Mountain race · Mexico
5–6 March 2027 · Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Hikuri 81K: Fri, 5 March 2027
A Pacific-coast UTMB World Series event in the Sierra Madre above Puerto Vallarta, on jungle rivers and mountain villages.
2027 dates confirmed
Event and distance dates were checked against the organizer schedule.
Date sourceEntry · Hikuri 81K · 2027 edition
First come, first served until places run out. Open on the organizer's page on 30 Sep 2026, which does not say how many places are left.
From the organizer's page, checked 30 Sep 2026. TrailSplits does not know whether you have a place; the organizer is the final word.
Puerto Vallarta by UTMB is a mountain race scheduled for 5–6 March 2027 in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. 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 online registration via 'register now' for the 4-6 March 2027 edition; no lottery is described. Organizer's page, checked Wednesday 30 September 2026.
TrailSplits is a free, independent route & pacing companion — not the official race. Visit the official Puerto Vallarta by UTMB site →
The organizer lists Hikuri 81K at 81 km and +3,900 m for 2027; the course file mapped here (the organizer's 2027 file) measures 79.5 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 Hikuri 81K earns 3 Running Stones (100K category) toward the UTMB World Series Finals lottery. How Running Stones work.
Racing more than once next year? Add Hikuri 81K 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 48.1 m climb per km.
Fri, 5 March 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 Hikuri 81K 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 Hikuri 81K 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.
Puerto Vallarta by UTMB 2027 races run 5–6 March 2027 in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco; the Hikuri 81K is on Fri, 5 March 2027. Check the official race site for registration deadlines and final details.
4 distances (20–81 km). The longest course is 81 km with about 3,900 m of vertical gain — a demanding mountain course.
The Hikuri 81K course has a 20.5-hour cut-off, an average of 15.2 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://puerto-vallarta.utmb.world/.
Load the GPX directly into TrailSplits for surface analysis and terrain intel.