Running
Race map · 2026-2027
MAJOR ULTRAMARATHONS
Where and when the big ones run, with a link to each race's official site. Dates move every year: always check before you book travel.
61
Races
25
Countries
8
Series
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FIND A RACE
Dot colour = format; bigger dots are championships and series finals. Pins sit at the start town.
The calendar
MONTH BY MONTH
Filtered like the map. Pick a race to find it on the map.
JANUARY
- Montane Winter Spine Race🏳️ Edale, Derbyshire, United Kingdom10 Jan 2027431 km · 10,732 m gain · 156 h cutoff, non-stop on the Pennine WayIndependent
- Hong Kong 100🏳️ Pak Tam Chung, Sai Kung, Hong Kong23 Jan 2027100 km · 30 h cutoffWorld Trail Majors
FEBRUARY
- Transgrancanaria Classic🇪🇸 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainFeb · date TBA126 km · 6,764 m gain · 30 h cutoffWorld Trail Majors
- Black Canyon 100K🇺🇸 Spring Valley, Arizona, USA13 Feb 2027100 km · 20 h cutoffWorld Trail Majors
- Tarawera Ultra-Trail T102🇳🇿 Kawerau, New Zealand13 Feb 2027102 km · 2,300 m gain · 30 h cutoffUTMB World Series
MARCH
- Ultra Trail Chianti Castles🇮🇹 Radda in Chianti, Italy20 Mar 2027123 km · 5,200 m gainUTMB World Series
APRIL
- Atacama Crossing🇨🇱 San Pedro de Atacama, ChileApr · date TBA250 km · 6 stages4 Deserts (RacingThePlanet)
- Madeira Island Ultra Trail (MIUT 115)🇵🇹 Porto Moniz, Madeira, PortugalApr · date TBA115 km · 7,100 m gainWorld Trail Majors
- Istria 100 168K🏳️ Labin, Croatia2 Apr 2027168 km · 6,800 m gain · 45 h cutoffUTMB World Series
- Marathon des Sables Legendary🏳️ Ouarzazate (approximate pin; desert bivouacs), Morocco2 Apr 2027250 km · 6 stagesIndependent
- Two Oceans Ultra Marathon🇿🇦 Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa4 Apr 202756 km · 7 h cutoffIndependent
- Patagonia Run 100 Millas🏳️ San Martín de los Andes, Argentina7 Apr 2027160 kmIndependent
- Canyons Endurance Runs 100M🇺🇸 Auburn, California, USA23 Apr 2027161 km · 5,550 m gainUTMB World Series Major
- Mt. FUJI100 (FUJI100mi)🇯🇵 Fujisan Kodomo-no-Kuni, Fuji City, Japan23 Apr 2027165 km · 6,461 m gainWorld Trail Majors
- Penyagolosa Trails CSP🇪🇸 Castellón de la Plana, Spain24 Apr 2027106 kmIndependent
MAY
- Cocodona 250🇺🇸 Black Canyon City, Arizona, USA2 May 2027402 km · 11,870 m gain · 125 h cutoffIndependent
- Transvulcania Ultramarathon🇪🇸 Fuencaliente, La Palma, Spain8 May 202773 kmIndependent
- Eryri 100M🏳️ Llanberis, Wales, United Kingdom14 May 2027163 km · 9,200 m gain · 48 h cutoffUTMB World Series
- Ultra-Trail Australia UTAMiler🇦🇺 Katoomba, Blue Mountains, Australia14 May 2027161 km · 7,200 m gainUTMB World Series Major
- Ultra-Trail Australia UTA100🇦🇺 Katoomba, Blue Mountains, Australia15 May 2027101 km · 4,400 m gainUTMB World Series Major
JUNE
- Bighorn 100🇺🇸 Dayton, Wyoming, USAJun · date TBA161 km · 6,250 m gain · 35 h cutoffIndependent
- Torrencial Chile – Pilolcura 100K🇨🇱 Valdivia, ChileJun · date TBA108 km · 4,600 m gainUTMB World Series
- mozart 100🇦🇹 Fuschl am See, Austria5 Jun 2027119 km · 6,000 m gainUTMB World Series
- Andorra Ultra 105K🏳️ Ordino, Andorra12 Jun 2027105 km · 6,800 m gainUTMB World Series
- Comrades Marathon🇿🇦 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa13 Jun 202712 h cutoff; 2027 is a down run (100th edition), ~90 km pending remeasurementIndependent
- Montane Summer Spine Race🏳️ Edale, Derbyshire, United Kingdom13 Jun 2027431 km · 156 h cutoff, non-stop on the Pennine WayIndependent
- Zugspitz Ultratrail ZUT100🇩🇪 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany17 Jun 2027167 km · 8,205 m gainUTMB World Series
- Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120K🇮🇹 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy25 Jun 2027120 km · 5,800 m gain · 30 h cutoffUTMB World Series
- Western States 100🇺🇸 Olympic Valley, California, USA26 Jun 2027161 km · 5,500 m gain · 30 h cutoffIndependent
JULY
- Hardrock 100🇺🇸 Silverton, Colorado, USA9 Jul 2027162 km · 10,100 m gain · 48 h cutoffIndependent
- Trail Verbier St-Bernard X-Alpine🇨🇭 Verbier, Switzerland9 Jul 2027140 km · 9,300 m gainUTMB World Series
- Val d'Aran VDA🇪🇸 Vielha, Spain9 Jul 2027163 km · 10,000 m gainUTMB World Series Major
- Eiger Ultra Trail E101🇨🇭 Grindelwald, Switzerland17 Jul 2027101 km · 6,700 m gain · 25 h cutoffUTMB World Series
- Badwater 135🇺🇸 Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California, USA19 Jul 2027217 km · 4,450 m gain · course closes 45 h after wave startIndependent
- Lakeland 100🏳️ Coniston, Cumbria, United Kingdom23 Jul 2027169 kmIndependent
AUGUST
- CCC🇮🇹 Courmayeur, ItalyAug · date TBA108 km · 6,200 m gain · 28 h cutoffUTMB World Series Final
- OCC🇨🇭 Orsières, SwitzerlandAug · date TBA60 km · 3,500 m gain · 14 h 30 cutoffUTMB World Series Final
- TDS🇮🇹 Courmayeur, ItalyAug · date TBA145 km · 9,500 m gain · 44 h 55 cutoffUTMB World Series
- UTMB🇫🇷 Chamonix, FranceAug · date TBA174 km · 9,700 m gain · 45 h 30 cutoffUTMB World Series Final
- Leadville Trail 100 Run🇺🇸 Leadville, Colorado, USA21 Aug 2027161 km · 30 h cutoffLeadville Race Series
SEPTEMBER
- Dragon's Back Race🏳️ Conwy, Wales, United KingdomSep · date TBA380 km · 16,400 m gain · 6 daysIndependent
- Spartathlon🏳️ Athens, GreeceSep · date TBA246 km · 36 h cutoffIndependent
- Tor des Géants (TOR330)🇮🇹 Courmayeur, ItalySep · date TBA330 km · non-stop, around the Aosta ValleyIndependent
- Wasatch Front 100🇺🇸 East Mountain Wilderness Park, Kaysville, Utah, USASep · date TBA161 km · 7,300 m gainIndependent
- Wildstrubel Wild 110🇨🇭 Crans-Montana, Switzerland10 Sept 2027113 km · 6,600 m gainUTMB World Series Major
- Grand to Grand Ultra🇺🇸 Kanab, Utah (approximate pin; starts near the Grand Canyon North Rim), USA19 Sept 2027275 km · 6 stages, 7 days (billed as the final, Founders' Farewell edition)Independent
- Grindstone 100M🇺🇸 Natural Chimneys, Mount Solon, Virginia, USA24 Sept 2027167 km · 6,400 m gainUTMB World Series
- Paraty Brazil PTR 100🇧🇷 Paraty, Brazil24 Sept 2027101 km · 4,850 m gainUTMB World Series
OCTOBER
- Big's Backyard Ultra World Championship (individual)🇺🇸 Bell Buckle, Tennessee, USAOct · date TBAlast runner standing, 6.706 km every hourBackyard Ultra World Championship
- Javelina Jundred🇺🇸 McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Fountain Hills, Arizona, USAOct · date TBA161 km · 1,919 m gain · 30 h cutoffWestern States Golden Ticket
- Kodiak Ultra Marathons 100M🇺🇸 Big Bear Lake, California, USAOct · date TBA161 km · 4,876 m gainUTMB World Series Major
- Angeles Crest 100🇺🇸 Altadena, California, USA2 Oct 2027162 km · Front Range loopIndependent
- Diagonale des Fous (Grand Raid Réunion)🏳️ Saint-Pierre, Réunion (France)14 Oct 2027180 km · 10,200 m gain · 66 h cutoffIndependent
NOVEMBER
- TransLantau100🏳️ Mui Wo, Lantau Island, Hong Kong13 Nov 2026104 km · 4,500 m gainUTMB World Series
- Patagonia Bariloche – Tronador 130K🏳️ Centro Cívico, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina20 Nov 2026131 km · 6,580 m gainUTMB World Series
- Ultra-Trail Cape Town 100K🇿🇦 Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa21 Nov 2026100 km · 5,085 m gain · 26 h cutoffWorld Trail Majors
- Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko KosciMiler🇦🇺 Jindabyne, Australia27 Nov 2026160.5 km · 4,731 m gainUTMB World Series
- Kullamannen 100 Miles🇸🇪 Höganäs, Sweden5 Nov 2027168 km · 2,020 m gainUTMB World Series
DECEMBER
- Chiang Mai Thailand – Chiang Dao 160🇹🇭 Wat Tham Chiang Dao, Chiang Dao, Thailand4 Dec 2026173 km · 9,800 m gainUTMB World Series Major
- Oman by UTMB – Hajar Ultra🏳️ Nizwa (approximate pin; start to be announced), Oman10 Dec 2026154 km · 8,000 m gain · 36 h cutoffUTMB World Series
MONTH NOT ANNOUNCED
- Barkley Marathons🇺🇸 Frozen Head State Park, Wartburg, Tennessee, USADate TBA5 loops, 60 h cutoff; start date kept secretIndependent
Calendar checked 2026-11-13 against each race's official site and its series calendar; we refresh it every year. Spotted a change? Tell us.