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The 50K Elephant is a UTMB World Series 50K event taking place on Saturday 9 January 2027 in Da Lat, Vietnam. The course covers 56.4 km with 2946 m+ elevation gain, starting at Lam Vien Square and finishing at Clay Tunnel. Runners conquer Elephant Mountain and Pinhatt Peak through diverse terrain including single trail, dirt roads, and tarmac.
Conquers two iconic peaks: Pinhatt and Nui Voi
Sweeping views of Da Lat city, pine-covered hills, and Tuyen Lam Lake
Passes through ethnic village of Gan Reo and coffee plantations
Finish at Clay Tunnel Tourist Area with lakeside trails
Start / Finish
Lam Vien Square
Clay Tunnel
Race Day
What to bring
All runners must carry mandatory gear during the race. Details are on the Mandatory Gear page.
What you get
Finisher medal
Finisher t-shirt
Finisher certificate
Chip timing
Race entry
Athlete t-shirt
Finisher tee
Fully stocked checkpoints
Drop bag service
On-course medical support and assistance
Insurance
Drawstring bag
On the day
Toilets
Bag drop
Marshals on course
First aid on course
Before you enter
Other questions
The total allowable time is 18 hours, with a cutoff pace of 20:18 mins/km.
No, pacers are not allowed for the 50K Elephant.
Support crews may only assist runners at specified aid stations: ASC (Goat Trail), AS6 (Maple Left), AS7 (Lam Ha Basecamp), and WS (Gan Reo). They cannot run alongside their runners outside 100m of aid stations.
The race starts at Lam Vien Square in Da Lat and finishes at the Clay Tunnel Tourist Area.
The course has 2946m elevation gain and 3038m elevation loss.
Entry fee
Registration isn't open yet. We'll show pricing when the organiser confirms.Da Lat, Vietnam
Expected January 2028
Provisional date, around Jan 8More races like this one
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