Tara Forest Trail Shugen 2026

Sun, 5 Apr 2026 · Nagasaki, Japan · 40 km · D+ 3,400 m · 10h 30m time limit

The shugen course of the 11th Tara Forest Trail, approximately 40 km with 3400 m D+, using the published course for the 2026 edition.

The course

The course tops out at 1,082 m (low point 251 m). There are 3 big climbs: 552 m around 0–5 km; 371 m around 6–14 km; 605 m around 27–33 km. Only about 20% is gentle (under 5% grade); most of it is climbing or descending.

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Overview

Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2026
Start: 07:00
Location: Nagasaki, Japan
Distance: 40 km
Elevation gain: 3,400 m
Time limit: 10h 30m
Official website: universal-field.com/event/tara-forest-trail/guideline.html

Elevation profile

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Distance (km) across, elevation (m) up. ◆ and the numbers are the aid stations in the table below; (!) marks a cutoff. High point 1,082 m · low point 251 m

Aid stations and cutoffs

#	Distance	Aid station	Segment	Cutoff
F	40 km	FINISH	40 km	17:3010h 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 (38.4 km)

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