:13:46 |
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