The Altra 50: Banaue Mountain Ultramarathon is an intense, trail ultramarathon that will engage runners through the great natural landscapes and heritage culture of Banaue, Ifugao. Will takes place at the home of the Eighth Wonder of the World – The Banaue Rice Terraces, also declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Be inspired by the majestic view
The Altra 50: Banaue Mountain Ultramarathon is an intense, trail ultramarathon that will engage runners through the great natural landscapes and heritage culture of Banaue, Ifugao. Will takes place at the home of the Eighth Wonder of the World – The Banaue Rice Terraces, also declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Be inspired by the majestic view
The 50 Km runners will pass thru the extreme natural landscapes passing the great Ifugao villages and terraces built more than 2000 years ago and now declared as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The route is a loop connecting some of the non-commercial routes and is new to all runners. At the early stage of the race, runners will take the featured terraces at our P20 bill at Ki-iyang. Enter the forested area going to Banaue Ethnic Village before exiting the highway to reach Awan-igid. Awan-igid is their gateway to the amazing Pula Village connecting the most visited villages of Cambulo and the so-called amphitheater of the Gods, Batad. They will go down the Naggol Village passing the most beautiful backgrounds part of the route until they reach Lanah at the highway and finally enter Bangaan. The next villages are silent paradise until they made the loop to finish at Banaue Hotel. We will have 5 Aid Stations and 3 Checkpoints along the route. Cut-off: Intermediate: 10 hours in Batad AS, Km-34.5 Final: 17 hours in Banaue Hotel, Km-54.6
The 50 Km runners will pass thru the extreme natural landscapes passing the great Ifugao villages and terraces built more than 2000 years ago and now declared as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The route is a loop connecting some of the non-commercial routes and is new to all runners. At the early stage of the race, runners will take the featured terraces at our P20 bill at Ki-iyang. Enter the forested area going to Banaue Ethnic Village before exiting the highway to reach Awan-igid. Awan-igid is their gateway to the amazing Pula Village connecting the most visited villages of Cambulo and the so-called amphitheater of the Gods, Batad. They will go down the Naggol Village passing the most beautiful backgrounds part of the route until they reach Lanah at the highway and finally enter Bangaan. The next villages are silent paradise until they made the loop to finish at Banaue Hotel. We will have 5 Aid Stations and 3 Checkpoints along the route. Cut-off: Intermediate: 10 hours in Batad AS, Km-34.5 Final: 17 hours in Banaue Hotel, Km-54.6