Tarawera T14 is the 14.0km trail race at Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2026 (Te Puia, Rotorua, New Zealand). The race starts on February 15, 2026 at 07:30 AM. It starts in Te Puia, Rotorua and finishes in Village Green, Rotorua. The time limit is 4 h.
The course climbs 161m+. With 12m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 9% of the distance is uphill, 8% downhill and 83% flat. Flat-equivalent effort: 13.8 FlatKM.
The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.
There is too little runnable descent to damage the quads: plan the race around climbing and fuelling.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 13°C to 19°C, with around 16°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 36%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 8% of days around this date.
224 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Kotaro Nihei (Japan) in 52:40. Women's winner: Ayako Kusui (Japan) in 1:08:32.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Tarawera T14.
Other distances of Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2026Tarawera TMiler (163km)·Tarawera T102 (102km)·Tarawera T50 (52.0km)·Tarawera T21 (23.0km)
Other editions of Tarawera T142027
Official websitetarawera.utmb.world
