We start near 1,228 meters at Volcano Golf Course and lose roughly 1,114 meters before Keaau, which makes this fast on paper and brutal on quads. A headlamp is required through civil twilight, rain is likely, and temperatures can swing from about 13 to 26 degrees across the descent. The estimated $120 entry supports native-bird conservation, but the rural point-to-point logistics make this a harder partner weekend than a resort race.
Better info coming — we're still verifying 2 fields on this race.
Why we'd pick it
- Flat and fast: 30 m of total climb, so it's a genuine PR course.
- Open · Direct entry — no lottery to lose.
- Thin on non-race things to do for a partner (2/5).
- Race day usually sits 13.2–18.7°C, about 54% chance of rain.
The course
The certified point-to-point starts at Volcano Golf Course around 1,228 meters, passes through the Volcano subdivision and onto Highway 11 beside Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, then descends to Herbert Shipman Park in Keaʻau at roughly 114 meters. Almost 1,114 meters of net drop makes it fast but brutal on quads. Rain, darkness at the 6 a.m. start, and temperature change complicate pacing.
Difficulty and PR scores
Difficulty is the course and the conditions. The PR score is a separate read on a fast clock. Missing inputs are dropped and the other weights are rescaled. The method, with the weights.
- Difficulty
- 30 / 100
- PR / BQ friendliness
- 80 / 100
Weight used: 90%. Need 40% before we print a number.
Band: fast. Weight used: 70%. Need 45% before we print a number.
Weather median for 2011–2025, race date ±7 days, 225 days, at Start / Volcano Golf Course. Grid elevation 1222 m.
No cited BQ rate for this race.
| Input | 0–100 | What went in |
|---|---|---|
| G Gain | 2.4 | 0.71 m/km. 30 m/km maps to 100. |
| A Altitude | 54.2 | 1222 m. 0 below 300 m, 100 at 2000 m. Source: open-meteo-grid. |
| H Heat | 50 | High 18.7°C, dew point 12.3°C. The hotter of the two bands is used. |
| W Wind | 40 | 3.51 m/s median. Bands: under 3 → 15, under 5 → 40, under 8 → 70, else 100. |
| S Surface | 15 | road. Road 15, mixed 45, gravel 70, trail 90. |
| F Flatness | 96.5 | 0.71 m/km. 100 minus gain/20×100. No net-drop bonus without a cited certificate. |
| T Cool temps | 50 | 100 minus heat (50). |
| B BQ evidence | — | No cited BQ rate. |
Stays around the race
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- Near the start — Volcano start
- Near the finish — Keaʻau finish
