42 kmTrail🇮🇱 Almog, Israel

Ultra Desert 8 Marathon

Friday, 25 December 2026In 2 months · Start 05:30

A tough Judean Desert trail marathon that starts near the Dead Sea at about 300 m below sea level and climbs over 1,500 m through wadis and ridges to finish at Mishor Adumim.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against ultradesert.com, runpanel.co.il.

Elevation gain

1,530 m

Mountain · ↓ 980 m

Start altitude

-263 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

14°C

Peaks around 16°C

Entry fee

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Finishers

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typical year

Course

Point to point

7h cut-off

Getting thereFly into TLV (Tel Aviv), about 59 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 1,530 m of climbing and 980 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

14°C

Peak during race

16°C

Humidity

65%

Chance of rain

16%

Wind

9 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 25 December ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 05:30 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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