Tarawera TMiler is the 163km ultra trail at Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2026 (Te Puia, Rotorua, New Zealand). The race starts on February 14, 2026 at 04:00 AM. It starts in Te Puia, Rotorua. The time limit is 36 h.
Run hard on the first mountain, but save energy for the second.
The course climbs 3800m+. With 23m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 25% of the distance is uphill, 25% downhill and 50% flat. The longest climb runs 9.3km at an average 6.4% grade (594m of vertical). The longest descent runs 12.4km at an average 5.0% grade (617m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 23.3% over 0.4km. The steepest descent drops at 21.0% over 0.2km. Surface: 50% trail, 32% smooth, 8% technical, and 8% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 204.5 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 4.6km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is moderate (index 37 of 100), with 45% of the load in the first half: 0 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 12°C to 19°C, with around 13°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 37%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 9% of days around this date.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Tarawera TMiler.
Other distances of Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2026Tarawera T102 (102km)·Tarawera T50 (52.0km)·Tarawera T21 (23.0km)·Tarawera T14 (14.0km)
Other editions of Tarawera TMiler2027
Official websitetarawera.utmb.world
