Tara Forest Trail Forest 2026
The forest course of the 11th Tara Forest Trail, approximately 19 km with 1460 m D+, using the published course for the 2026 edition.
The course tops out at 849 m (low point 274 m). There are 2 big climbs: 570 m around 0–8 km; 472 m around 12–15 km. The longest descent drops 547 m around 15 km at about 13% on average. Only about 20% is gentle (under 5% grade); most of it is climbing or descending.
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Predict in detail from my Strava trainingOverview
- Date
- Sun, 5 Apr 2026
- Start
- 09:00
- Location
- Nagasaki, Japan
- Distance
- 19 km
- Elevation gain
- 1,460 m
- Time limit
- 5h 30m
- Official website
- universal-field.com/event/tara-forest-trail/guideline.html
Elevation profile
Aid stations and cutoffs
| # | Distance | Aid station | Segment | Cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 19 km | FINISH | 19 km | 14:305h 30m |
The small figure under each cutoff is the time from the start.
Practice courses
See the course on the Runnable map ↗
Runnable has practice courses on this race's trails, split into sections to run and sections to walk (pages in Japanese).
- Runnable practice course (18.3 km)
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