Cruel Jewel 100
About the race
The Cruel Jewel 100 is a 103.54 mile foot race deep within 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 the course, 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, and rocks, roots and ridge lines.
Live tracking and runners manual
Live tracking and bib assignments will be shared the week of the race.
The 2027 runners manual will be available late spring 2027.
Race qualifications
- Cruel Jewel 100 is a Western States 100 qualifier.
- Cruel Jewel 100 is a HARDROCK qualifier.
The course
Location
City insight: Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge is a city and the county seat of Fannin County in north Georgia, United States, with a population of 1,253 at the 2020 census. Summers are mild and winters are cool in this part of the state, so spring and autumn are the best seasons to race.
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