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Ultra Paine

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Torres del Paine
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Race date in 315 days: Sep 25, 2027 Sat
City · Distance: Torres del Paine · 51.5km · 35.8km · 21.5km +1 more events
Entry fee: $308Varies by event and entry period
Status: OpenSee how to enter ↗

2027Date Sep 25, 2027 · Entry Jun 8, 2026 ~ May 30, 2027

2026

2026Date Sep 26, 2026

Official website ↗Marathon · Patagonian International Marathon

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D-day as of Nov 14, 2026

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Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

This trail race has been held every September since 2014, right next to Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia.

There are four distances, from 14K to 50K, with views west to the Southern Ice Field and the surrounding peaks.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

Race reports: 2

Casey MorganRan in 2017

“I just relaxed, enjoyed the moment and took in the amazing location.”

A first-person account from the 80K winner. They missed a course marker early on and ran about 1 km out of the way, caught up around the 12 km mark, and even stopped briefly to watch condors.

Read the original on TrailrunningSpain.com

Jackie (Dave and Jackie Run)Ran in 2014

“I just felt great! It's my first race that I really have trained somewhat appropriately for”

An account from the inaugural 2014 edition, run over 42 km as an invited journalist. In strong wind and cold, lakeside gusts nearly pushed the runner off the route, and they finished 19th out of 34.

Read the original on Dave and Jackie Run

We translated a short line from each public race report and summarized the experience. Finish times are as stated by the author, and past editions may differ from this year's weather and operations.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

Ultra Paine - Memories 2026
View on YouTube

This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

First come, first served

Entry cost TBD

Register on the official site at tiered prices;

a tier closes once its places are filled, even within its dates.

Residents of the Magallanes region can apply for a 25% discount on the standard tier.

Submit a doctor's certificate and a signed liability waiver by one month before the race.

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 51.5km

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

Runners start · local timeFrom 08:30

Time limit11 hours

50K: 11 hours

Event	Start	Time limit	Entry fee
Ultra Paine 21K21.5km	11:00	18:00	$308
Ultra Paine 14K14.2km	09:30	14:30	$242
Ultra Paine 35K35.8km	11:30	19:30	$342
Ultra Paine 50K51.5km	08:30	19:30	$398

START

Estancia El Kark

50K, Ruta Y-200

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Hotel del Paine / Villa Río Serrano

Finish · Google Maps

Cutoff
50K and 35K: Mirador Grey 16:30, 50K and 35K finish 19:30 / 21K 18:00 / 14K 14:30

Runners start · local time — 50K 08:30 · 14K 09:30 · 21K 11:00 · 35K 11:30 (provisional schedule, 2027 edition)

First held in 2014 in and around Torres del Paine National Park in southern Patagonia, this trail race has run every September except 2020.

Since 2016, the course has sat just outside the park, but only just.

Puerto Natales is the base town, and although each distance starts somewhere different, they all finish at Villa Río Serrano, near Hotel del Paine.

The 50K is really 51.5km, with 1,333m of climbing and 1,409m of descent, and it never tops about 450m.

So this is less an altitude test than a course against distance and wind.

You run through forest, along lakeshores and across ranch land, with the park's signature peaks in view the whole way.

The organizers bill one spot as the race's defining moment: 12km from the finish, every distance passes through the same point.

The 2017 80K winner wrote in his race report about volcanic ash and snow on the ridges,

a descent through a forest of dead trees, river crossings and mud—and about stopping briefly to watch condors.

One media report counted more than 1,200 runners from 31 countries in 2025.

The official site says the 2026 edition sold out, so if you want in, move before the pricing tiers close.

Participant benefits

Timing chip

Medical support

Aid stations

Finisher medal

Event T-shirt

Bag drop

Start shuttle

Hotels821m from the finish · ★9

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2026 edition

Bib pickup

2027-09-23~24

Gimnasio Club Natales, Hermann Eberhard 332, Puerto Natales

Google Maps

Packet Pickup venue

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startPlaza de Armas, Puerto Natales (official bus)
Getting to the finishHotel del Paine · Villa Río Serrano

Source · checked Nov 11, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Plaza de Armas, Puerto Natales (official bus)

Official buses leave Plaza de Armas in Puerto Natales between 06:15 and 09:30 depending on distance; tickets are sold separately. Fly to Santiago (SCL), then to Punta Arenas (PUQ) daily; buses to Puerto Natales take about 3 hours (~250 km).

Seasonal direct flights to Puerto Natales may exist. Runners can also use private cars or chartered shuttles.

Map

Getting to the finish

Hotel del Paine / Villa Río Serrano

Official return bus runs from the finish line to Puerto Natales.

Map

Source · checked Nov 11, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

Packet Pickup is at the Gimnasio Club Natales (Hermann Eberhard 332) in Puerto Natales.

For 2027 it runs 14:30–21:00 on September 23 and 10:00–13:00 and 14:30–22:00 on September 24, with the race on Saturday,

September 25. The starts are a long way from town,

so most runners take the official bus from the Plaza de Armas in Puerto Natales: 06:15 for the 50K, 07:15 for the 14K, 09:00 for the 21K and 09:30 for the 35K.

Bus tickets are sold separately, and the organizers advise buying them before registration closes.

Plan to be at your start 1 hour before the gun.

The time limit is 14:30 for the 14K, 18:00 for the 21K and 19:30 for the 35K and 50K,

and the 35K and 50K also have an intermediate time limit at Mirador Grey at 16:30.

You get one drop bag: leave it at the start and collect it at the finish.

Once you've registered, you'll need to submit a doctor's certificate and a signed liability waiver at least one month before the race, so get them sorted early.

Most people fly in via Santiago (SCL) to Punta Arenas (PUQ), then take a bus of about 3 hours to Natales.

September in Patagonia is early spring and very windy—a runner in the first edition in 2014 wrote about getting shoved around by gusts near the lake.

You travel to both the start and the finish from Natales, so staying in town keeps things simple.

Times are local to Torres del Paine. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Konkashken Lodge

Lodge · 821m · 12-minute walk

9.0/10(255)

View on Booking.com

Day Trip to Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina

$186

Ultra Paine

About Ultra Paine — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run

Ultra Paine runner reviews and race reports

Stories from runners who've been there.

See it on video,feel it through their stories.

Ultra Paine - Memories 2026

How to enter Ultra Paine — registration routes

How to reach the start line —start with what fits you.

First come, first served

Ultra Paine course map and elevation

Your 51.5km

Estancia El Kark

Hotel del Paine / Villa Río Serrano

Participant benefits

Timing chip

Medical support

Aid stations

Finisher medal

Event T-shirt

Bag drop

Start shuttle

Where and when to collect your Ultra Paine race bib

To the start line,step by step.

Bib pickup

Gimnasio Club Natales, Hermann Eberhard 332, Puerto Natales

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start

Getting to the finish

From race morning to after the finish.

The race is one day,the trip can be longer.

Konkashken Lodge

Day Trip to Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina

Half-day cruise to Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers

Departamentos 8va Maravilla

Puma Tracking in Torres del Paine with a local guide

Torres del Paine National Park Full-Day Tour

Sunset in Puerto Natales: Hike to Cerro Benítez with guide and transport

Hotels near the Ultra Paine start line in Torres del Paine

Hotels that make race morning easyHotels to rest in right after the finish

Konkashken Lodge

Departamentos 8va Maravilla

Tours and activities around the Ultra Paine in Torres del Paine

Time for you, before and after the finish

Day Trip to Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina

Puma Tracking in Torres del Paine with a local guide

Sunset in Puerto Natales: Hike to Cerro Benítez with guide and transport

Base of the Towers Trekking Experience

Trekking Miradores Full-Day

Base of the Towers Day Hike

Base Torres Small Group Trekking

Full-Day Torres del Paine + Milodón Cave in a Small Group

W Trek Express

French Valley Hike full day

What to see in Torres del Paine after the race

Seeing Torres del Paine with the medal on

Half-day cruise to Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers

Torres del Paine National Park Full-Day Tour

Grey Glacier Cruise Tour

3-Hour Scenic Boat Tour to Grey Glacier

Puma Tracking Tour with Certified Guide

Torres del Paine Full-Day Tour

Flights, hotels, airport transfers and budget for Ultra Paine

Trip prep too,light and in one place.

Runner stories and questions about Ultra Paine

With runners who dream ofthe same start line.

Frequently asked questions about Ultra Paine

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

To the start line,
step by step.

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

Trip prep too,
light and in one place.

With runners who dream of
the same start line.