The Mustang Trail Race mixes challenging running on centuries-old trading trails, with plenty of downtime for rest and cultural exploration of caves, villages, monasteries & Hindu temples from Lower to Upper Mustang.
The Mustang Trail Race is an 8-stage, high-altitude trail race through the culturally Tibetan, trans-Himalayan region of Nepal.
I just wanted to write and say a huge and heartfelt thank you for organising this amazing race … it was absolutely worth it and I wouldn’t have changed a thing.
More about the race
- A SUPPORTED RACE – you run with a light pack, everything else is carried for you. You sleep in ‘tea-houses’ on comfortable mattresses. We feed you big cooked meals and you just bring a few favorite energy snacks.
- 8 STAGES, 12 DAYS – It’s 12 days in total: 8 x racing days, 1 x hiking day, 2 x travelling days, 1 x day briefing in Kathmandu.
- FRIENDLY – Up to 30 like-minded starters forming a friendly group. We invite young Nepali running talents to develop their running and interpersonal skills.
- UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT – We run northwards towards Tibet, behind the stunning 8000 m Annapurna Massif, running at altitudes between 2900 m and 4,300 m!
Ticketing and more info : https://mustangtrailrace.com/
Stage information
While the distances seem short, the oxygen available to you during the race is between only 75% and 60% that of sea level.
| 4 | Tue, Apr 7th | Stage 1: Kagbeni to Tsaile |
15km | ↑538m ↓ 316m |
| 5 | Wed, Apr 8th | Stage 2: Tsaile to Ghemi |
27.5km | ↑2202m ↓ 1694m |
| 6 | Thu, Apr 9th | Stage 3: Ghemi to Lo Manthang |
21km | ↑1097m ↓ 849m |
| 7 | Fri, Apr 10th | Stage -: Lo Manthang – rest & acclimatisation |
↑0m ↓ 0m |
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| 8 | Sat, Apr 11th | Stage 4: Lo Manthang to Konchok Ling |
29.1km | ↑1063m ↓ 1063m |
| 9 | Sun, Apr 12th | Stage 5: Lo Manthang to Yara |
16km | ↑650m ↓ 835m |
| 10 | Mon, Apr 13th | Stage 6: Yara to Tanggye |
18.3km | ↑782m ↓ -1312m |
| 11 | Tue, Apr 14th | Stage 7: Tanggye to Chuksang |
23.9km | ↑1168m ↓ 1523m |
| 12 | Wed, Apr 15th | Stage 8: Chuksang to Jomsom via Muktinath |
15.1km | ↑1184m ↓ 484m |
| Total distance | 165.9 |
