We understand that not everyone is not ready for Cruel Jewel 100, so for these runners we are offering a 57.5 mile option. Cruel Jewel 50 is a point to point 57.5 mile trail race deep with in the beautiful Chattahoochee National Forest of the North Georgia Mountains. It consists of 50 miles of trails, 7.5 miles of mountain roads, and has 10 aid stations. Along your journey from Blairsville to Blue Ridge, 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 over 17,000 feet of gain and 17,000 feet of loss just to keep you smiling !!
Live tracking and bib numbers will be loaded and published the week of the race. The race packet will be available no later than two weeks prior to the race.
May 15, 2027
Distance — 80.5K
Type — Running
08:00
$235.00
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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 50.
| Place | Name | Year | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Kyle Curtin | '22 | 10:13:33 | |
| 🥈 | Kyle Boykin | '16 | 10:47:25 | |
| 🥉 | Drew Antonisse | '24 | 10:49:24 | |
| 4 | Catlow Shipek | '14 | 10:54:00 | |
| 5 | Brian Oestrike | '16 | 11:08:15 | |
| 6 | Adam Schwendt | '25 | 11:11:02 | |
| 7 | Michael Owen | '23 | 11:14:00 | |
| 8 | Jamil Coury | '14 | 11:40:00 | |
| 9 | Dillon Gotshall | '19 | 11:48:56 | |
| 10 | Hunter Orvis | '14 | 11:49:00 |
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