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Lily Route Challenge 55 km 2026

Sun, 8 Nov 2026 · Yamanashi, Japan · 55 km · D+ 3,600 m · 15h time limit

A loop from Enzan in Koshu City, climbing to Kamihikawa Pass and returning via Suzuran, Fukasawa and Marronnier. A shortened version of the Haute Route, it still offers ridges facing Mt. Fuji and singletrack through deep forest.

The course

The course tops out at 1,996 m (low point 456 m). There are 2 big climbs: 1,538 m around 5–25 km; 352 m around 46–49 km. The longest descent drops 691 m around 42 km at about 17% on average. Only about 30% is gentle (under 5% grade); most of it is climbing or descending. In 2025, 86% of starters finished. The median finish was about 11 h.

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Overview

Date
Sun, 8 Nov 2026
Start
06:00
Location
Yamanashi, Japan
Distance
55 km
Elevation gain
3,600 m
Time limit
15h
ITRA
50K
Official website
www.lamontee.net/koshualps/race

Elevation profile

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Distance (km) across, elevation (m) up. The dotted lines and numbers are the aid stations in the table below. High point 1,996 m · low point 456 m

Aid stations and cutoffs

#DistanceAid stationSegmentCutoff
120 kmAid 1CP1 上日川峠エイド20 kmDay 1 11:005h
229 kmAid 2CP7 すずらんエイド9 kmDay 1 15:309h 30m
334 kmAid 3CP4 深沢エイド5 kmDay 1 17:3011h 30m
446 kmAid 4CP5 マロニエエイド12 kmDay 1 19:3013h 30m
F55 kmFINISH9 kmDay 1 21:0015h

The small figure under each cutoff is the time from the start. Day 1 is the day of the start.

Registration

Registration
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 – Mon, 31 Aug 2026
Entry
First come, first served

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2025 results

105 starters, 90 finishers (85.7% finish rate). Finish times of those who finished:

Fastest
7h 29m
Top 10%
8h 40m
Top 25%
10h 8m
Median
11h 16m
Top 75%
12h 16m
Top 90%
13h 7m
Last finisher
14h 47m

"Top 25%" means one in four finishers had crossed the line by this time.

Years with a different course or different cutoffs are not directly comparable.

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