Race planning

Plan Vietnam Highlands Trail 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: 100K entries are open until 11:59 PM (GMT+7) on December 25, 2026, or until full; the 50K and 20K are closed. The homepage and UTMB calendar give the event as January 7–10, 2027, while the entry page and UTMB’s announcement say January 8–10; every race starts on Saturday, January 9. The race header and details table checked on October 23 now agree on 101.5 km and 5,570 m of climbing, replacing the earlier conflicting figures. The 100K GPX was last updated on October 19, 2026. UTMB Live had no 2027 page on October 20.

Listed edition

Jan 9, 2027 – Jan 10, 2027

Format

Fixed-Distance

Distance

101.5 km

Local start time

3:00 AM Saturday at Lam Vien Square, Da Lat

Duration / cutoff

29 hours (finish by 8:00 AM Sunday, January 10). Use the checkpoint cutoffs for pacing; the organizer’s separate pace estimate does not match a simple distance/time calculation.

Crew and pacers

Crews may help only at AS1 Pine Forest, AS2 Langbiang, AS3 Suoi Vang Lake, AS4 Da Nghit, AS5 Hoa Son, AS6 Maple Leaf, AS7 Lam Ha Basecamp and the WS point at Gan Reo K’Ho Village, and may not run with runners more than 100 m from an aid station. Pacers are not allowed in the 100K.

Drop bags

One mid-race drop bag at AS5 Hoa Son and one finish-line bag. Both are left at the start area at Lam Vien Square on race morning.

Recorded facts reviewed Oct 20, 2026. Check the organizer’s latest rules. Calendar downloads use all-day dates and do not set a starting alarm.