Vietnam Highlands Trail 50K ELEPHANT (Vietnam) 2027
Also known as: Vietnam Highlands by UTMB
Starting from Lam Vien Square in Da Lat, the course crosses two peaks, Pinhatt and Elephant Mountain (Nui Voi), and finishes at Tuyen Lam Lake. Expect relentless climbs, technical sections and constantly changing terrain.
The course tops out at 1,809 m (low point 1,058 m). The main climb comes mid-race: 659 m around 31–38 km. The longest descent drops 409 m around 28 km at about 14% on average. About 30% of the distance is gentle (under 5% grade). In 2026, 68% of starters finished. The median finish was about 14 h.
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Predict in detail from my Strava trainingOverview
- Date
- Sat, 9 Jan 2027
- Start
- 05:00
- Location
- Vietnam
- Distance
- 56.4 km
- Elevation gain
- 2,946 m
- Time limit
- 18h
- ITRA
- 50K
- Official website
- vietnamhighlands.utmb.world/races/50Kelephant
Elevation profile
Aid stations and cutoffs
| # | Distance | Aid station | Segment | Cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.7 km | Goat Trail | 9.7 km | — |
| 2 | 17.2 km | Maple Left | 7.5 km | — |
| 3 | 24 km | Lam Ha Basecamp | 6.8 km | — |
| 4 | 32.6 km | Elephant Hill | 8.6 km | — |
| 5 | 44.3 km | Pinhatt Em | 11.7 km | Day 1 19:0014h |
| F | 56.4 km | FINISH | 12.1 km | Day 1 23:0018h |
The small figure under each cutoff is the time from the start. Day 1 is the day of the start.
2026 results
217 starters, 148 finishers (68.2% finish rate). Finish times of those who finished:
- Fastest
- 7h 16m
- Top 10%
- 11h 5m
- Top 25%
- 12h 51m
- Median
- 14h 28m
- Top 75%
- 16h 2m
- Top 90%
- 16h 40m
- Last finisher
- 16h 58m
"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.
Other races
- Vietnam Highlands Trail 100K LANGBIANG (Vietnam) 2027Sat, 9 Jan 2027 · Vietnam · 104.2 km
- Vietnam Highlands Trail 20K PINHATT (Vietnam) 2027Sat, 9 Jan 2027 · Vietnam · 24.1 km
- Vietnam Mountain Marathon 100 Miles (Sapa, Vietnam) 2026Fri, 18 Sep 2026 · Vietnam · 161 km
- Vietnam Mountain Marathon 100km (Sapa, Vietnam) 2026Sat, 19 Sep 2026 · Vietnam · 101 km
- Vietnam Mountain Marathon 70km (Sapa, Vietnam) 2026Sat, 19 Sep 2026 · Vietnam · 69.8 km
- Vietnam Mountain Marathon 50km (Sapa, Vietnam) 2026Sat, 19 Sep 2026 · Vietnam · 49.6 km
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