MIUT Discover 56 km
The MIUT Discover starts at 09:00 on Saturday 25 April 2026 in Boaventura, on the north coast east of São Vicente.
Boaventura → Fórum Machico
- Distance
- 56 km
- Ascent
- +2,810 m
- High point
- 1,848 mRuivo
- Start
- 09:00 AMSat, Apr 25
The course
The whole race, as a ridgeline
▲ high point
MIUT Discover 56 km
Fifty-six kilometres with 2,810 metres of ascent, and the distance MIUT recommends to anyone meeting Madeira’s terrain for the first time. The route climbs from the sea into the laurel forest, joins the main course on the high ground of the central massif, and follows the ridges and stone stairways down through Portela to the Fórum Machico on the far coast.
It is a full mountain day rather than a long one: the field starts in the morning and the bulk of it finishes the same evening. This page is the 2026 running of the Discover, with its own gun and course. On Livebib, supporters see the runner’s live position on the real route, splits at the aid stations, and an arrival estimate for Machico that they can plan the evening around.
About Madeira Island Ultra-Trail MIUT Discover 56 km 2026
Madeira Island Ultra-Trail MIUT Discover 56 km 2026 started on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 09:00 AM in Boaventura.
MIUT Discover 56 km: 56 km, 2,810 m of climbing, from Boaventura to Fórum Machico.
For the official results, see the organiser’s website: miutmadeira.com
Official website: miutmadeira.com
The climbs
The climbs that decide the day
- 01
Eirinhas
9.9 km+1,404 m14.1 %
crest at km 13.9
- 02
Ruivo
1.4 km+262 m18.8 %
crest at km 16.8
- 03
Pico do Arieiro
1.2 km+199 m17.2 %
crest at km 21.1
The course
On the map
Open the full-resolution mapThe course
Marked trails along the course
- Percurso de treino Porto da Cruz - 35km13.7 km on this trail
- Caminho Real 2710.5 km on this trail
- Percurso de treino Porto da Cruz - 19km8.2 km on this trail
- PR 2 - Vereda do Urzal6.4 km on this trail
- Percurso de treino Machico - 22km6.3 km on this trail
- Larano - Boca do Risco - Caniçal4.8 km on this trail
- PR 1 - Vereda do Areeiro4.7 km on this trail
- Vereda do Larano4.7 km on this trail
- Chão das Feiteiras - Pico do Suna - Levada do Furado - Chão das Feiteiras4.6 km on this trail
- PR 1.3 - Vereda da Encumeada4.6 km on this trail
- PR 5 - Vereda das Funduras4.2 km on this trail
- Vereda da Levada do Caniçal3.4 km on this trail