Tarawera T50 is the 52.0km ultra trail at Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2026 (Te Puia, Rotorua, New Zealand). The race starts on February 14, 2026 at 07:00 AM. It starts in Te Puia, Rotorua. The time limit is 14 h.
The course climbs 1150m+. With 22m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 17% of the distance is uphill, 18% downhill and 65% flat. Flat-equivalent effort: 60.2 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 0.4km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is low (index 11 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 13°C to 19°C, with around 20°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 T50.
Other distances of Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2026Tarawera TMiler (163km)·Tarawera T102 (102km)·Tarawera T21 (23.0km)·Tarawera T14 (14.0km)
Other editions of Tarawera T502027
Official websitetarawera.utmb.world
