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Puglia by UTMB 2026

Castellaneta Marina, Italy, 23 Oct 2026

144 km point-to-point from Matera to Castellaneta Marina across the Gravine landscape, moving from the white-stone Murgia through ravines and Mediterranean scrub to an Ionian Sea finish.

4 distances from 10 to 141 km, up to 2,747 m of climb.

Distances

• 141 km: 141 km, 2747 m of climb, highest point 506 m, 23 Oct 2026.
  144 km point-to-point from Matera to Castellaneta Marina across the Gravine landscape, moving from the white-stone Murgia through ravines and Mediterranean scrub to an Ionian Sea finish.

  141 km cut-off times

  • Ginosa, 44.6 km: 05:45, day 2
  • Il Casone, 76.3 km: 11:00, day 2
  • Castellaneta, 84.8 km: 12:40, day 2
  • Grotte di Sileno, 106.9 km: 17:40, day 2
  • Nafoura, 131.4 km: 22:00, day 2
  • Finish, 141.1 km: 00:00, day 3

  141 km aid stations

  • Murgia Materana, 14.2 km
  • Montescaglioso, 31.5 km
  • Ginosa, 44.6 km
  • Oasi Lipu, 57.5 km
  • Giacoia, 70.5 km
  • Il Casone, 76.3 km
  • Castellaneta, 84.8 km
  • Palagianello, 94.8 km
  • Grotte di Sileno, 106.9 km
  • San Giovanni, 118.7 km
  • Nafoura, 131.4 km

  On the course: bag drop, bus, showers, toilets, water.

  141 km equipment

  • minimum water supply (mandatory)
  • Smartphone (mandatory)
  • Survival blanket (mandatory)
  • torch or headlamp (mandatory)
  • waterproof jacket with hood (mandatory)
  • poles only if carried from the start for the entire race (recommended)
• 10 km: 10 km, 53 m of climb, highest point 14 m, 24 Oct 2026.
  10 km coastal trail based in Castellaneta Marina, using pine-forest and beachside terrain with a sea-facing start/finish area.

  10 km cut-off times

  • Finish, 10.4 km: 10:30

  10 km aid stations

  • Castellaneta Marina, 8.0 km

  On the course: medical, water.

  10 km equipment

  • Smartphone (mandatory)
  • minimum water supply if specified by organizers (recommended)
  • poles only if carried from the start for the entire race (recommended)
• 53 km: 53 km, 934 m of climb, highest point 295 m, 25 Oct 2026.
  50 km point-to-point from Castellaneta to Castellaneta Marina through ravines, underground passages, rock churches, Appian Way sections, olive groves, and a seafront finish.

  53 km cut-off times

  • Grotte di Sileno, 15.7 km: 11:20
  • San Giovanni, 27.5 km: 13:20
  • Nafoura, 40.1 km: 14:50
  • Finish, 53.4 km: 16:00

  53 km aid stations

  • Grotte di Sileno, 15.7 km
  • San Giovanni, 27.5 km
  • Nafoura, 40.1 km

  On the course: bag drop, bus, showers, toilets, water.

  53 km equipment

  • minimum water supply (mandatory)
  • Smartphone (mandatory)
  • Survival blanket (mandatory)
  • torch or headlamp (mandatory)
  • waterproof jacket with hood (mandatory)
  • poles only if carried from the start for the entire race (recommended)
• 36 km: 36 km, 385 m of climb, highest point 301 m, 25 Oct 2026.
  35 km point-to-point from Ginosa to Castellaneta Marina through Terra delle Gravine, rock-hewn villages, canyon terrain, the mouth of the Lato River, and a coastal finish.

  36 km cut-off times

  • Nafaura, 21.8 km: 11:30
  • Castellaneta Marina, 35.2 km: 13:30

  36 km aid stations

  • Passo Giacobbe, 8.6 km
  • Nafaura, 21.8 km
  • Castellaneta Marina, 35.2 km

  On the course: bus, medical, showers, toilets, water.

  36 km equipment

  • minimum water supply (mandatory)
  • Smartphone (mandatory)
  • Survival blanket (mandatory)
  • torch or headlamp (mandatory)
  • waterproof jacket with hood (mandatory)
  • poles only if carried from the start for the entire race (recommended)

Other editions

• Puglia by UTMB 2025, 8 Nov 2025: 87K (87 km, 1719 m of climb, highest point 347 m); 53K (53 km, 945 m of climb, highest point 299 m).