MIUT Starter is the 17.0km trail race at Madeira Island Ultra-Trail® 2027 (Porto da Cruz, Portugal). The race starts on April 25, 2027 at 08:00 AM. It starts in Porto da Cruz and finishes in Machico. The time limit is 3 h 30 min.
Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.
The course climbs 510m+ and descends 520m−. With 30m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 45% of the distance is uphill, 41% downhill and 13% flat. The longest climb runs 5.0km at an average 7.3% grade (366m of vertical). The longest descent runs 4.0km at an average 7.3% grade (287m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 44.6% over 0.2km. The steepest descent drops at 49.4% over 0.2km. Surface: 75% trail and 18% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 23.5 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Facho (295m), 14.8km from the start.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 0.8km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is low (index 14 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 16°C to 18°C, with around 15°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 10%.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for MIUT Starter.
Other distances of Madeira Island Ultra-Trail® 2027MIUT Legend (110km)·MIUT Advanced (80.0km)·MIUT Discover (56.0km)·MIUT Marathon (40.0km)
Other editions of MIUT Starter2026·2025
Official websitemiutmadeira.com
