Cover photo of Puerto Vallarta - Hikuri 81K 2026 — 80 km, 3887 m elevation gain

Puerto Vallarta - Hikuri 81K 2026

April 17, 2026
Distance
80.2 km
Elevation gain
3887 m
Country
🇲🇽 Mexico
Course weather at your time of passage

The forecast arrives five days before the start.

Here you'll find the elevation profile and an estimated finish time based on your UTMB Index.

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Times estimated by the RAVIT model, learned from real ultra-trail finish times. Enter your UTMB Index (utmb.world) to get a personalized estimate.

Predicted race time based on your UTMB Index® · field profile (Riegel k=0.90)

UTMB Index®
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3005007009001000UTMB Index®
SourceUTMB® Index

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Cut-off times and crew - Puerto Vallarta - Hikuri 81K · 2026

80 km race checkpoints: kilometers, elevation, crew, cut-off time and access
Aid stationCum. kmCum. D+Seg. kmSeg. D+Seg. D-CrewCut-offAccess
Aguacatera6.50 m6.5309 m43 m—Fri 02:00 AM—
El Hundido17.00 m10.5183 m44 m—Fri 05:00 AM—
Jorullo24.80 m7.9507 m154 m—Fri 06:30 AM—
Jaguar32.40 m7.6186 m154 m———
Barandillas41.90 m9.6687 m399 m———
Uma 49.40 m7.5188 m493 m—Fri 12:45 PM—
La Venada60.20 m10.8192 m179 m—Fri 03:45 PM—
Canopy72.90 m12.7363 m736 m—Fri 07:15 PM—
Puerto Vallarta Finish80.20 m7.359 m234 m—Fri 08:30 PM—

Data from the official race rules, checked for every edition. The race rules prevail. Positions are interpolated along the GPX track and are a guide, not official course marking.

What you'll find at each aid station

Aid station contents not documented.

La feuille de ton assistance pour Puerto Vallarta - Hikuri 81K · 2026

Les règles d'assistance de cette course ne sont pas encore connues : tu marqueras tes rendez-vous toi-même.

Recto, verso et planche d'étiquettes, en PDF : l'exemple d'une coureuse de l'UTMB.

Elevation profile

250 M500 M750 M1000 M1250 MS01 · Aguacatera KM 6.5 — Alt 589 m D+ cumulé 0 m6.5 KMAguacateraS02 · El Hundido KM 16.9 — Alt 592 m D+ cumulé 0 m16.9 KMEl HundidoS03 · Jorullo KM 24.8 — Alt 945 m D+ cumulé 0 m24.8 KMJorulloS04 · Jaguar KM 32.4 — Alt 917 m D+ cumulé 0 m32.4 KMJaguarS05 · Barandillas KM 41.9 — Alt 1205 m D+ cumulé 0 m41.9 KMBarandillasS06 · Uma KM 49.4 — Alt 901 m D+ cumulé 0 m49.4 KMUma S07 · La Venada KM 60.2 — Alt 938 m D+ cumulé 0 m60.2 KMLa VenadaS08 · Canopy KM 72.9 — Alt 176 m D+ cumulé 0 m72.9 KMCanopyStart0 KMFinish80.2 KM

The course and its aid stations

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Puerto Vallarta - Hikuri 81K: times, aid-station stops and fuelling needs by UTMB® Index

Between a UTMB® Index of 500 and 800, the estimated finish time on this race runs from 13h36 to 8h09, and the aid-station stop budget from 0h38 to 0h14. The longer the race, the more stops weigh: this is time you should plan to spend standing still, not only running.

SourceUTMB® Index
0h000h230h461h081h313005007009001000UTMB® Index
Estimated time, stop time and fuelling needs on Puerto Vallarta - Hikuri 81K by UTMB Index
UTMB® IndexEstimated timeOf which stopsNight hoursCarbsFluidSodiumCut-off margin
50013h360h387816 g9.5 L6,802 mg+6h54
55012h350h327755 g8.8 L6,295 mg+7h55
60011h350h277695 g8.1 L5,794 mg+8h55
65010h190h227619 g7.2 L5,160 mg+10h11
7009h270h197567 g6.6 L4,725 mg+11h03
7508h440h167524 g6.1 L4,363 mg+11h46
8008h090h147489 g5.7 L4,078 mg+12h21

Figures based on 60 g of carbohydrate, 700 mL of fluid and 500 mg of sodium per hour, "average" preparation and mild conditions (15–25 °C). Above 25 °C, count on roughly 900 mL/h and 700 mg/h. Carbohydrate intake is trained: 60 g/h is a floor, 90 g/h assumes a glucose-fructose blend and a gut used to it.

Measured on the 2026 edition: the field checkpoint by checkpoint

174 starters, 13.2% DNF rate, 10 timed checkpoints.

Duration of each segment on edition 2026: median and middle half of field
SegmentkmMedianMiddle halfMeasuredMedian passageStill ranked
VALLARTA START → AGUACATERA6.51 h 091 h 01 – 1 h 151741 h 08174
AGUACATERA → EL HUNDIDO172 h 091 h 49 – 2 h 241733 h 14173
EL HUNDIDO → JORULLO24.91 h 391 h 25 – 1 h 491674 h 55167
JORULLO → JAGUAR32.51 h 161 h 03 – 1 h 231636 h 10163
JAGUAR → BARANDILLAS41.91 h 321 h 21 – 1 h 411627 h 44163
BARANDILLAS → UMA49.51 h 311 h 17 – 1 h 471629 h 15163
UMA → LA VENADA60.32 h 321 h 59 – 2 h 5915911 h 50161
LA VENADA → CANOPY72.93 h 242 h 48 – 3 h 5114815 h 25153
CANOPY → ISLA RIO CUALE79.458 min48 min – 1 h 0713915 h 55151
ISLA RIO CUALE → VALLARTA FINISH80.47 min6 min – 8 min14016 h 29151

“Median passage” is elapsed time from the start, not a clock time: the clock time depends on the edition.

Where runners drop out. LA VENADA (8) · EL HUNDIDO (6) · JORULLO (4) out of 23 total DNFs.

RAVIT record from the official timing of the 2026 edition, data from September 23, 2026.

SourceLiveTrail
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Sources and method

  • Time projection — times by UTMB Index are taken from the actual splits of runners in each level band on previous editions of this race, aid station stops included. No formula is used as long as these results exist.
  • Trail nutrition — hourly targets for carbohydrate, fluid and sodium follow the commonly accepted ultra-endurance guidance. La Clinique du Coureur — Fuelling in trail running
  • Course, aid stations and cut-offs — taken from the event's official rules, which prevail in case of any discrepancy. Official site — Puerto Vallarta - Hikuri 81K

Weather for Puerto Vallarta - Hikuri 81K

The weather for Puerto Vallarta - Hikuri 81K will appear here as soon as the forecast models reach that date, around five days before the start: feels-like temperature, rain, snow, wind and storms, section by section and at your passage time.

Detailed weather for Puerto Vallarta - Hikuri 81K, hour by hour on the course

Frequently asked questions

How many checkpoints?

Puerto Vallarta - Hikuri 81K has 9 checkpoints: 9 checkpoints with undocumented contents. Details are in the two tables above.

What distance and elevation gain?

Puerto Vallarta - Hikuri 81K is 80 km long with 3887 m of elevation gain.

How long to finish?

With a UTMB Index of 600 (average runner), the estimated time is around 11h35 for Puerto Vallarta - Hikuri 81K.

What's the weather forecast?

The weather for Puerto Vallarta - Hikuri 81K will be published on this page around five days before the start, once the forecast models reach the race date. It will be detailed section by section: feels-like temperature, rain, snow, wind and storms.

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