Great Wall 50K is the 52.0km trail race at Ultra-Trail Great Wall by UTMB 2026 (Dajingmen, China). The race starts on September 12, 2026 at 06:00 AM. It starts and finishes in Dajingmen. The time limit is 14 h.
Run the downhill at race pace, but focus on the climb.
The course climbs 2123m+. With 41m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 44% of the distance is uphill, 36% downhill and 20% flat. The longest climb runs 10.3km at an average 4.3% grade (441m of vertical). The longest descent runs 3.0km at an average 8.7% grade (263m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 16.4% over 0.5km. The steepest descent drops at 23.4% over 0.4km. Surface: 67% trail and 25% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 65.1 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 0.5km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is moderate (index 24 of 100), with 33% of the load in the first half: 1 descent deserves a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 8°C to 15°C, with around 18°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 29%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 5% of days around this date.
1,483 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Chunlong Yang (China) in 3:56:51. Women's winner: Ting Zhang (China) in 4:46:35.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Great Wall 50K.
Other distances of Ultra-Trail Great Wall by UTMB 2026Great Wall 100K (100km)·Great Wall 20K (31.0km)
Other editions of Great Wall 50K2025
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