Race planning
Plan Pacific Trails California by UTMB
Use the listed edition as your starting point. Each tool keeps imported race facts separate from the targets and assumptions you choose.
Edition notes: This would be the first edition actually run: UTMB Live marks both 2025 races canceled, after an atmospheric river hit the ranch days before the start. Race weekend is November 13–15, 2026, with the 50K on Saturday and the 25K on Sunday. The 50K is full; the 25K was still open on November 5. Sources differ slightly on size: the race page says 51 km and 1,550 m, while UTMB Live says 51.8 km and 1,547 m and the aid chart revised October 14, 2026, says 32.2 miles and 5,076 ft, which agree with each other.
- Listed edition
- Nov 14, 2026
- Format
- Fixed-Distance
- Distance
- 51.8 km
- Local start time
- 7:00 AM Saturday
- Duration / cutoff
- 10 hours
- Crew and pacers
- The race site’s crew page still pointed to the 2025 guide on November 5, and said the 2026 version would come 4–6 weeks before the race. That 2025 guide marks no aid station for crew access. The 2026 rules ban outside aid between stations and ban being accompanied by anyone not registered, outside spectator zones, so there are no pacers. Trekking poles are allowed.
- Drop bags
- The 2026 chart lists Start/Finish bags at the start and no on-course drop bags.
Recorded facts reviewed Nov 5, 2026. Check the organizer’s latest rules. Calendar downloads use all-day dates and do not set a starting alarm.
Pace & duration
Start with the recorded course distance. The recorded duration or cutoff is filled in; adjust it to your goal.
Gear checklist
Choose a checklist suited to your expected duration. Add the organizer’s mandatory gear.
Crew & drop bags
Bring across the race name and local start time. Add confirmed access points, distances and your own arrival estimates.