Ultra-Trail Great Wall MGW50 (China, Zhangjiakou, Hebei) 2026
Also known as: JD Ultra-Trail Great Wall · Great Wall by UTMB
Starting from Dajingmen in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, this mid-distance course passes the Anjiagou eco-tourism area, the Qinghe film and TV town, the Goddess of Water Palace and West Taiping Mountain Park, linking the hills and sights around the Great Wall city.
The course tops out at 1,322 m (low point 795 m). There are 2 big climbs: 343 m around 0–10 km; 401 m around 13–23 km. About 40% of the distance is gentle (under 5% grade). In 2025, 93% of starters finished. The median finish was about 10 h.
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- Date
- Sat, 12 Sep 2026
- Start
- 06:00
- Location
- China
- Distance
- 52 km
- Elevation gain
- 2,100 m
- Time limit
- 14h
- ITRA
- 50K
- Official website
- dajingmen.utmb.world/races/MGW50
Elevation profile
Aid stations and cutoffs
| # | Distance | Aid station | Segment | Cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.8 km | Sicha Village | 7.8 km | — |
| 2 | 14 km | Huangtuyao Village | 6.2 km | Day 1 09:003h |
| 3 | 25.6 km | Tujingzi Village | 11.6 km | — |
| 4 | 32.8 km | Qinghe Village | 7.2 km | Day 1 14:008h |
| 5 | 42.1 km | Aid 5Cuiping'an Village（水） | 9.3 km | Day 1 16:3010h 30m |
| F | 52 km | FinishDajingmen（FINISH） | 9.9 km | Day 1 20:0014h |
The small figure under each cutoff is the time from the start. Day 1 is the day of the start.
2025 results
1,633 starters, 1,518 finishers (93% finish rate). Finish times of those who finished:
- Fastest
- 4h 20m
- Top 10%
- 7h 23m
- Top 25%
- 8h 31m
- Median
- 9h 48m
- Top 75%
- 11h 19m
- Top 90%
- 12h 35m
- Last finisher
- 14h 1m
"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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