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MY50 is a 54.0 km trail race of Malaysia Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2026 in Taiping, Malaysia. The race starts on September 12, 2026 at 05:00 AM. It starts and finishes in Taiping. The time limit is 17 h.
The course climbs 1977 m+. With 37 m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 23% of the distance is uphill, 27% downhill and 50% flat. The longest climb runs 2.0 km at an average 10.0% grade (198 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 2.6 km at 10.4% (266 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 42.2% over 0.2 km. The steepest descent drops at 31.2% over 0.2 km. Surface: 39% smooth, 34% road, and 24% trail. Flat-equivalent effort: 74.0 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Bukit Chempedak (148 m), 19.4 km from the start.
Poles bring little benefit here — only about 4.9 km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is moderate (index 25 of 100), with 47% of the load in the first half: 1 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.
Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 25°C to 26°C, around 24°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 88%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 24% of days around this date.
This page has the interactive elevation profile, gradient matrix, pacing and nutrition planner and weather climatology for MY50.
Other distances of Malaysia Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2026MY100 (97.7 km)·MY25 (25.9 km)
Other editions of MY502025
Official websitemalaysia.utmb.world
