Castellaneta Underground Trail is the 53.9km trail race at Puglia by UTMB 2026 (Castellaneta, Italy). The race starts on October 25, 2026 at 07:00 AM. It starts in Castellaneta and finishes in Castellaneta Marina. The time limit is 8 h 45 min.
The course climbs 1092m+. With 20m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 13% of the distance is uphill, 25% downhill and 62% flat. Surface: 33% trail, 26% road, and 25% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 61.1 FlatKM.
The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.
Quad damage risk is low (index 10 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 12°C to 17°C, with around 19°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 30%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 6% of days around this date.
518 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Sammy Rotich Chelangat (Kenya) in 3:37:27. Women's winner: Anaïs Guillot (France) in 4:15:00.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Castellaneta Underground Trail.
Other distances of Puglia by UTMB 2026Sassi di Matera 140K (144km)·Maioliche di Laterza 85K (88.7km)
Other editions of Castellaneta Underground Trail2025
Official websitepuglia.utmb.world
