Whiskey Basin Trail Runs 33K

Index card: facts and a plan, no score. RaceWorth scores only the fly-for-this catalog.

Goldwater Lake to Watson Lake, Prescott, Arizona, United States

Index card · facts and a plan

The card

Whiskey Basin 33K starts 8:00am on April 17, 2027 after a 7:10am shuttle from Watson Lake to Goldwater Lake, covering about 21 miles with 1,754 feet of gain to a 6,567-foot high and a 10:00pm (14-hour) finish. Aravaipa publishes aid cutoffs at Goldwater (mile 0.6, 4:00pm), Badger Mountain (9.9, 6:30pm), Sundog (14.5, 7:45pm), and Watson Lake finish. Crew is allowed at start/finish only; pacers are not allowed; personal drop bags stay at the start/finish area. The race is cupless. CalTopo map linked. UltraSignup counted 142 / 123 / 143 finishers in the 2026 / 2025 / 2024 33K fields.

Weekend

Official handbook facts

Start: 08:00
Crew: 0, 21 mi
Drop bags: 0, 21 mi
Pacer: Unpublished, checked 2026-09-06
Kit: Required · Cupless — reusable cup required (or purchase on site).

Printable cutoff card

Aravaipa Whiskey Basin Trail Runs event page (33K) · retrieved 2026-09-06 (repo record)

Aid and cutoffs

2027 edition

Start: Goldwater Lake0 mi
Goldwater Aid0.6 mi · 8h cutoff
Badger Mountain Aid9.9 mi · 10.5h cutoff
Sundog Aid14.5 mi · 11.75h cutoff
Finish: Watson Lake21 mi · 14h cutoff

aravaiparunning.comretrieved 2026-09-06 (repo record)

Required kit

2027 edition · RD list

Reusable cup
Required — cupless race. Cups available on site or bring your own.

No other mandatory kit list published for the 33K on the event page as of 2026-09-06.

aravaiparunning.comretrieved 2026-09-06

Full kit page

Field

Last editions · 33K scored distance

Field evidence: who showed up, who finished, how long. DNF is that evidence, not a difficulty score. Public results, scored distance only.

DNF over the years

DNF 2% in 2026, 0% the year before.

2026

Counted from results/126301/1/json (142 finished, 3 DNF).

Starters: 145
Finishers: 142
DNF: 2%
Win: .
Median: .

2025

Counted from results/119144/1/json (123 finished).

Starters: 123
Finishers: 123
DNF: 0%
Win: .
Median: .

2024

Counted from results/106468/1/json (143 finished, 4 DNF).

Starters: 147
Finishers: 143
DNF: 3%
Win: .
Median: .

Field evidence: who showed up, who finished, how long. DNF is that evidence, not a difficulty score. Public results, scored distance only.
Year	Starters	Finishers	DNF	Win	Median
2026Counted from results/126301/1/json (142 finished, 3 DNF).retrieved 2026-09-06 (repo record)	145	142	2%	.	.
2025Counted from results/119144/1/json (123 finished).retrieved 2026-09-06 (repo record)	123	123	0%	.	.
2024Counted from results/106468/1/json (143 finished, 4 DNF).retrieved 2026-09-06 (repo record)	147	143	3%	.	.

Overall field only. Not a pro or sponsored subset.

Map

Official course map ↗

Official Whiskey Basin CalTopo interactive map (RD-linked)

Retrieved 2026-09-06