Hengill Ultra Trail, live.

Trails above Hveragerði and over Hengill

Hengill Ultra Trail is a June trail race weekend in Hveragerði, south Iceland, with five distances that climb from the town into the Hengill range.

The 16th edition is on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 June 2027. Every distance starts on Breiðamörk, the main street of Hveragerði by the town hall, and the race centre is in the middle of town. Results count towards ITRA and the UTMB Index, and timing comes with splits along the way.

The 106K starts on Friday at 20:00 and runs two laps of the 53K route, about 4067 m of climbing, with limits of 10 hours for the first lap, 12 for the second and 22 in total. It is for very experienced people only, and the course is staffed around the clock with a night watch. Drop bags go to Sleggjubeinsskarð, with aid there and at Ölkelduháls.

The 53K starts on Saturday at 8:00, climbs onto Hengill, crosses the range, comes down through Sleggjubeinsskarð and returns, with about 2050 m and a 12 hour limit. The 26K at 13:00 goes up Reykjadalur to Ölkelduhnjúkur with about 630 m. Mandatory kit applies to the 53K and the 106K.

The 10K at 10:00 has aid at Reykjadalskaffi, and the 5K at 14:00 is meant for beginners, on short routes around Hveragerði and up to Hamarinn, the lava cliff above town. Spectators can stay in town for the start and finish, and participants get free entry to the Laugaskarð pool.

On Livebib you can follow a participant who chooses to share their own live position from the phone they carry. This is not the organiser's timing, and the official results come from Hengill Ultra Trail.