Trail race · Latvia
7–8 August 2027 · Sigulda and Cesis, Latvia
100K: Expected Sat, 7 August 2027
A Baltic trail weekend through Gauja National Park, linking forests, river valleys, sandstone cliffs, and historic Latvian towns.
2027 dates confirmed
The event window was checked against the organizer website. Individual distance dates and start times remain planning estimates until the detailed schedule is published.
The mapped GPX is carried forward from 2026 until the new course is verified. Use it for course research, then re-check before race day.
Date sourceEntry · 100K · 2027 edition
The entry facts on file are for the 2026 edition (open entry), checked 27 Sep 2026. Dates, method and places for 2027 can differ.
From the organizer's page, checked 27 Sep 2026. TrailSplits does not know whether you have a place; the organizer is the final word.
Gauja Trail by UTMB is a trail race scheduled for 7–8 August 2027 in Sigulda and Cesis, Latvia. TrailSplits currently includes 4 mapped courses for this event, with course maps, elevation profiles, weather context, and pacing tools for the uploaded GPX data.
How to get a place: Direct registration until sold out, no lottery: for the 2026 edition it opened on 9 September 2025 for UTMB Index holders (48 hours), then to everyone. 2027 dates are not published yet. Organizer's page, checked Sunday 27 September 2026.
TrailSplits is a free, independent route & pacing companion — not the official race. Visit the official Gauja Trail by UTMB site →
Finishing 100K earns 3 Running Stones (100K category) toward the UTMB World Series Finals lottery. How Running Stones work.
Racing more than once next year? Add 100K to a season and see whether your races work together.
Inspect the official course track on a topographic map, through its elevation profile, or in 3D.
› running direction two lines: out and back on the same path kilometres
Selected distance
Vert-focused blueprint with route-finder links into the Planner.
Prepare and return
Keep this course, its training plan, calendar and future course updates together in your private My Races page. Saving does not publish your workouts, pace or progress.
Race route lab
Open the official course in Planner, then choose a nearby start point to build a shorter loop that matches the course demand. This course averages about 24.2 m climb per km.
Expected Sat, 7 August 2027
Send to your watch
Get the official course as a clean GPX or a Garmin TCX course, with step-by-step instructions to load it onto a Garmin, COROS, Suunto, Wahoo, or Komoot — free, no account needed.
Compare your training
See how faithfully your rehearsal route matches the real race. The official course for 100K loads as Route A — upload your training route to compare distance, elevation gain, estimated time, and how much of the course you actually cover.
Course analysis
See the 100K course broken into its major climbs and descents in order — length, gain, average grade, and steepness — so you know where the crux is and how to pace and fuel it.
Race-week reminders
A free browser notification in the final week — the course crux, the weather window, and loading the GPX onto your watch. No app, no email, no account.
Gauja Trail by UTMB 2027 races run 7–8 August 2027 in Sigulda and Cesis, Latvia; the 100K is expected on Sat, 7 August 2027. Check the official race site for registration deadlines and final details.
4 distances (13.5–91 km). The longest course is 91 km with about 2,200 m of vertical gain — a demanding mountain course.
The 100K course has a 18-hour cut-off, an average of 11.9 min/km to finish in time. TrailSplits' cut-off pacer shows the buffer at each aid station.
Yes. TrailSplits gives you the course map, an interactive elevation profile, a 3D flyover and a downloadable GPX for every mapped distance — free and with no sign-up.
Each distance has a free, course-specific 16-week training plan built around its distance, vertical gain and cut-offs, plus a pace and cut-off calculator.
No. TrailSplits is a free, independent route and pacing companion. For registration and official rules, visit https://gauja.utmb.world/.
Load the GPX directly into TrailSplits for surface analysis and terrain intel.