Llanganuco Mountain Trail Race Details

Race Day: Saturday, July 18, 2020 (subject to change)

This is the true all-around race and camping experience of the year in Peru.  This is not just a race, it is a social experience which comprises of camping/glamping in the mountains (other options available), and uniting with international runners alike, creating a community, and pushing eachother to reach new challenges, experiencing what many Peruvians claim to be the most beautiful trail run Peru has to offer.

The race is organized and centered at Hotel Llanganuco Mountain Lodge, 25 mins from the entrance to the Huascaran National Park, 1.5 hours from Yungay, Ancash (3 hours from Huaraz).  It is ITRA (International Trail Running Association)‎ certified and insures well marked trails and water and aid stations throughout.  The llanganuco trail takes you on some of the toughest but most beautiful parts of the Cordillera Blanca of the Andes and so, taking appropriate amount of time to acclimate is vital (2-4 days, depending on the race distance and experience).

13k Pre-Inca Trail

  • 13.4km (8.3 miles) total distance, point-to-point
  • Start: 10am, Yurak Coral. End: Llanganuco Mountan Lodge
  • Starting Altitude: 3,893m (12,772ft) above sea level.
  • Finishing Altitude: 3,503m (11,493ft) above sea level
  • +250m (820ft)/ -650m (2,132ft) Cumulative Elevation Gain/Loss (mostly downhill)
  • 1 Aid stop
  • Max time: 4 hrs
  • Highlights: an exciting downhill race through pre-Incan trails, in and out of Huascaran National Park passing turquoise lakes through Llanganuco gorge looking outto the highest tropical mountain, Mt. Huascaran

30k Lake 69 Trail

  • 30.2k (18.8miles) total distance
  • Start: 6am, Yurak Coral. End: Llanganuco Mountan Lodge
  • +1,240m (4,068ft) / -1,590m (5,217ft) Cumulative Elevation Gain/Loss
  • Starting Altitude: 3,893m (12,772ft) above sea level.
  • Finishing Altitude: 3,503m (11,493ft) above sea level
  • Highest Peak: 4,867m (15,970ft) above sea level
  • 3 Aid stops
  • Max time: 10hrs (there will be a cut off time of 6hrs at km 8 aid station (Lake 69)
  • UTMB® 1 points
  • Course Map
  • Highlights: reaching Lake 69 at 8km, at 4,650m above sea level, known by many as the most beautiful glacial lake inHuascaran National Park, then climbing up to the highest point, a Pisco refugee at 4,867m (15,970ft) above sea level which overlooks the mountain range from Huascaran to Cebollapampa. Then you will run on a steady downhill through the Yuyucochas (Baby Lakes), a high-altitudeCacti forest alongside a flowing river, past Llanganuco Lake, through mountains and jungle terrain. Expect 3 steep ascends in the first 10km, followed by mostly downhills and flat stretches after.

50k 11 Lakes Trail

  • 56.1k (34.9miles) total distance
  • Start: 2am, Llanganuco Mountan Lodge. End: Llanganuco Mountan Lodge
  • +2,680m (8,790ft) / -2,680m (8,790ft) Cumulative Elevation Gain
  • Starting/Finishing Altitude: 3,893m (12,772ft) above sea level.
  • Highest Peak: 4,867m (15,970ft) above sea level
  • 6 Aid stops
  • Max time: 15hrs, cut off time at 10hrs on km 30 (lake 69 aid station)
  • UTMB® 3 points
  • Course Map
  • “One of the most amazing and challenging 50k routes I have ever run” says our race director Diego Casabonne(known by locals as the “Running Cuy”)
  • Highlights: This course will take you through the highlights previously mentioned on the 13k and 30k routes, with the addition of a steep vertical ascent to the top of Mirador Portachuelo, to see the stunning, and arguably best views of all the Llanganuco lakes and snowcapped mountains in the range.  Runners will overlook 5,000-year-old archaeological site of Queshu, reach lake 69, and run into the Pisco refuge before descending into the pre-Inca trails. This trail will test you physically and mentally, and most likely, change you, if even just a little.

For more details about  the race, check out the official website here.

Run in Peru will no longer be offering organized guided tours for this race in 2020.  We are happy to organize a personalized non-guided trip to runners who want to participate. Contact us for more details.

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