Xtrail 25K
The Xtrail 25K starts at 06:00 on Sunday 7 March 2027 from Howard Beach Resort Kenting. It measures 26 km with 589 m of ascent and has a maximum race time of 7 hours.
Howard Beach Resort Kenting
- Distance
- 26 km
- Ascent
- +589 m
- High point
- 225 m龍鑾
- drop bag
- 2
- Stations
- 5
- Time limit
- ≤ 7 h
- Start
- 06:00 AMSun, Mar 7
The course
The whole race, as a ridgeline
◆ drop bag▲ high point
Xtrail 25K
The course follows Kenting’s Grand Traverse in reverse. It begins by the sea, runs through dry riverbeds and forest paths, and crosses the Menmaluo grassland, which the organiser nicknames the pathless plain. Then comes the steep climb of Little Jienshih Mountain, and a loop around the sacred mountain of the Skaru people. The race’s own line for it is an invitation to run the hidden paths of Skaru.
With one Running Stone, the 25K is the entry to the UTMB World Series in Kenting, and its seven hours leave room for a walked climb and a careful descent. Aid stations and cutoffs are not listed in the race page text. The organiser publishes time charts and a GPX alongside it.
This page belongs to the 2027 Xtrail 25K. Sunday morning at the resort is busy, with the 10K and the kids’ run starting within the next 90 minutes, so a supporter may be looking after one runner while waiting for another. A shared Livebib link shows where the 25K runner is on the course line, how far they have come and when they are likely to finish, with the estimate updating as they go and any stretch without phone signal carried forward and marked as estimated.
About Xtrail by UTMB® Xtrail 25K 2027
Xtrail by UTMB® Xtrail 25K 2027 starts on Sunday, March 7, 2027 at 06:00 AM in Howard Beach Resort Kenting.
Xtrail 25K: 26 km, 589 m of climbing, start and finish at Howard Beach Resort Kenting, time limit 7 h.
There are 5 stations on the course, 2 of them with a cutoff time.
Official website: xtrail.utmb.world
The climbs
The climbs that decide the day
- 01
龍鑾
4.9 km+200 m4.1 %
crest at km 8.5
- 02
Climb after Bonbolo Campsite
0.8 km+89 m11.1 %
crest at km 17
- 03
小尖石山
0.9 km+99 m10.9 %
crest at km 19.7
The course
On the map
Open the full-resolution mapThe roadbook
Stations
Every station on the course. Life bases carry a barrier clock in race-local time.
Howard Beach Resort Kenting
drop bag26.1 km to Howard Beach Resort Kenting
0 km20 m
- Kenting Villa 2 B&B3.323
- Bonbolo Campsite14.151Sun 10:00 AM
- Kenting Villa 2 B&B22.623
Howard Beach Resort Kenting
drop bag
26.1 km20 mCloses Sun 01:30 PM