Trail race · United States
14–15 November 2026 · Santa Barbara County, California
50K: Sat, 14 November 2026
A California coastal-range UTMB World Series event on chaparral ridges and oak canyons above the Pacific.
2026 dates confirmed
Event and distance dates were checked against the organizer schedule.
Date sourceEntry · 50K · 2026 edition
The organizer listed 50K as full on 1 Oct 2026. The organizer lists other routes to a place below.
Other routes the organizer lists: UTMB Community charity bibs.
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From the organizer's page, checked 1 Oct 2026. TrailSplits does not know whether you have a place; the organizer is the final word.
HOKA Pacific Trails California by UTMB is a trail race scheduled for 14–15 November 2026 in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. TrailSplits currently includes 2 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 for the 13-15 November 2026 edition until 8 November 2026 or sell-out (the 50K is sold out), plus onsite expo entries for open distances; no lottery. Organizer's page, checked Thursday 1 October 2026.
TrailSplits is a free, independent route & pacing companion — not the official race. Visit the official HOKA Pacific Trails California by UTMB site →
The organizer lists 50K at 51 km and +1,550 m for 2026; the course file mapped here (the organizer's 2025 file) measures 51.7 km. Small differences come from how each figure was measured; plans and pacing here use the mapped file. Organizer's race list, checked Wednesday 30 September 2026.
Finishing 50K earns 2 Running Stones (50K category) toward the UTMB World Series Finals lottery. How Running Stones work.
Racing more than once next year? Add 50K 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 30.4 m climb per km.
Sat, 14 November 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 50K 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 50K 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.
HOKA Pacific Trails California by UTMB 2026 races run 14–15 November 2026 in Santa Barbara County, California; the 50K is on Sat, 14 November 2026. Check the official race site for registration deadlines and final details.
2 distances (25–51 km). The longest course is 51 km with about 1,550 m of vertical gain — a demanding mountain course.
The 50K course has a 10-hour cut-off, an average of 11.8 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://pacifictrails.utmb.world/.
Load the GPX directly into TrailSplits for surface analysis and terrain intel.