Hiroshima 25K is the 25.0km trail race at Hiroshima Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2027 (Hiroshima Gate Park, Japan). The race starts on April 11, 2027 at 08:00 AM. It starts in Hiroshima Gate Park. The time limit is 6 h.
Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.
The course climbs 880m+. With 35m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 29% of the distance is uphill, 31% downhill and 40% flat. The longest climb runs 3.2km at an average 9.4% grade (297m of vertical). The longest descent runs 6.9km at an average 3.8% grade (263m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 33.1% over 0.4km. The steepest descent drops at 29.5% over 0.4km. Surface: 41% smooth, 28% trail, and 27% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 33.5 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 2.0km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is low (index 13 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 9°C to 18°C, with around 14°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 37%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 16% of days around this date.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Hiroshima 25K.
Other distances of Hiroshima Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2027Hiroshima 100K (95.0km)·Hiroshima 50K (49.0km)
Official websitehiroshima.utmb.world
