Ultra Gocta, live.

From Cocachimba to the falls of Gocta

Four trail loops in the cloud forest of Amazonas, all starting and finishing in Cocachimba at about 1,800 m. The 4th edition was run on Sunday 25 October 2026. The organiser, Ultra Tayta, has not yet published the date of the next one.

In 2026 the 50K started at 05:00, the 35K at 05:30, the 28K at 06:00 and the 11K at 09:00. The 11K (11.02 km, 608 m of climbing) follows a humid, overgrown path to the viewpoint of the second fall of Gocta and back. The 28K (27.79 km, 1,362 m) heads out to Cocahuayco, climbs steadily to the district of San Pablo de Valera, where the route meets the first fall of Gocta, then links to the second fall and returns to Cocachimba.

The 35K (35.25 km, 1,763 m) shares the 28K's route past both falls of Gocta, then keeps climbing to the area known as La Coca and on to the Cajuache waterfall, before returning by La Coca and down to Cocachimba. The 50K (47.41 km, 2,177 m), the queen distance, follows the 35K to La Coca and then sets out to the Corazón de Sahuascucho waterfall and the Tingorbamba viewpoint, comes back to La Coca, climbs to Cajuache and only then descends to the finish. Kits were handed out on the Saturday at Cocachimba's tourism association.

In the cloud forest, among cliffs and waterfalls, a phone can lose its signal for long stretches. On Livebib the runner shares a link with whoever they choose. Family and friends open it in a browser, no app or account needed, and see the position on the course line, distance covered and a finish estimate for Cocachimba that updates as the race goes. When the signal drops, the position is carried forward along the course and marked as estimated instead of freezing.