Madeira Island Ultra Trail 2027: MIUT Weekend and Levada Walks
The Madeira Island Ultra Trail moves through 24 and 25 April 2027. Here is how to plan the weekend: start points, the Machico finish, transfers and the levadas to walk.
The Great Wall Marathon 2027 starts at Huangyaguan on 15 May. Here is what the race asks of you, how to get there from Beijing, and how to walk the wall without racing.
The Madeira Island Ultra Trail moves through 24 and 25 April 2027. Here is how to plan the weekend: start points, the Machico finish, transfers and the levadas to walk.
The 2027 Marathon des Sables runs 2 to 12 April in southern Morocco and is fully booked. Here is what the organiser confirms, how to reach Ouarzazate, and how to plan desert days around the race.
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The Kilimanjaro Marathon moves to 7 February 2027. Here is how to plan race weekend in Moshi, from bib pick-up and visas to Materuni and a safari after the finish line.
The Peaks of the Balkans is a 192 km loop through Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro. Here is the 2027 season as sources describe it, the permit rules country by country, the Koman ferry timetable and how to book guesthouses.
Laugavegur 2027 huts are sold by Ferðafélag Íslands, and only some dates are confirmed. Here is what is official, what is a third-party claim, and how the road dates really work.
The Holy Door opens on 31 December 2026, and every Camino route will feel it. Here is how to weigh the Francés, Portuguese, Inglés and Primitivo, why your walking window matters more than your route, and what to book first.
Agencies sell April and May as one interchangeable 'spring' window on Mount Toubkal, but the two months are not the same trek. Here's what actually changes between them, why the Toubkal Refuge charges a tariff most blogs never mention, what the mandatory guide really costs, and a full breakdown of what climbing North Africa's highest peak costs once every hidden fee is counted.
No government office sets the Everest Base Camp spring season's opening day, but the trekking operators, airlines and permit offices all plan around one anyway. Here's how March, April and May actually differ, why your Lukla flight will likely leave from an airport called Manthali, what the two required permits cost, and a realistic week-by-week route to Kala Patthar.
Peru hasn't published an official 2027 reopening date for the Inca Trail, and tour operators are all quietly planning around March 1 anyway. Here's the real story behind the annual February closure, how the permit system and its 2027 sale window actually work, and why the year-round Salkantay Trek is worth booking as more than a fallback.
The Matterhorn Ultraks returns to Zermatt on 21-23 August 2026 with six race formats from the 4.9km VERTINIGHT to the 49km SKY. Complete guide to the Skyrunner World Series EXTREME, course terrain, logistics, and what to do in Zermatt if you are not racing.
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Oman by UTMB returns to the UTMB World Series in December 2026 with five trail races through the Hajar Mountains. Here is your complete guide: race distances, race village logistics, acclimatisation hikes and what to do when you are not at the finish line.
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The Torres del Paine W Trek is Patagonia's most iconic multi-day route: 75 km, 5 days, three unforgettable landscapes. Here is everything you need to plan the hut-to-hut version in 2026-2027, from booking refugios 6 months out to surviving the Patagonian wind.
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