MarathonMixed road & trail🇧🇹 Gasa, Bhutan

Bhutan International Marathon

Saturday, 6 March 2027In 5 months · Start 08:00

Organized by the Bhutan Olympic Committee, a mostly downhill run of village lanes, forest trails and riverside roads from Gasa down the Punakha valley, crossing the long Punakha suspension bridge to finish at Khuruthang; about half the course is dirt track.

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Facts checked 19 Oct 2026 against bhutaninternationalmarathon.com, thebhutanese.bt, goandrace.com.

Elevation gain

400 m

Hilly · ↓ 1,200 m

Highest point

2,042 m

above sea level

Temp at start

7°C

Peaks around 13°C

Entry fee

≈ $175

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Point to point

Cut-off: check site

Getting thereFly into PBH (Paro), about 49 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Hilly: about 400 m of climbing and 1,200 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

7°C

Peak during race

13°C

Humidity

64%

Chance of rain

36%

Wind

5 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 6 March ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 08:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Finish times by age group

No data yet. We’re collecting age-group results race by race.

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Plan your trip

Searches are set for Gasa and the race weekend.

Hotels near the start lineClosest first · 2027-03-05 → 2027-03-07Booking.com Flights to GasaArrive 2027-03-04, fly home 2027-03-08Google Flights Things to do in GasaTours and attractions in Bhutan for the days around the raceKlook Mobile data in BhutanAn eSIM for maps, tracking apps and results on race dayAiralo Airport transfer from PBHParo airport is about 49 km from the startKiwitaxi Rent a carFor getting to the start and the trailheadsEconomybookings

Gear for this race

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