Kodiak 21K is the 21.8km trail race at HOKA Kodiak Ultra Marathons by UTMB 2026 (The Village, Big Bear Lake, California, United States). The race starts on October 10, 2026 at 09:00 AM. It starts and finishes in The Village, Big Bear Lake, California. 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 654m+ and descends 653m−. With 30m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 18% of the distance is uphill, 42% downhill and 40% flat. The longest climb runs 2.7km at an average 13.3% grade (363m of vertical). The longest descent runs 3.2km at an average 7.5% grade (241m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 22.4% over 0.4km. The steepest descent drops at 10.7% over 1.3km. Surface: 89% trail and 9% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 26.4 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Snow Summit (2491m), 8.6km from the start.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 1.7km of pole-friendly terrain.
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 7°C to 20°C, with around 14°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 7%.
445 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Joachim Cassel (Great Britain) in 1:38:24. Women's winner: Tabor Scholl-Hemming (United States) in 1:46:09.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Kodiak 21K.
Other distances of HOKA Kodiak Ultra Marathons by UTMB 2026Kodiak 100M (162km)·Kodiak 100K (101km)·Kodiak 50K (49.0km)
Other editions of Kodiak 21K2025
Official websitekodiak.utmb.world
