Pacific Trails 25K is the 25.0km trail race at HOKA Pacific Trails California by UTMB 2026 (Rancho San Fernando Rey, United States). The race starts on November 15, 2026 at 08:00 AM. It starts and finishes in Rancho San Fernando Rey. The time limit is 5 h.
Run the climb at race pace, build your speed on the downhill, and go all out at the finish.
The course climbs 650m+. With 26m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 28% of the distance is uphill, 34% downhill and 38% flat. The longest climb runs 4.9km at an average 8.7% grade (424m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.1km at an average 8.1% grade (413m of vertical). Flat-equivalent effort: 29.5 FlatKM.
The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.
Quad damage risk is low (index 8 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 13°C to 19°C, with around 15°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 12%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 3% of days around this date.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Pacific Trails 25K.
Other distances of HOKA Pacific Trails California by UTMB 2026Pacific Trails 50K (51.0km)
Other editions of Pacific Trails 25K2025
Official websitepacifictrails.utmb.world
