Taupo Ultra 100km OFFICIAL 2026
The forecast arrives five days before the start.
Here you'll find the elevation profile, an estimated finish time based on your UTMB Index and details of the 11 aid stations to plan your nutrition and hydration segment by segment.
What's your time based on your UTMB?
Times estimated by the RAVIT model, learned from real ultra-trail finish times. Enter your UTMB Index (utmb.world) to get a personalized estimate.
Cut-off times and crew - Taupo Ultra 100km OFFICIAL · 2026
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
| Product | Waihahakm 11.0 | Waihorakm 21.1 | Hingaraekm 25.9 | Puketapukm 35.9 | Airstripkm 45.4 | Kawakawa Baykm 55.0 | Lislandkm 66.9 | Kinlochkm 68.9 | Headland 1km 74.4 | Headland 2km 82.9 | Finishkm 90.4 |
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Elevation profile
The course and its aid stations
Taupo Ultra 100km OFFICIAL: 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 11h01 to 7h07, and the aid-station stop budget from 0h37 to 0h13. The longer the race, the more stops weigh: this is time you should plan to spend standing still, not only running.
| UTMB® Index | Estimated time | Of which stops | Night hours | Carbs | Fluid | Sodium | Cut-off margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | 11h01 | 0h37 | 1 | 661 g | 7.7 L | 5,509 mg | +7h29 |
| 550 | 10h10 | 0h31 | 1 | 610 g | 7.1 L | 5,083 mg | +8h20 |
| 600 | 9h20 | 0h25 | 1 | 560 g | 6.5 L | 4,667 mg | +9h10 |
| 650 | 8h42 | 0h21 | 1 | 522 g | 6.1 L | 4,354 mg | +9h48 |
| 700 | 8h05 | 0h18 | 1 | 485 g | 5.7 L | 4,042 mg | +10h25 |
| 750 | 7h37 | 0h16 | 1 | 457 g | 5.3 L | 3,810 mg | +10h53 |
| 800 | 7h07 | 0h13 | 1 | 427 g | 5 L | 3,554 mg | +11h23 |
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.
Other trails worth preparing for
Sources and method
- Time projection — les temps par cote sont repris des passages réels des coureurs de chaque tranche sur les éditions précédentes de cette course, arrêts aux ravitaillements compris. Aucune formule n'intervient tant que ces résultats existent.
- 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 — Taupo Ultra 100km OFFICIAL
Weather for Taupo Ultra 100km OFFICIAL
Section-by-section forecasts for Taupo Ultra 100km OFFICIAL, calculated at the estimated passing time: feels-like temperature, rain or snow, wind and thunderstorms. Three models — AROME (Météo-France), ICON (DWD) and ECMWF IFS — served from the finest to the farthest-reaching.
Forecast, not guaranteed: in the mountains a model describes a grid of several hundred meters, not the slope you're on.
Données météo : Météo-France (AROME), DWD (ICON), ECMWF (IFS) — CC BY 4.0, via Open-Meteo
Frequently asked questions
How many checkpoints?
Taupo Ultra 100km OFFICIAL has 11 checkpoints: 11 aid stations. Details are in the two tables above.
What's the longest segment without aid?
The one leading to Lisland: 11.9 km and 229 m elevation gain. That's the one to load up for first.
How do I find the exact location of an aid station?
The Google Maps icon in the “Access” column opens the aid station's location: handy for planning your crew's routes.
What distance and elevation gain?
Taupo Ultra 100km OFFICIAL is 90 km long with 1709 m of elevation gain.
How long to finish?
With a UTMB Index of 600 (average runner), the estimated time is around 9h20 for Taupo Ultra 100km OFFICIAL.
What's the weather forecast?
RAVIT publishes the weather for Taupo Ultra 100km OFFICIAL section by section: feels-like temperature, rain or snow, wind and storms, at the estimated passage time. Forecasts come from AROME (Météo-France), ICON (DWD) and ECMWF IFS, refreshed several times a day.
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