Jeju 60K is the 61.0km ultra trail at TransJeju by UTMB 2026 (Jeju Horse Park, Gasiri, South Korea). The race starts on October 3, 2026 at 08:00 AM. It starts in Jeju Horse Park, Gasiri and finishes in Jeju World Cup Stadium. The time limit is 15 h.
Run easy on the first mountain, then go all out on the second.
The course climbs 1400m+. With 23m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 28% of the distance is uphill, 36% downhill and 36% flat. The longest climb runs 4.9km at an average 6.1% grade (303m of vertical). The longest descent runs 9.6km at an average 5.5% grade (530m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 20.4% over 0.3km. The steepest descent drops at 13.9% over 0.8km. Surface: 57% trail, 27% road, and 8% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 72.6 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 1.7km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is low (index 19 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 18°C to 23°C, with around 18°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 29%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 10% of days around this date.
1,400 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Yoshiki Hoshino (Japan) in 5:03:23. Women's winner: Kaili Fan (China) in 5:30:34.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Jeju 60K.
Other distances of TransJeju by UTMB 2026Jeju 100M (148km)·Jeju 100K (104km)·Jeju 20K (20.0km)
Other editions of Jeju 60K2025
Official websitetransjeju.utmb.world
