Trail ultramarathon · China
11–13 September 2026 · Dajingmen, Zhangjiakou, China
MGW50: Sat, 12 September 2026
A Great Wall-region mountain race from Dajingmen, with steep historic-wall terrain, rocky climbs, and exposed ridgelines north of Beijing.
Entry · MGW50 · 2026 edition
Entry for the next edition is not on file yet. The organizer announces dates and entry rules; check their site before planning around a place.
From the organizer's page, checked 1 Oct 2026. TrailSplits does not know whether you have a place; the organizer is the final word.
JD Ultra-Trail Great Wall by UTMB is a trail ultramarathon scheduled for 11–13 September 2026 in Dajingmen, Zhangjiakou, China. 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: The 11–13 September 2026 edition has been run and its registration is closed. The organizer has not published a 2027 date or registration yet. Organizer's page, checked Thursday 1 October 2026.
TrailSplits is a free, independent route & pacing companion — not the official race. Visit the official JD Ultra-Trail Great Wall by UTMB site →
Finishing MGW50 earns 2 Running Stones (50K category) toward the UTMB World Series Finals lottery. How Running Stones work.
Racing more than once next year? Add MGW50 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.
Other distances
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 45.7 m climb per km.
Sat, 12 September 2026
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 MGW50 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 MGW50 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.
JD Ultra-Trail Great Wall by UTMB 2026 races run 11–13 September 2026 in Dajingmen, Zhangjiakou, China; the MGW50 is on Sat, 12 September 2026. Check the official race site for registration deadlines and final details.
4 distances (31.2–100 km). The longest course is 100 km with about 3,959 m of vertical gain — a demanding mountain course.
The DGW100 course has a 26-hour cut-off, an average of 15.6 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://dajingmen.utmb.world/.
Load the GPX directly into TrailSplits for surface analysis and terrain intel.