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Cut-off times barometer 2027

675 of 740 trails in 2027 publish a time limit. We derive the median minimum pace it imposes, category by category, and compare it to 2026 across 164 races that published it in both editions.

The most generous cut-off of the year: mozart 100 - mozart Lake Trail, 1.0 km/h minimum pace.

Median minimum pace, by category

  • XXS (less than 25 km-effort): 4.0 km/h median, across 88 races of 95. Since 2026, across 25 comparable races: 2 widened cut-offs, 4 tightened, median gap 0.0 km/h.
  • XS (25 to 44 km-effort): 4.3 km/h median, across 147 races of 157. Since 2026, across 32 comparable races: 2 widened cut-offs, 8 tightened, median gap 0.0 km/h.
  • S (45 to 74 km-effort): 4.6 km/h median, across 145 races of 163. Since 2026, across 24 comparable races: 2 widened cut-offs, 7 tightened, median gap 0.0 km/h.
  • M (75 to 114 km-effort): 4.4 km/h median, across 112 races of 124. Since 2026, across 29 comparable races: 1 widened cut-offs, 1 tightened, median gap 0.0 km/h.
  • L (115 to 154 km-effort): 4.4 km/h median, across 83 races of 87. Since 2026, across 24 comparable races: 1 widened cut-offs, 4 tightened, median gap 0.0 km/h.
  • XL (155 to 209 km-effort): 4.3 km/h median, across 49 races of 55. Since 2026, across 18 comparable races: 0 widened cut-offs, 2 tightened, median gap 0.0 km/h.
  • XXL (210 km-effort and above): 3.5 km/h median, across 51 races of 59. Since 2026, across 12 comparable races: 1 widened cut-offs, 1 tightened, median gap 0.0 km/h.

Barometer table

2027 Time limits by km-effort category: minimum pace in km/h.
CategoryRacesWith time limitMedian (km/h)WidestTightestChange 2026 → 2027 (km/h)
Short XXS trails 2027: less than 25 km-effort95884.0mozart 100 - mozart Lake Trail 1.0S1 Trail - La Corsa Della Bora - S1 Family Hike & S1 Karst Trail 1.6La Voglanaise 1.9Trail du lac de Paladru - La Decouverte - Gozzi Voiron Espace Montagne 16 km 9.1Trail des Plus Beaux Villages de France du 47 - Le Prologue des bastides 8.0Ultra Trail des Vallees - La Course du Mesnil 18 Km 7.30.0 (25)
XS trails 2027: 25 to 44 km-effort1571474.3mozart 100 - mozart Half Marathon 2.1Swiss Alps Vertical 2.5MOUNTAINMAN Nesselwang - M-Trail 2.5Ultra Trail des Vallees - Trail Du Roc'h 27 km 11.2Kulmbach Trails - Long Trail 7.7Girona - 15K 7.50.0 (32)
S trails 2027: 45 to 74 km-effort1631454.6Scenic 500 K30 1.6Trails De La Vallée Du Brevon - AlloDuoTrail - relais 1 2.2Flagstaff Crest 39 2.3Trail des Plus Beaux Villages de France du 47 - Le Marathon des PBVF en solo 9.1trail du revermont - la grande madone 8.1La Romagnatoise - Ronde des plateaux 7.70.0 (24)
M trails 2027: 75 to 114 km-effort1241124.4Cool Moon 50 2.3ULTRA BOUCLE DE LA SARRA BY TDR - Fuji Talc 3.1Vietnam Highlands Trail by UTMB - 50K ELEPHANT 3.1Ultra Tour des Côtes d'Armor - 67 km 6.8Volvic Volcanic Experience - Chaine des Puys - Faille de Limagne - Relais 1 6.7PROVITAL BACKYARD ULTRA - GRAN CANARIA - 10 Loops 6.70.0 (29)
L ultra-trails 2027: 115 to 154 km-effort87834.4Montreux Trail Festival - MXALPS 2.7Cool Moon 100k 2.8Trail Verbier St Bernard - X-Traversee 3.0Ultra Tour des Côtes d'Armor - 100 Km 7.0PROVITAL BACKYARD ULTRA - GRAN CANARIA - 15 Loops 6.7PROVITAL BACKYARD ULTRA - GRAN CANARIA - 20 Loops 6.70.0 (24)
XL ultra-trails 2027: 155 to 209 km-effort55494.3Transpyrenea - 100% Basque - Transpy 100K 1.1Restonica Trail - Ultra-Trail® di Corsica 2.3Transylvania 100k 2.8Ultra Trail des Vallees - UTDV 130 Km 7.4PROVITAL BACKYARD ULTRA - GRAN CANARIA - 24 Loops 6.7Old Dominion 5.80.0 (18)
XXL ultra-trails 2027: 210 km-effort and above59513.5Transpyrenea - Défi Basque - Transpy 200K 1.4Transpyrenea - Défi Catalan - Transpy 181 Km 1.5Transpyrenea - 400K 1.6PROVITAL BACKYARD ULTRA - GRAN CANARIA - 30 Loops 6.7PROVITAL BACKYARD ULTRA - GRAN CANARIA - 35 Loops 6.7Hood Hundred 4.70.0 (12)

Method and sources

Data updated October 31, 2026, covering 740 2027 races in the RAVIT catalog.

  • Distance, gain, date, country and time limit: sourced from each race organizer's website, and utmb.world for UTMB World Series events; each entry cites its source.
  • Categories XXS to XXL: calculated by RAVIT using effort-km (km + gain/100), at the thresholds shown above.
  • Minimum speed: distance divided by time limit. A race with no published time limit displays « unknown » and sorts to the end.
  • Aid stations: the number of documented aid stations on the race's RAVIT entry; « unknown » when none are yet documented.

Change only compares races where both the 2026 and 2027 editions published a time limit, matched by name. Negative gap: widened cut-off.

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