42 kmTrail🇲🇳 Hatgal (Lake Khovsgol), Mongolia

Mongolia Sunrise to Sunset Marathon

Wednesday, 11 August 2027Estimated dateIn 10 months · Start 04:30

A non-profit trail race starting at about 1,650 m by Lake Khovsgol in northern Mongolia, through larch forest, open steppe and ridges with views over the lake. Runners spend race week in ger camps.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against ms2s.org, hdsports.org, asiatrailmaster.com.

Elevation gain

1,400 m

Mountain · ↓ 1,400 m

Start altitude

1,647 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

11°C

Peaks around 13°C

Entry fee

≈ $1,920

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Loop

18h cut-off

Getting thereFly into MXV (Mörön), about 110 km from the start

Course map

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

Elevation profile

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

Race-day weather

At start

11°C

Peak during race

13°C

Humidity

80%

Chance of rain

24%

Wind

7 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 11 August ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 04:30 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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